50 States Card Keeper

Instructions:

Don’t shoot me but there are only 5 more months until Christmas and what better time is there than now to get started on your home made gifts! This card keeper  is not only elegant but surprisingly easy to mass produce using your Cricut electronic cutter.

My assignment this month was to use one of the Cricut Educational cartridges and I knew that I really wanted to work with the 50 states cartridge  as it includes not only the states but their state birds and flowers as well.( With a last name like Peacock- I am all about those birds!)

These card keeper sets are very easy to whip up using coordinated patterned paper packs like these form Kaiser Craft ( but the CX store also carries many other sets that would work equally well to suit different style tastes such as Basic Grey or My Minds Eye).

To make the card keeper, fold a sheet of 8 ½ x 11 inch white card stock in half  on the longer side ( at 5 ½) , cut a small “V” shaped cut out at the base of the long side, and then fold up approx. 2 inches. Cover the keeper with the patterned papers, sponge black ink onto the edges. I cut and layered one of the state flowers on to the front for an embellishment. Punch a hole in the 2 covers and set eyelets using the Cropodile. Close with a piece of ribbon.

The cards are A2 sized white card stock dressed with pieces of the patterned paper, embellished with die cuts of the birds all done in black. Some have embellishments with ribbons or coordinating jewels.The inner label piece was cut with Story book and the sentiments are from Wild Card.

Stamp the corners of the envelopes with corner flourishes, bundle with the completed cards into the card keeper and tie the bow on the side for a lovely home -made gift.

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