Christmas Mini Magazine Holder

It's another day closer to Christmas and my Christmas spirit has not arrived yet.  I need to do my shopping, baking and cards for the season. I am just not in the Ho Ho Holiday mood yet.  I think it's because there is no snow in Wisconsin and a lot of dreary days.  C'mon snow!  Eeek! Did I really say those words TOGETHER?!  Maybe tomorrow I will head out and do some shopping.  Now if only everyone on my list wanted stamps--then I'm ALWAYS in the mood to shop.  LOL

I made an extra handful of these cards last month and thought I would give them as a gift in a mini magazine holder. 

Here's my magazine holder. I went with a sentiment that was not SU! Something like it could easily be made using MDS.

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Mini Magazine Holder Dimensions

This morning, I posted a Mini Magazine Holder.  This holder is for standard A2 cards.  It will EASILY hold a half dozen cards and envelopes.    I received several requests for dimensions for the holder. 

I took a couple minutes while Evan napped this afternoon and drew up a pattern for the top and bottom of the box.  Sorry nothing fancy.

You need a piece of card stock for the top of the box that is 10 1/2" x 5 3/4"

Score at 4 1/2" from each end of the 10 1/2" side.

On your 5 3/4" side measure up 2 1/2" from the bottom and mark it.  Then cut at a diagonal to 1" from each score line.

Cut a piece of card stock for the bottom of the box that measures 6 1/2" x 9 1/2".

Score 2 1/2" from all sides. 

Cut on dashed lines (shown below) and assemble the box.

I strongly recommend SU! Sticky Strip.  :)

 

Decorate as desired!



Mini Magazine Card Holder

Hostess Club is next week and I wanted something special for my hostess.  I know that she LOVES Not Quite Navy.   Now those of you that follow my blog know I haven't used NQN in a long time.  I pulled out my Color Coach (LOVE that tool) and found some complimentary colors. I chose Baja Breeze, because I had an idea what I wanted to do for her.  :)

I wanted a clean and simple card that she could use for almost any occasion.
Using my Upsy Daisy set, I stamped the flowers once in Baja Breeze then inked my stamp with Not Quite Navy moved it over just a hair and voila... 
I added a little strip of NQN dsp and a kraft taffeta ribbon.  :)

I made her 6 notecards and then I decided that you just can't be handing out cards without a holder....

I made her a simple little mini magazine holder to match her cards. 

My first Biggest Loser weigh in was last night. I was down -2.8#.  I'm hoping in the 12 weeks to be down 30#.  I guess I will have to spend lots of time STAMPING!  :)

Have a great Friday!