Crimped Envelope Card

This is another card CASE from my mom's stamp club, designed by Rebecca Harvey, but I think the original idea is from splitcoast, as I recall seeing a tutorial on there for it a while back. The card is very simple to make, although you have to use another larger envelope to mail it in. Otherwise, it's a good card to give for a wedding or a gift insert card. The original card used a Whisper White envelope with Pacific Point, Baja Breeze and Basic Gray Inks, Basic Gray Taffeta ribbon and Pacific Point-backed inside card with Baja Breeze scallop circle accent and gray taffeta ribbon.

You first take your envelope and seal it, then cut off about 1 1/2" on the end. Stamp on the part that's left over as you like and then run it through the crimper. Make sure you crimp it tightly or it doesn't fit at the end. You can always run it through again if it doesn't work the first time--mine went through twice. Stamp the uncrimped edge and use snail to stick the ribbon down.

The card inside is about 3 x 3 (I think) but you can measure your envelope to be more exact. (Tip: Be sure to measure after crimping!). The scallop circle is also crimped (do that after you punch it out). The original card had a sentiment on it from the God's Blessings Stamp set for a wedding, but my mom didn't have that set, so I just used the sentiment in Fifth Ave. Floral, which I think works just as well.

Again, forgive the picture quality--the color isn't as true as it could be.

Supplies:
Cardstock: VV, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette
Ink: Regal Rose, Sahara Sand, Pink Pirouette
Stamps: Fifth Ave. Floral
Ribbon: non-SU pink organdy ribbon
Technique: Crimping