Hi
everyone!
I
have been quite busy making cards lately. I participate
in some card challenges and am currently doing the Stretch Your Stamps Online Card
Class, so I am building quite a collection of cards. I am also lazy and do not
'complete' the cards as I go - adding sentiment to inside and making envelopes.
So I had to do something with my stockpile of cards. I intend selling them at a
local market stall soon.
I
have noticed some have started to come apart (tape peeling away) with our humid
climate here in Oz, so I had to come up with something of a storage unit for
them so they would be protected. So here is what I came up with! The overall measurements are 11 1/2" long, 5 1/2" wide and 6 3/4" tall. The box stores cards as large as 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".
The
box holds anywhere from 60 to 80 cards, depending on how dimensional they are.
I added a lid to the box which doesn't sit down on top of the cards. The strips
at the sides of the box sit an inch from the top and stop the lid from pressing
on the cards inside. Works great!
I
have written instructions HERE for you to make it, I know I couldn't give even
half of my cards away quicker than I make them, so having this storage box to
store them in the interim is the best solution I could come up with.
If
you follow my blog you know that I am an organisational freak, so I had to add
dividers inside to sort the cards into categories.
Products
used (grab them from www.scrapadabadoo.com):
Tim
Holtz Wallflower paper (would have been awesome to have the vellum to go with this paper!)
Tim
Holtz On the Edge FILE TAB die (if Barrie & Carol don't have it in stock, send them an email)
Here are some more pics!
Happy
Scrappin'!
Cool, thanks so muuch for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteoh my!!! I am so going to make this. I have a lot of cards and I make them in multiples to give as gifts. this will be so awesome to store them in. thank you...you are more awesome than the box.
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much for the tutorial Jen!!! This looks to be wonderful. Of course, no one should be surprised....all of your projects are fantastic!!!! Once again thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteJen...so clever...love the paper...
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty and useful box.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea Jen! I love the paper collection you used too.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! What a great idea and such pretty papers. Love the lid idea!
ReplyDeleteManagement is receptive and helpful. I have been renting a unit here for almost a year, and am always happy with the friendliness of the staff and the cleanliness of the building. I like that every single experience I have had with them was a positive one.
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