Petal Promenade 4" x 4" Cards

Hello, Crafters.

Today's cards are half of my project, because I now 

need to make a box to hold them; I'll make later today, 

and share with you tomorrow. The top layer is from

 a sheet of Petal Promenade Designer Series 

Paper (DSP) - please see the last photograph. 

The first thing I did was to cut the long strip off along 

the bottom, and then the three oblongs.  Still using my

 trimmer, I cut off all six squares right on the very edge

 - these are what I've used for my project. 

As my cut squares were 3" x 3", I cut the Fresh Fig 

Cardstock (CS) at 3 1/8" x 3 1/8". As I have some 4" x 4" 

white envelopes in my stash, I cut five card bases in

Sahara Sand CS that measured 3.75" x 7.5", 

scored and folded at 3.75". 

Next I used Fresh Fig Ink and stamped the sentiment, 

which is from Bunch of Blossoms, in the centre of each

 DSP square. After I'd adhered each of them to a layer of

 Fresh Fig CS, I adhered them to the front of the card bases. 

I experimented with several ideas of how I could finish

 the top layer of my cards, and decided to use the copper

 coloured Leaves Trinkets. I tried three different ribbons

 and Baker's Twine for the bow, and eventually decided 

on some very soft Very Vanilla Baker's Twine. 

At this stage I was very happy with the result but ran out 

of time, and haven't decorated the insides - which I'll do 

later! My plan is to cut five squares in Fresh Fig CS the 

same size as the Fresh Fig CS on the front of the card, 

and then add a layer of Sahara Sand CS  that is 

the same size as the DSP. 

At the moment, I haven't decided how I'll decorate the 

inside layers - as the saying goes, the jury's still out!

 I hope you like this project, which I think will make

 a lovely thank you gift, or maybe a teacher's gift. 

That's about it from me today. Until tomorrow, happy crafting.

JanB.