Toadstool Gardens: the latest batch of mini gift enclosure cards

I often make mini cards usually 3” x 3” but this time, I made some 2.5” x 3.5”. These mini cards are usually used as gift enclosures and I use them as “thank you’s”. Here are the latest ones made using Toadstool Gardens DSP:

It’s quite a darling pack of DSP and I had lots of fun creating these little cards. 

Diagonal Joy Fold with Charming Floral DSP

When I open a new pack of printed Designer Series Paper (DSP), there typically is one or two of the designs that I immediately love. And this paper pack was no exception, and the print I used for this card was my fave!

I used a background card base of Blackberry Bliss that measures 5.5 x 8.5” and the angle is cut from one corner to the center fold. Here’s a look at the open card:

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Once the card was cut, I adhered the (orange) background DSP to the front flap (which was on the lower left) and then on the inside on the top right like this:

Part of the design of a  “joy fold” card is that it has another “mini” card inside. I added a card inside and positioned it so that the front flap closes properly. On the inside of the mini card, I added a white panel to write in and a small strip of the front panel DSP. 

The front of the mini card is also the main focal of the card. I attached a panel of the beautiful DSP. The sentiment was embellished with a die cut from the retired Dainty Delight Bundle as it matched so perfectly with one of the wispy flowers in the DSP:

And one last look at the entire card:

Starburst scrap buster card

It may seem silly but I’ve always wanted to make a “starburst” card and haven’t until now. My Pinterest feed recently showed me a starburst card so I decided that today was the day! 

I pulled out some sweet printed cardstock from my stash and I went at the scraps with my paper cutter…cutting as many 5” x 1” strips as I could and then cutting them on the diagonal from one corner to the opposite corner. I glued the triangles to a panel measuring 3.75 x 5” with the points all meeting up at the same spot. And then I flipped the panel over and trimmed off all the ends that extended beyond the 3.75x5” panel. I added a mat layer that coordinated with one of the colors in the strip and added a sentiment and some floral embellishments. 

Below are some additional photos of the final card (sorry I didn’t think to take photos during the process) and the inside, which I kept simple with two mini banners:

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