Envelope Embellishment for Scrappin' or Giftgiving

Here is to Scrapbook Diva's One Year Anniversary!!

Handmade Envelope Embellishment

I have made several different styles of envelopes in the past but this time I wanted to make one a bit more expandable. It pulls open just enough to see inside and fit more pictures or memorabilia.

The ribbon is attached to the back.

I had fun embellishing with my stash of real buttons and lace..love the look. The measurements are 7.5x4.5 and are perfect for those extra 4x6 pictures I always like to include on my scrapbook pages but need to save some space on the page.

Please see my envelopes under "labels" on my sidebar for other ideas. I'm going to stick to this design for a while so stay tuned!

Check out this Etsy Treasury of Snowflakes created by Stephanie. I was honored to be a part of this charming winter treasury!!

Clay Faux Seals/Embellishments

This seal is for sale on my Etsy. SOLD

This one has a softer touch as I used different paint and finish.

I took an imprint of a rose from the corner of a picture frame to create these seals.
SOLD

And embellished this homemade envelope with coordinating rose paper and colors. The envelope holds 4x6 pictures for my friend's rose-themed scrapbook. We usually have pictures we want to keep but they don't necessarily have to be on a lay-out, that is why I designed this idea a couple years ago. I love to have pretty envelopes or mini-books as part of my lay-outs.

Timeless

This is a "photo shoot" that was very spontaneous. Out of the cedar chest came the dress I wore as the flower girl to my Aunt's wedding. My 4yr old couldn't wait to play dress up with it. We had the best time together and from it came the most treasured pictures, wrinkled tulle, ribbons and all.

So with this lay-out I created a wonderful envelope to hold the story of this most treasured time and timeless dress.

This lay-out includes ribbon, flowers, white leaves and tulle (behind the matted picture) from the veil and dress. Don't you just love the fuzzy pink slippers with this dress??

It couldn't stop there. I put these precious little gloves with parts of the veil in a shadow box with a picture of me in the wedding and a picture, I won't say how many yrs later, of my 4yr.old in the same dress. The cedar chest preserved everything so beautifully with no hint of yellowing.

Just some wall art in our bedroom with some wonderful old oval buttons and big mother-of-pearl buttons. I covered the canvas with material that matches our quilt and edged it with lace.

The buttons are hot glued on (which I didn't think would hold long but it's been on our wall a couple years now).

Envelopes

This flower has been inked and I added my faux clay seal to the center. It's also part of this weeks tag challenge . I use envelopes as gift tags to hold extra gifts or pictures on a package. The envelope was also handcrafted by me. Winter envelopes you can see here .








Some fun embellishments I made last fall but never posted. I love the look of seals so made some with stamping clay or putting an embellishment in the center then inking or painting the seal. These envelopes are for holding pictures, journaling or other memories on scrapbook pages or for gift giving on packages.

Winter Homemade Envelopes

This is my favorite handmade envelope. I made it last winter. I figured out the dimenesions I needed for holding extra pictures on a scrapbook page or for giving pictures as a gift. Then decorated it with vellum, lots of microbeads, buttons, utee, paint and wire. The snowflake is mini Christmas ornament. This envelope has one of my handmade faux seals made with clay. This also has vellum, utee, and fabric. I pulled the white fuzzy off string to attach for a snowy feel.

Family Collage

This is a very special collage I designed to honor our lives, our wedding 13 years ago and our loved ones. The journal envelope opens to list all the special items on this canvas collage and explains who each piece belonged to or why it is special to us. Our wedding invitation is centered within a pocket made from an old runner belonging to my husbands grandmother. The pearls and lace/pearl ovals are from my veil as well as the tulle around the edge of the whole collage. The floral piece covered with lace and the front of the journal is material also used in our quilt, a wedding present.