Pick Of The Patch: Two under $2.00 Redux!

Two under $2.00 Redux!

Did you get a chance to try two cards for under $2.00 using one piece of patterned paper? I have played with it more and I am having a blast with it. Today I wanted to show you how to make an inexpensive hostess gift. I used 5 sheets of patterned paper, all with the My Minds Eye French Flea Market Paper. I made note cards from the first 4 sheets of paper, and I altered a chipboard jewellery box with the 5th sheet of paper and remaining pieces of the "card" paper. From my own stash i used ribbon that i had left over from a large project and a couple of stick pins from my stash. I also used paper punch's, a stamp, ink, glue and 9 little gems. My little gems were from the Basic Grey bling line ... there are 80 in a pack so using 5 cost me maybe .15 cents. I also used 4 small scrap pieces of cardstock for the center's of 4 of the note cards.
The big expense for this project, was the paper, 5 sheets at $1.15 for a total of $5.75, and the ribbon at $1.75. From this I produced 8 note cards, in a gift box. It was fun, it was fast and it is an inexpensive project, perfect for a hostess gift! Imagine how cool they would look with a Monogram stamp instead of the flower I used. If you do try this technique, please share with us, we would love to see what you come up with.