Hello friends! Today I have a tutorial to share for a mini envelope and a card. It's a Christmas project, but you can of course use other stamps and turn it into a different theme.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. With Eileen Hull Sizzix Gift Card Folder and Label #2 die.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPYVv9HS76Fd8tWEI1nknrw4kcdIge2YzeHlEF6-GTPENuv4Jxy2EoqRY8vA2n_3K4WddETXmFzByLO-1FiiNQr_HDPkQrDDUuTNhQMkqAcCJAuh2KxGfYlMoMN1LZd0JRz1yilqMMT2Y/s1600/christmas-envelope-tutorial-Layers-of-ink.jpg)
This month the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team has been sharing holiday projects, and I used Eileen's Gift Card Folder & Label #2 die to create this. The stamps are from the newest release by Darkroom Door and are perfect for Christmas cards and envelopes. The envelope is 3 x 3 inches, which is such a cute size. It can also become more dimensional, but I decided to keep it flat.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylv_utVCLBvsyCZ_Td7NnKs846UMb5zKplXrBnCAcRdU5p0LKJWNNgEVLxltZLYTED9fg-e31AGERM-468Y8r8MIpNKHl87XrodpxSG0OB_0vZ4V7bHqDEe5nWrl9luLIP3Yqgi8NmOV8/s1600/christmas-envelope-tutorial2-Layers-of-ink.jpg)
Here's the back of the envelope. I decided to only use stamps, ink and pencils for this project, with just a couple of stickers.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv9CBppoUZIIOQbw0ulc4uQQijkU06rccOXqBVh1uZEzqq9K8vAJBghQsWB-l-OqjNujedAOUH7mkwzmV1wxHJx1c2P4MdLS6hh4dmQZuv2nkzwCqzOcE65wHn43ZbFs0e2uZ0sLsKul8/s1600/christmas-envelope-tutorial3-Layers-of-ink.jpg)
I also made a little card to go into the envelope. This is meant to be a gift card holder, but I cut it smaller and turned it into a mini card instead.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81sbsrEG4OurPFx0h1pM7kPvjzgLPFXD9NAVnMfOKQh4zv04I9EepH3dtgv6EwTenoHb0paW7H-addOxkVKqFaDCF-NsusVrBszLKHQ9f2pA8gmACHXMNns0x6PJRyw_Ib2KR-L4i3Pv2/s1600/christmas-envelope15.jpg)
Start by die cutting the envelope and gift card from mixed media paper. I cut the card smaller so that it fits into the envelope.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpYhMr2V7E-rIuY87lUQ8gAVS70JtfGUIoJEHFv10Jq3yj7KOnZtYORO2mlPH1ezvo4vSUR5EshYbJbCu_MCcEuZyyNvRO6ihXzitpy0wNf1_plqYpZ6isOCfRDvxlc5CHv2VfdbOIX_N/s1600/christmas-envelope2.jpg)
Fold and score along the score lines. There are score lines also for a more dimensional envelope, if you want to fold along those too. Stamp with stamps from the Darkroom Door Merry Mail set. I used black, green, red and brown Archival Inks.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqBdJY0AIlFi0WFSnvrP6nK2pfuWVsCQ_LyvDCBkaCCVkYu7wl5DrMIqgiycOBwafq7JHxBo9Up60WVp0MPBrqPwn8Nr_D6bWhyphenhyphen0ysdvun3FDby9uonL86_wEOm-6DXGmEhz6F2_zfYf9/s1600/christmas-envelope3.jpg)
Stamp the card too, on both sides.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfb88rw-lReecQiowbImvew7PqQC7kcFRL5G1i1AyDZacmgto6OcBfOahwv_jFGKktIZvdijGae0a8W40vApGJ6Bte3mbyGTOlHoWem6ZyRCe42vAdYCTYXknz8Ov6MPg-sCHZQ6yB_AaV/s1600/christmas-envelope4.jpg)
Color the Santa and some of the other elements with colored pencils.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPRtuYqLeehgmBx_iPDwMTRRNCyPHZqajd91ObABS91eUfaGhsyk-zsHa0O8_BxxWags-qZ-JUZ55U_aO-IaE0M5zyrI2BM3KYz_gTkRNN5wxSHvlWU3Ytw9e30qMAPQ1WUqyTTrNSefg/s1600/christmas-envelope5.jpg)
Stamp the Santa and the label on masking paper, cut out and mask the images.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MJukFhltSqH6Quv4gU2_BpshAE7H3_mXuuUlBBfQrc5cvK20B4tDECrxmy8BxsENP1DdKfHaSwoiZE-XB7tBM_BcnvcGY3DX81DlsbdhAu8PG_KgUJpP0JslQqtHtFApKw2nz1prrm3o/s1600/christmas-envelope6.jpg)
Ink with Distress Inks. I used Antique Linen, Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCFPNgcvEGw5rIVnNU5oDU1-wRrjAEzGNJ8SHrFiDMrsbEQdySe146vQVXN-tXaDgObzRKEqCq5Y4wwgSyljzTDUFl2GVfL5t4_c8AEkzl0KEc0Q4v3kDq2atED24gdP8ZIFAj1DV5asL/s1600/christmas-envelope7.jpg)
Splatter with a little bit of water, and then remove the masks.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4zcG_i5Eg-zWsYejZ7gh_PGLBgBg41dxvdqaJIxGgyiMYsWnWkLQJ3utaCzr7lezqKDcM7M81pbIkfETpCqW-wprxUdaTEsbM7LDrmRH4U_r7ksKkNbmpSG6qLjNa9N2BoJaRWKRDPVC/s1600/christmas-envelope8.jpg)
I left space for the recipient's name, or a short message.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BKNfv1r472qIOHSkmtzDosgVKJYCu5NSac66vkBhEUEVoeXKVjvCZhpm1Rw_v7pKqTvHVyT8bXvMDHSmGr-oUGsGvE5KxzvszOTMAg-y7299GJ-UlH_yDI-1JD2qHA686TWigYk_0bzU/s1600/christmas-envelope9.jpg)
I colored the images quite quickly, and didn't blend the colors. I wanted the texture of the pencils to be visible on this project.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4dTeXwQTsPNxEqcnJiPUXg6Bl8QJfDtkS4yA7BW7M6MAb5zg_lnm9o1mZB-Tlz3AXoqZVYCtaO8nm3P08hq7WWgUXCJ3zJtIoo8jF2GeIIYTO67VR0VEd3AIr89oBhU_4sosjieS222V/s1600/christmas-envelope10.jpg)
Apply tape along the edges to assemble the envelope. The two stickers in fact cover up ink from when I dropped the envelope on the open red ink pad.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUNmehp7kV4S8ufkymUUo1XHgIfhyDPBtoTs2O6hS7xrhJ3Aa2hrU5CvqHIKVbPFQ0A5sOsS3_FW5lh0F4_GdhHoEAqgZJAiX7LLOICGR5IDt8nESKeV6Y98mxrGgmHPEFF8jAy9jbziH/s1600/christmas-envelope11.jpg)
Here you can see how the the gift card holder piece sticks up so that it is easy to take out the card. When it is a gift card holder, you would place it the other way around.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hcJvrHJDpiOl2KeHyKYWWLa-bncJfbC7aY4jShJOZ2_idWYI3niopmOSD0sHGNc53-emNTMCKpDlCOGVq9q1XJdiHamKuckfDlw_oCgB2byaAcr9Aic_HIXg5mxjkbPlwWzUB4INku19/s1600/christmas-envelope12.jpg)
Restamp the tree without reinking to make it look like there are trees further away.
![Layers of ink - Christmas Envelope and Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwXcK9q1IN0AJkEMhOX3ItvyPYORWr70w_z53isHo6D3XCUJ2KQ4BBfQ6dO2RlXY3Pbx29w4bmwSfWk6-B3EonFqP0c5DGM9JFSaulNz4hUGgyzwMWxZ2w6wT16l-1R66KGtpVc95LaXZ/s1600/christmas-envelope14.jpg)
On the back of the card I left a space for a little message. If you want to cover up the staples add a flower, snowflake, sequin or something similar there.
Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!
Happy crafting!
Anna-Karin
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That is so creative! I love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet envelope and card Anna-Karin! Love the stamps you used, your lovely coloring and sponging! A creative use for Eileen's Gift Card Folder! xx
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful- I need to get that stamp set, I have been eyeing it for awhile! Love that you used colored pencils- I need to do that more.
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