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Friday, February 27, 2015

Prettifying Your Paper Stationery

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Prettifying Your Stationery

I am sucker for pretty stationery, and I couldn't resist this pattern when I saw it in Paper Source. So I decided to incorporate more heat embossing, while adding another prettifying technique.

For a full lesson on heat embossing, you can visit my last post that highlights the ingredients.

For the first step of this prettifying project, I used the following:
As you can see from the links above, and the pictures below I used Paper Source products. However, your local craft store should have heat embossing products. For example, Hobby LobbyJO-ANN, and Michaels carry their own lines of heat embossing products. 

Heat Embossing with Powder

Love Stamp

Gold Love Stamp

Thank You Stamp

Thank you embossing stamp

Thank you white embossing powder

Thank you card Paper Source

Before I sealed and delivered these thank you cards to the recipients, I was inspired by the pretty papers in Paper Source and decided to add an envelope liner.

For this second prettifying project, you will need: 

DIY Envelope Liner

Follow these very simple steps to create a dramatic look. I measured my envelope liner template on the paper, and then cut accordingly. Then I used the double-sided tape to adhere the paper to the inside of the envelope liner. It is important to use tape and not glue, because glue will ruin the paper. And voila! As simple as that!

Paper Source Envelope Liner Kit

DIY Envelope Liner

How do you prettify your stationery?

2 comments:

  1. That was a wonderful lesson! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and this absolutely lovely technique!

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