OWH Sketch #181

Hi, OWH Hoppers!

(Say that three times fast.)

If you've been here before and have tried my crazy cutting formulas, you're going to love this one. It's a doozy. The creator of this sketch had some faith in your measuring skills. But if you're new to 5/8", it's time to face up to this fraction.

Here's the original sketch:

You'll need three sheets of 8.5x11 paper in three different colors to make four cards in need of four A2 envelopes.

Trim Paper A and Paper B exactly the same way. This will create two card bases and the rest of the pieces for the cards. (Just like cookies, you can make as many batches as you like. Simply double/triple the recipe and add more colors if you want variety.)

1. Trim horizontally at 10.75 and 5.5". Fold the 5.5x8.5 in half to create a card base.

2. Cut the 5.25x8.5 horizontally at 7.75, 7, 6.25, 5.5, 4.75 and 2.5".

3. Trim the 2.5x5.25 horizontally at 4.25, 3.625 (3-5/8), 3 and 1.5". (Phew!)

4. Cut the 2.25x5.25 horizontally at 5, 4.75, 4.5 and 2.25".

To save a little time on the next step, score Paper C vertically at 4.25". Cut horizontally at 5.5". This way, you only score once and cut once. Tah-dah--two cards! And keep this trick in mind when you're cranking out tons of holiday cards or OWH cards. The time savings really adds up.

Next, sort the cards and all of the pieces onto like-sized piles and arrange the elements onto the card bases according to the sketch.

I used stamps from our brand new October collection called "Lock & Key". Almost every image came from the sweet plate of unmounted rubber you can find here.

I used one color of ink (Ocean) and no additional bulky embellishments to make them easy to mail overseas. Both ways.

And the finished cards which can be used for general OWH cards, thank you cards, or anyhero mail!

Now, cool thing. I passed along this card cutting formula to a fellow teammate here at Club Scrap. Check out how Karen's batch of cards turned out!

Thanks for stopping in!
Tricia Morris

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**Update!
The winner of the blog candy is Donna Nuce, comment number 47!!! Congratulations, Donna! We will be in touch with you so we can get you your prize!