iCopic: 3-D Envelope

Hi everyone!  I want to share a DT project I created for the iCopic challenge -  Spring Colored Project"!   I love this time of year and just can't get enough of it!  I feel like doing the "Happy Dance"!    That brings me to the project I created for you  with the adorable image, Milton with Poppy from Wild Rose Studio. 

Before I go into the tutorial for this 3-D project, I want to share some great news.  There will be a new, limited edition of popular Copic Markers coming out soon.   Pre-order is happening now at iCopic!

Many of us spend a  lot of hours creating diminutional cards and shudder to think of them being crushed in an envelope.  For cards that will be delivered by mail,  I place them in a Priority Mail box before mailing.  The cost is $5.35 - but I can spend hours to days creating one card.    But what do you do for those you just hand to those special people?   I have created a little 3-D Envelope that will be a beautiful way to present the card that you spent hours creating.

I Started with Y26 in my shadow area.

I blended from dark to light  adding Y21, Y13, Y11 and Y000. 

I worked on a lingo petal at a time in order to work while my ink was still wet.

 I used C7, C5 and C3 for the center of my poppy.   My grass and foliage was colored with G40, YG63 and YG67.

I colored little Milton with E30, E31, E34, E35, E37.   I used a stippling method.  I then used my Copic Colorless Blender to add more texture.   I doodled on his nose with Copic Multiliner Sepia 0.3 mm and on his ear with Copic Multiliner Pink 0.3 mm.   

Close up of my punched flowers.  I used a snowflake punch for my foliage. 

This is the assembled card   I did not want my flowers to get crushed by a 2A envelope so I created a 3-3-D envelope to hold the card.  

I  started with aa 8 in X 11 in. piece for firm card stock.

With the card stock in vertical position, I scored at 1/2 in, 1 in, 7 in and 7 1/2 in.  

With the card stock positioned in landscape orientation, score at 2 1/2 in, 3 in,  7 1/2 in and 8 in. 

Cut coordinating card stock and  designer paper to coordinate with your card.   

Cardstock:  

5.5 in x 2 in.

 5.5 in x 4 in.

 5.5in x 2.5 in

Designer Paper

5.25 in x 1.37 in

5.25 in x 3.75 in.

5.25 in x 2.25 in

I rounded the corners of the top flap and top of the side flap. 

Finished 3-D Envelope.   

The perfect size for your 3-D cards!   

Finished Spring Project

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Make It Monday - Anything Goes
• 2 Sisters - Flowers
• Always Crafting - Yellow and Sunshine
• Color Me Creative - Yellow.   I am not entering this because I am on the CMC DT.. But.....
• Crafters Cafe - Spring, pastel Colors
• Divas By Design - Anything But a Card
• iCopic Challenge  Yellow!   And don't for iCopic Challenge!!!  

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