The Life is Beautiful Mini Card & Envelope Stationery Caddy

is a great gift idea for anyone who loves to send cards.

It would also make a sweet and thoughtful Mother’s Day Gift Idea.

I used the “Life is Beautiful” Collection Kit from Echo Park*.

I also used a few Eileen Hull dies by Sizzix to make the caddy.

Disclosure:  This is a sponsored post.  As a member of the Eileen Hull Educator Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas.  The view and opinions are my own. 

Materials Used:    (*affiliate links)

• 665981 XL Card Caddy Die*
• 656492 Mat Board*
• 666276 Envelope Die*
• Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine*
• Life is Beautiful Collection Kit from Echo Park Paper Co.*
• Xyron Creative Station*
• Rapid Fuse*
• 1/4″ Score Tape*
• Thin 3D Adhesive Foam Squares*
• Ribbon, Twine
• Cardstock

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Directions:

• For the base of the stationery caddy, cut two coordinating 6″ x 10½” pieces of scrapbook paper. (One is for the front, and one is for the inside.)
• Cut a 6″ x 10½” piece of Sizzix Mat Board*.
• Place the paper design side up into the Xyron Creative Station*. Crank the handle to run the paper through the machine. As the paper runs through the Xyron Creative Station*, it adds a complete layer of adhesive to the backside of the paper.
• Adhere the paper onto the front and back of the Mat Board*.

• Place the mat board with the outside design face down on the Card Caddy Die*.
• Sandwich the die between the two cutting places and run the die through the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine*.
• Die-cut the two caddy sides using mat board and paper.
• Gently fold the caddy base along the outer score lines and glue the caddy sides to the caddy base using Rapid Fuse Adhesive*.

• Die-cut several mini envelopes using the Eileen Hull Thinlets Envelope Die*.

• To create mini cards, cut apart the Life is Beautiful Journaling Cards*.

• I trimmed and layered the Journaling Cards* onto cardstock to create mini cards to fit into the envelopes.
• The finished cards are 3¼” x 4¼”.

• Embellish the mini cards and envelopes with the Life is Beautiful Sticker Sheet*.

• I added a piece of 1″ pink grosgrain ribbon around the middle of the caddy case.
• I cut apart the Life is Beautiful 4″ x 4″ journal cards* and adhered the “basket card” onto the matboard for sturdiness. I trimmed the matboard to 3½” x 3½” and adhered it to the front of the caddy.
• I added stickers to the front of the caddy and popped them up with foam squares for added dimension.
• To complete the caddy, add a fun set of colorful pens and a coordinating faux flower stem.

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