Stationary Holder Tutorial

Hiya, Crafters! Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. I am looking forward to Halloween. This is the first time that I will be home at night to be able to see all the ghouls, super heroes, and princesses that come to our house for candy. Looking forward to it! Tomorrow we are going to carve our pumpkin; Wednesday my husband and I are going to see Alton Brown Live as a treat for our first anniversary so we are super excited. Then our beggar's night is Thursday. So we have a busy week ahead of us. Today I am going to show you how I make stationary holders to give as gifts. I cannot remember where I saw this originally. It was either Pinterest or YouTube. But it is super simple and I am excited to show you how to quickly make it up.

Here's what you'll need to make this stationary holder:

• Two envelopes larger than the actual envelope that will hold your card
• Cardstock
• Coordinating cardstock
• Coordinating ribbon or twine
• Double sided tape
• Trimmer
• Stamping tools needed to finish the project

Let's get started! Start with the larger envelopes. The ones I am using measure out to 7 1/4" x 5 1/4", but you can use any size you like providing that the stationary envelopes will fit in them. One of those larger envelopes, cut the flap off.

Then on the envelope that still has its flap, I rolled tape on the back of the flap and the outer edge. I then slid it inside the other envelope.

After that I decorated the front as to how I decorated the stationary. I attached ribbon to the side. I didn't measure it, so long as you can tie a knot or a bow will be fine.

I did the same to the inside and attached it with the same cardstock.

Each envelope can easily hold four envelopes or four cards. I kept mine free of bling and anything else that is 3D so that it doesn't break through the envelope holders.

The cards themselves are measured at 5 1/2" x 8" and scored at 4". I made the envelopes to fit so when I gift these, I'll include a double sided tape runner from the $1 bin. Below are more examples.

In the digital age, stationary is something from the past. But there is always a need for it at some time or another. I kept them blank so that the receiver can write whatever they want on the inside. These would also be great to sell at craft fairs. 

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial and that it gave you some inspiration. If you do this, link a picture of your creation to my blog or leave it in the comments below. Thanks for popping by, Crafters! I'll see you next week!