Thursday, January 31, 2013

Valentine's Day Mini with a Surprise



Here's a matchbox-sized Valentine's Day mini with a colored Mehndi Medallion on the cover. Love that set from Papertrey. Such a value for only $5. You could color this a million different ways and get a new look each time.

This mini has a mini surprise on the inside: 


A fun honeycomb with a greeting stuck in the layer. There are actually two halves here (top and bottom) put together to make a ball. Do you recognize where they came from? They are left-overs from the exploding ornaments I made in December. The black, inside cover is embossed with the Mehndi plate.


 Keep opening it and you've got a free-standing ball. Do you see the white thing on the left edge of the book? That's a wire I attached between the front and inside cover, wound in a circle, and used to hold the book open. You swing it one way to let the book close, then back down to hold it open. They used this idea in the 1900's to hold the fancy honeycomb valentines open. I'd like to share photos of the ones from my collection one day. You'd love 'em!


I was particularly excited at how this one turned out, especially since it used up scraps sitting on my table, so I showed it to my husband. He suggested I make a globe. Umm, right. 


 To put it away, unhinge the wire, fold closed, and slide the black band back on. Since I stamped the Mehndi Medallion off the edge, the spine of the book has interest too. I added a heard to the end of the band. Notice the white space on the fold line just above the band? Arrgh, I need to stop folding things before I stamp them! It's so much more difficult to get the ink in the cracks. I just get anxious to see what they're going to look like.
 
This mini is for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge to use markers on your card (sponsored by Spectrum Noir Markers, which I use)


and the Moxie Fab Challenge to make an itty bitty card.

Thanks for looking!
-Kelly

27 comments:

  1. Another stunner! I love that you used the book pages too!

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  2. Wow, once again, I'm blown away, Kelly! You are so creative!

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  3. Get out!! Kelly your talents are never ending another beauty!!

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  4. I knew it couldn't just be a card (although I had a moment where I thought 'why didn't I think of colouring the medallion, what a great idea') - another amazing creation!

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  5. Your cards are just *so* clever every single time Kelly!! Love this!!

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  6. What a wonderful surprise! Reminds me of the old fashioned honeycomb thingies.

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  7. So cool! Love the surprise inside!

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  8. Gorgeous card! Love how you colored the medallion and the surprise inside is FAB!

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  9. Beautiful beautiful card Kelly, and what a fantastic surprise!

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  10. Beauty on the outside, whimsy on the inside, an unbeatable combination.

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  11. Girl, just please stop. You. are. killing. me.

    Seriously.

    Words can't describe!

    Thanks so much for playing along with CAS-ual Fridays this week!

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  12. wow Fabulous!
    what a fun and gorgeous surprise Kelly!
    Bravo!

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  13. Just when I think you can't come up with something better than what I am looking at, you do it again. This is just brilliant in every way.

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  14. Another amazing creation Kelly! TFS This is fabulous!

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  15. Kelly dear - YOU are a paper ARTIST! Love it! :)

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  16. Fantabutastic! Your creations are so great I have to start making up words to describe them! Keep 'em coming girl:) Love your style!

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  17. I can't breathe over here. Hyperventilating. I will blame you! This is so outstanding I have no words for it...

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  18. Beautiful and so creative, Kelly!! So happy you are a part of the challenges at CAS-ual Fridays:)!!

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  19. Its always a surprise when we come to your beautiful blog! So stamp before fold, just learned that , thanks for the tip. Such a fun and beautiful card.

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  20. I love this! So clever and fun! Thanks for sharing!

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  21. Hey Kelly! Thanks for linking this up to the Make an Itty Bitty Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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    1. Wow! Seriously?! This is ultra amazing!! Apart from the cool 3d awesomeness I just love how you color that medallion!

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  22. Kelly, you never cease to amaze me. So. very. clever. That is all.

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  23. I LOVE this Kelly - your hubby could be onto something, this would look fab in old atlas paper too :)

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I absolutely love reading comments. Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave one! - Kelly