Gift your Handmade Cards in this cute Card Caddy

So many people enjoying gifting their handmade cards, including me, so I’m always looking for new ways to creatively package card sets I plan to gift. I love this cute Card Caddy I designed to fit up to 12 A2 cards with envelopes. With my directions, 2 sheets of 11” x 8 1/2” card stock, and some pretty paper, you’ll discover how easy it is to make and customize!

While my Card Caddy and Card Set features the Lovely Blossoms Designer Series Paper and Lovely Arrangements Stamp Set & Dies, this project can be customized with any of your favorite colors, papers, and stamps. Use what you have and consider the interests of the person you’ll be gifting the Card Caddy and cards to.

Dimensions for Card Caddy:

• Card stock
  • Cut 2 measuring 6 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
    • With card stock in vertical position, score at 1″ and 5 1/2″
    • With card stock in horizontal position, score at 3 3/4″ and 4 3/4″
  • 4 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, punch hole near top with 1 1/2″ Circle Punch

• DSP 1 = Cut 2 measuring 4 1/4″ x 3 1/2″
• DSP 2 = Cut 2 measuring 1 7/8″ x 3 1/2″

Lovely Blossoms DSP used in making 8 cards demonstrated:

***Cut this sheet of Lovely Blossoms DSP as shown in video above.

8 Quick & Easy Cards made from Lovely Blossoms DSP above:

Dimensions for Lovely Blossoms Cards above:

• Card bases = 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″ on long side, fold in half.
• Basic White inside card bases = 4″ x 5 1/4″
• Background card stock layer on cards 4 – 8 = 4″ x 5 1/4″
• Card stock layer on cards 4 and 6 = 3 1/4″ x 4 1/4″
• Card stock squares on cards 7 and 8 = 2 1/4″ x 2 1/4″

I hope you enjoyed today’s demonstration. It’s always fun to gift our handmade cards, and creative packaging like this Card Caddy make it even more special.

Please let me know how I can be of service to you in your paper crafting journey. Feel free to contact me at anytime.

I wish you peace, joy, and happy stamping.

Mary Knabe