I’ve got to thank Denise for the inspiration for today’s project. She’s been doing these amazing card totes lately, based on a tutorial by Leslie Miller. So, thank you! : )

While making the tote I had some problems with scoring the lines, and I discovered you could actually use the grooves in the Tonic paper trimmer as guides, like the popular Scor-Pal. I made a tutorial for it, and as the last one, you have to click on the link at the end of this post to get to it.

I haven’t made the cards to go in it yet, I hope to share those with you in the next few days. I also haven’t decided if I’ll be using sentiments in spanish or english, because I don’t know who I’ll give this gift.

I love this medallion from the Baroque Motifs set turned diagonally (it’s rock-and-rolled, too). It looks so much better than ’square’. This was my very least favourite stamp from this set, but that changed now. I love it this way. So, the lesson would be to look at your stamps in different ways, maybe you’ll find a surprise and fall in love again with it : )

Estivalia ♥

Paper: Purely Pomegranate and Groovy Guava cardstock (Stampin Up!), White cardstock.
Stamps: “Baroque Motifs” (Stampin Up!), “Elegant Flourishes by Rhonna Farrer” (Autumn Leaves).
Inks: Purely Pomegranate and Groovy Guava classic inks (Stampin Up!)
Misc: Sewing pin, ruler, paper trimmer (Tonic), white gel pen (Uni-ball), medium corner rounder (EK Success), purely pomegranate double stitched ribbon (Stampin Up!), Cherry blossom paper punch (CarlaCraft)