Take Flight 20 – Day 6, Notelet Gift Set
February 9, 2013
Penny Black designer Cathy Andronicou is ever-so-clever! She recycled the packaging from one of her Slapstick cling stamps to create ta wallet for her sweet little notes and envelopes. Check out her video for a how-to, and have a happy Saturday. We’ll see you back here tomorrow for another day of Take Flight Twenty!
Edited to add: and the video’s live!
Here are some pictures of each card – definitely covered for many occasions!
Materials used:
Penny Black – Blissful 40-205, Edge to Edge 30-164, Tree-mendous 30-165, Friendship 30-160, Embellishments 30-161, To You 30-067, Mix and Match Cardstock – Fern Green 05-001, 05-003, Summer Sun 17-003, Clear Skies 10-003 and Fuchsia Fantasies 13-002.Other: Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Versamark Ink, Various colours of Memento Ink, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Spellbinders Labels 20, Alcohol Pens, Envelopes, Vellum and White cardstock.
Penny Black – Blissful 40-205, Edge to Edge 30-164, Tree-mendous 30-165, Friendship 30-160, Embellishments 30-161, To You 30-067, Mix and Match Cardstock – Fern Green 05-001, 05-003, Summer Sun 17-003, Clear Skies 10-003 and Fuchsia Fantasies 13-002.Other: Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Versamark Ink, Various colours of Memento Ink, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Spellbinders Labels 20, Alcohol Pens, Envelopes, Vellum and White cardstock.
Remember as part of Take Flight TWENTY, one lucky stamper will receive TWENTY new stamps from the new catalog! To be eligible, just leave a comment on any Take Flight Twenty Post, either here on the blog OR on our Facebook page. Each comment is an entry for the random giveaway, so the more you comment, the more chances you have to win!
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Such Beautiful cards..!!..Love the embossing…Looks so fabulous! 🙂
Wow the colours are just so uplifting and you certainly have covered all occasions. Love them.
I’m such a fan of the Penny Black stamps – thank you! 🙂
What a beautiful set! Cathy is SOOOO talented!
Love the cards with the matching envelopes and a great idea to make up card sets. Great floral stamps!
Beautiful – what a gorgeous set with the matching envelopes! Great re-cycling too!
Love the cards and matching enveloppes! And a beautiful wallet!
To niesamowite, jakie piękno możemy tworzyć… wow!
I love these. Notecards are so fun to stamp. Thank you. I love them!
wow – these are stunning, just love your work.
This is such a lovely project and that negative stamp is super! Always one of my fav stamps, those negatives! They are so versatile to use. Beautiful colours and clever crafting!
This is a simple and yet very elegant card set. I realy like the concept of stamping the flap of the envelope. Last but not least, the casing brings everything together.
These are so beautiful, what a fabulous set. Thank you for sharing
This is brilliant and a great idea for a gift! Not too difficult, either. I now NEED some of those stamps but especially the words – they’re perfect. Thank you, Cathy x
Cards look lovely. Video not working right now. Stamp is lovely.
So sorry I have been out all day and have set it to public now. Sorry again!
Very beautiful! thank you for sharing your ideas!
Ooooooh, it’s that stamp again – “Blissful” this is a must have stamp 🙂
TFS
Jackie and Bob
These are cards are lovely and oh so versatile. And…the colors also say SPRING…which is always an encouraging thing right about NOW.
Oh these are just wonderful! Another great project by Cathy!
Really beautiful, love those vibrant colours
Lindsay xx
A beautiful project!
I love the detailed matching of colours in these – the envelopes look stunning co-ordinating with the matting & stamping of the cards themselves.
Thanks for the video – a joy to watch.
Paula (PEP)
Sorry – meant to say ”which will be a joy to watch – can’t seem to access it at present”
Paula (PEP)
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These are gorgeous! The colours are fabulous and would make such a lovely gift in the beautiful wallet. I tried to watch the video but it wouldn’t let me! Will try again later xx
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This looks like a beautiful project. I like the idea of reusing the package. I have many times reused a package simply because of not wanting to just toss it. Is it just me or is something not set right for the video. It says it is private I would love to watch it. I
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What a wonderful idea and beautiful, too!
Beautiful card set. I love the colors! I could not watch the video it said it was private, I will try back later.
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Upcycling rules 🙂 love the bright colours used, they show off the stamps beautifully.
Great project.
Beautiful set – why is the video private? I would love to watch it if you can fix that and resend this e-mail! Thanks so much!!
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Love the cards and the matching envelopes.
What beautiful and practical gift! Great idea.
these look really lovely – hope you are able to change the video settings soon
Awesome idea and video!
I just love this great idea. Thanks for showing it
Christine
These are wonderful cards! I love This construction!
I’ve been enjoying the cards so much. I could really use some new stamps too.
Thanks for a chance to win them.
Debbie
These are gorgeous thank you for so many great ideas
Lovely colors — this gift would certainly brighten up someone’s day! Great idea to stamp the envelope flaps too! Video was private for me too — would love to see it.
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Love these cards and matching envelopes.
What a beautiful project to make a give. THANKS FOR SHARING…and a chance to win!
Simple, clean, amazing! Thank you!
This is a great project. Love all the different colours. Thanks for sharing.
I am so appreciative of all the wonderful artists and their talents…please never stop providing and sharing..Wonderful!
Colors are immediately attractive to the eye. Thank you!
Beautiful colors!
The note card set is stunning. Love the bright colors and the coordinating envelopes. Thanks so much for sharing.
Absolute perfection, Cathy! Love these cards!
coming up video is private =(
Pretty cards – love the color choices.
Sandra ltb
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I really like this idea and love all the colors.
Gorgeous gift set – stunning colours and beautiful design.
Thank you for the tutorial.
Debs xx
What a clever idea. I have a friend who would love this as a gift. She sends out lots of cards.
Love the stamp and how it was used in the gift set. The video is not working, but the tutorial information is very helpful.
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These are lovely!!!!
So Spring like colors…love it!
I love the colors, I love the style – simple gorgeous.
So simple and beautiful. Great set 🙂
Love the cards. Thanks for sharing,
craftymom205 at yahoo dot com
What a beautiful note set and great idea for a pretty background stamp!
Sharon Harnist http://www.PaperFections.com
I love these little note cards to use as a thank you card to an apology card….They are just great! Thank you for sharing.
Cathy has the best ideas, and they are always beautifully executed! Beautiful set of cards!
Great little notecards. Thanks for the ideas.
Can’t get to watch video….. says it is private? Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 08:02:30 +0000 To: jazy1m@hotmail.com
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Couldn’t watch the video–it said it was private–but the note cards are so pretty and colorful.
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The notecards are gorgeous! Great combination of colors!
This set is so pretty. I love the colors and the simplicity. Of course that background stamp is really wonderful. I see another purchase in my future.
Stunning, love how the patterned panel is slightly off-set!
So Pretty!!!…Love them!!!
wonderful idea to recycle the packaging. Love the colors on the cards – bright and cheerful
thanks for sharing
Barb HOusner
What a stunning set from Cathy! Gorgeous colors!
Just lovely! Love the Blissful stamp. It is on my must have list! 😉
Valerie
These are beautiful, I love them. You can really brighten someones day with one of these cards. Thank you so much for sharing. 🙂
Cathy has done it again! AWESOME set! Love the upcycling idea!
Can’t view the video as it says it is private.
So sorry I have been out all day and have set it to public now. Sorry again!
This is a gorgeous set of cards! Anyway would love to receive it as a gift! Would love to have Penny Black stamps of my own!
Lovely card set and packaging! Thanks for the ideas and inspiration.
Wow such a beautiful set, the colors are simply lovely and the stamping on the envelopes is just genius!!
What a clever idea! I want to make some for myself as well as for hostess gifts and sets to give to friends. Love the decorated envelopes too.
Such a pretty set of card, love the envelope and its pakaging.. It is such a versatile stamp set…
These are GORGEOUS!! I am going to make some of these for friend gifts — thanks for a super idea, and the chance to win the beautiful stamps…
Love the cards but can’t wait to see how you did the packaging!
So sorry I have been out all day and have set the video to public now, so you should be able to see how to make the packaging. Sorry again!
Wonderful assortment of all occasion cards. I love the different colors. Thanks for sharing
Beautiful cards!! Can’t wait to see the video!
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I love this! What a great idea and great colors!
beautiful and great fast card
Excellent idea. So pretty!
what a very pretty collection of cards! 🙂
The video comes up as private? I cannot access it which is a shame! love these cards, so beautiful and such wonderful colours! tfs!
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Wonderful set of cards and I like the stamping on the envelope flap, so pretty.
Love the site, they are beautiful. And like all the others, couldn’t watch the video..
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Wow, these make a great card set! I love the vibrant colors, and the new Penny Black background is fabulous and so versatile! Great idea for the envelopes too! Can’t wait to see the video!
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I love flowers. This stamp is beautiful, makes a very simple card but so elegant.
Once again your background stamps are marvelous. I enjoy using different techniques with the same stamp for a perfect notecard gift. Thanks for your inspiration….
Oops… video is marked private so couldn’t watch it. Lovely cards, though.
So sorry I have been out all day and have set it to public now. Sorry again!
What a wonderful gift! Love the stamping on the envelope flaps! Thanks for the inspiration!
I think this is a great idea for giving a set of cards. And I love the way the envelopes were done! Thank you for sharing.
What a lovely card set and I love the matching envelope flaps.
Linda
Beautiful set of cards – I love the stamping on the envelope flap, so elegant.
Beautiful!!! I needed a quick gift for my sister tomorrow and this is it Thank You!!!!
Love the vivid colours and the wonderful set.
Cathy does incredible work! Love the vivid colors. Who wouldn’t love to receive a gift of these cards??
Gorgeous cards! Love the pretty colors too!
I love this project. The colors and the stamps are yummy!
Beautiful cards—I would love to watch the video but it says it is private and requires a sin in password????? 😦
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Looking forward to the video….these are lovely cards – and great colors!!! Really makes a wonderful set!!!
Paper Hgus,
Jan
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Such a pretty set of cards – the envelope is such a clever use of acetate!
Beautiful card set! The background stamp you used is gorgeous. And I love that you made co-ordinating envelopes. 😀
I absolutely love this set
I truly love this set… what beautiful colors! Must get this stamp!
Another winner; good job. These are really beautiful.
Fantastic!!!
Beautiful cards! So versatile and a great gift!
Envelope flaps stamped to match the notecards…………how clever!! This added touch greatly enhances the look of the card set. Good job!
beautiful set of cards! Love the background stamp and the color edging.. Wonderful!
The colours are scrumptious! Lovely set of cards.
What a gorgeous set ! This background stamp is on my wish list !
So clever! Love the vivid colors!
Beautiful cards and a great idea! And thanks for the chance to win!!
I love this idea for a beautiful set of cards for a gift. And thanks too for all the ideas and for the great chance to win too.
Simply Elegant ! Beautiful card set and beautiful gift idea !
Beautiful uplifting colours and the stamp is a must have!!!
Gorgeous cards and the colors are FAB!
Lovely. I love the colors you used. These would make a wonderful gift set.
Love the stamp, it’s darling! Love the colors, so cheery! Love the idea of making a set as a gift, it’s so wonderful! And reusing the stamp package…genius!
Wonderful set of cards.
This is a delightful set—a perfect gift for a special someone. I plan to reproduce this lovely gift set for a friend with an upcoming birthday! Thanks so much for sharing your talent.
What a nice gift pack:) love the colors
Gorgeous project i love the colours 🙂
love the different colored designs.
Tish
Love the idea of re-cycling the stamp packaging into a beautiful gift pack of cards! Wonderful!
Absolutely gorgeous!
Love the simplicity of the cards and the great stamps along with the gift package.
What a wonderful set of cards!!!!
Wow gorgeous cards. What a great way to have a nice stash of cards on hand. Thanks for sharing.
These cards are absolutely fantastic and for many different occasions. I will love to work on these cards. Will watch for this background stamp. Thanks for sharing.
Love the cards and the idea of recycling the packaging.
Such a great idea to create a set of cards using one “Blissful” background. This is a great release. Everyday I find more to add to my “have to have it” list! Thanks to all the designers for sharing their creativity and fabulous inspiration!
Pretty colours and great use of the packaging for recycling! Ruby x
Fabulous set! Love that you recycled the packaging.
Absolutely gorgeous. What an incredible gift for someone very special. I enjoyed the great tutorial too. Thanks for sharing.
I just saw Heather’s card, it is so delicate. I loved that too!
This was really easy to follow and how easy to make, but how elegant it looks. Thanks for sharing.
Just Beautiful! I loved the video tutorial too! Thanks so much
These are just beautiful. Such a great gift idea! I love the idea of stamping the whole envelope flap. Thanks for the tutorial.
absolutely gorgeous!! Nadine
These cards are absolutely stunning!!! The envelope inserts I love! All the colors and different sayings are marvelous! I would love to have these in my stash!!
I love the envelopes and cards. So cute!
So beautiful, I love the cards and the matching envelopes.
Rene from OZ xo
Darling cards. The video was quite nice. Thanks.
I love to see matching cards and envelopes–beautiful!
I love these cards with the matching envelopes!! So great.
Absolutely gorgeous design and vibrant colours.
beautiful cards, love the colors!
Very cute idea! thanks for sharing it too!
Gorgeous cards! Thanks for the video, too. 😀
Those are beautiful. Love the simple elegance.
Lovely way to present the cards as gifts!!!
Wonderful set of cards!
love ideas for upcycling packaging!
WOW!! AMAZING set of cards!! LOVED the FUN video and design and all of the BEAUTIFUL Colors that you used!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
SIMPLY BEE-U-T-FUL……HOW AWESOME….ANYONE WOULD LOVE TO GET THESE…THANK U SO MUCH FOR SHARING ALL YOUR IDEAS THIS 20 DAYS….
Another great idea. Can’t wait to go try this out, and make up a few to have on hand as hostess gifts. Thanks for sharing.
Patti
I love the card set! I need to make some card sets.
Really like Cathy’s card sets. What a great gift idea.
Thanks for all the wonderful ideas!
Carla from Utah
Wonderful !
These are lovely! Definitely going on my to do list. Thanks for such a great project!
What a great upcycling idea! Love the matching notes and envelopes.
lovely set of cards – fairly simple and very effective!
Great way of recycling the bags, Cathy! Your cards are all beautifully stamped!
this is adorable!!! love that upcycling too !!
What a beautiful gift set. Love the inks and stamps you used. Thanks for sharing.
A fun gift set and easy to make multiples. Thank you for the idea!
Hello!
Great idea – beautifully done! The details make all the difference! Wishing you a happy day!
Hugs,
Barbara Diane
Love these cards, so simple and so elegant, a lovely gift idea. Thanks for sharing!
very pretty!
Great idea and beautiful cards!
Bonjour,
Je suis sous le charme de tant d’idées.
C’est magnifique ! les cartes sont superbes, l’enveloppe et le transparent sont d’une grande élégance.
Bravo ! j’essaierai un jour prochain.
Merci pour le tutoriel.
Amitiés de France.
Maryann Scrapbooking.
Just wow!
Lovely! And thank you for the inspiration.
This looks like an amazing project! Thank you for inspiration.
Fantastic note let set cathy, Tracy x
I love this note set, I have to keep this in mind.
Beautiful flower stamps.
I really must get some of these background stamps!
wow, I love this card set!! Beautiful images and in a rainbow of colors…!
What a great way to package these note cards! I always try to recycle packaging whenever possible.
Great gift idea Cathy. I love the colours you’ve chosen and i will be making some of these 🙂
what a great idea, just love all the beautiful colors
These are so striking – love the colors and the image!
Thanks for sharing these beautiful creations.
Great set of cards! Love the colors!
Love that green color.
Beautiful! Such a striking set of colors, I love the stamping on the envelope flap.
Love seeing new ways to use background stamps
Lovely cards. The colors are great…
Wow, great giftset and tutorial. Sooo much inspiration 🙂 Thank You!
I think this is a great note card set simple but elegant ,Thanks
Cute card packs. Love the colors and the designs.
Love the envelopes.. the colors are so gorgeous!
I love the thought of making “quick” cards look so elegant!
Beautiful cards. This is so inspiring. TFS I have to have to share my beautiful Valentine Card with the group. http://www.pammejo-scrapbookflair.com/2013/02/love-is-in-message-card.html
Beautiful!
I absolutely love these..Beautiful
Beautiful set of cards. Thanks for the video, you make it look so simple.
Beautiful, Cathy!
Beautiful notelets – so very fresh and bright.
Love all of the beautiful colors. It is amazing how just changing a color makes a whole new card.
Love it
I can’t wait to make those cards. I have a bridge party I’m giving on the 23rd, and had planned to give a gift to the winner of the bridge gift. Those cards are it. Great idea!
I totally love this project! I can’t wait to make some with my stamps!
Such a simple design but very eye catching!
Gorgeous set ! Thanks for the video.
What a beautiful set of cards! LOVE the new stamps!
So simple yet stunning, love now having away to use the cling packaging…wish I hadn’t thrown them away! But will keep them from now on (-:
Oh, I just love this technique~ Your cards are so elegant, yet I know they are something even a novice stamper like me can create! Thanks for your awesome tutorial! I sure want this stamp!!
Love the tone-on-tone look. The vellum embossing turned out great!
Gorgeous set with a beautiful stamp
Wat een mooie stempel en wat een leuk idee zo,n mapje !
These stamps are so incredible!!! They make it easy to create something beautiful, and are perfect for a little more complex techniques also.
Very sophisticated project that anyone would love to receive.
Love these beautiful stamps and the bright colours – gorgeous!!
So pretty! What a great use of a background stamp! Love PB stamps!!!
So simple, yet so stunning!
WOW!! These cards are wonderful and so is the packaging!! Thanks for the great idea!!!
Clean and simple… very nice!
Lovely cards..easy to do for multiples!
Love the background stamp…wish my local stamp store was still in existence! I bought so many PB stamps there…
Wow, this is absolutely fantastic !!! Those background stamps are great !! Pity I can’t get all those lovely stamps here in Belgium… Greetings Enny
These cards are beautiful and what a clever way to package them!
What a beautiful card set. Who wouldn’t love a gift like that. Thanks for the examples.
What a good idea! This would be a perfect gift for my mother!
Love this!
These are beautiful – would make a lovely gift!
Helen x
What a wonderful idea (and oh so simple too) to stamp the envelope flap!
Beautiful! I love these!
Wow, such a gorgeous set! Love the attention to detail – the flaps on the envelopes, the border around the die cut.. she is amazing!
Gorgeous, such great ideas 🙂
What a beautiful card set – so elegant and colorful and easy to put together. What a neat idea!
Gorgeous card set !! Thanks for the idea
Great tute. You were very thorough woth your instructions. I like the color blocking and decorating the envelopes. Thanks
I am going to make my own version of this project tonight. I will give this card set to a very special friend. Thanks for sharing the ideas, especially stamping in the Labels nestablilities. I seem to forget that I can do that technique. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for the fabulous video tutorial. So many great ideas!
Breathtaking but soooooo easy!!!! Gorgeous!!!!
I would love to receive this for myself! Such bright colors & beautiful stamps.
Very striking!
these are wonderful Love the colors so vibrant
How fun! Great idea. I love the focal images and the wonderful matching envelopes! How cool is that!
Love that idea of stamping the back of the envelope flap.
Love this! Great idea…
Cathy has the most marvellous ideas! I love the cards with coordinating envelopes.
Thanks for the great tutorial Cathy. I really love the packaging ideas too.
What a great idea! The cards, envelopes, and wallet are beautiful!
What a lovely set of cards and envelopes. Would love to be the recipient of such a great gift.
Wow. another beautiful idea. I need that blissful stamps
Just love this pack
I *love* reusing packaging – it’s awesome! Great tutorial with lots of helpful tips and ideas. Your cards are striking and stylish, Cathy.Thx.
Such beautiful card set
Just absolutely stunning gorgeous cards and envelopes
I just got my background stamp today!!! I’m about to play with it!!!