Altered File Folder…
A week or so ago, my friend Susan came over to play while Ellie was at school. She said she wanted to try doing an altered file folder like the one that Taylor had on her blog. Susan said she wanted to make hers a Christmas planner. While I thought it was a super cuuuute idea, I never intended on doing one of these, especially since my Christmas shopping this year is super light since our family decided to draw names (woohoooo!!) and we are not hosting any kind of festivities (HUGE wooohooooo!!). Once she got here I decided to give it a shot. WOW!!…that was fun…and A LOT of work, especially since I had no plan for it and was flying by the seat of my pants. You’ll notice that there isn’t anything on the inside cards because I intend to give this away as a gift to a dear friend of mine and I would like her to alter it as she sees fit, maybe a scrapbook of sorts, maybe an organizer…who knows!
Here’s a shot of it closed. I chose not to put a ribbon closure on this one, but think that it would be best to do on organizers, especially if they will be rattling around in a purse.
Here’s a shot of it opened up. I chose to do something a little different, yet a little the same for each of the panels.
I used a combination of papers on this projects. The red and white polka dot paper is from American Crafts. The ornate green has the reverse of the red, green and white stripes and is from Making Memories. The cardstock that I used is from SU! The images are (from L to R) SU!, Stampendous, The Cat’s Pajamas and PaperTrey. I do not have the exact dimension of the cuts that I made, but Taylor has a very helpful tutorial that you can see HERE.
***ETA*** The stamps that I used on the front of this are from the $1 section at Michael’s.
Ohhh, love it those papers are fantastic and your stamping and tabs are fantastic, for someone without a plan you sure knocked this one out of the park. Your friend will love it.
Jen, that is FABULOUS! I’d say flying by the seat of your pants certainly pays off! I love everything about this, and your attention to detail certainly shows.
This is beautiful Jen! Whoever is receiving this from you is a very lucky girl indeed!!
Hugs,
Amy
Oh WOW! That is GORGEOUS! I love it!
Hugs
Jody
Just fabulous! Everything is stunning.
and you didn’t mention anything about how beautiful mine turned out! i’m upset now.
Really gorgeous!!
Unbelievably gorgeous. Everything coordinates so well. It’s sure to make some lucky recipient very happy. Thanks for sharing.
LOVE this, gorgeous detail and design. LOVE the festive colors, Jennifer
Oh wow! This is fantastic! Love everything about it!
Holy cow, Jen — this is gorgeous!! So many fabulous details!!
I love all the elements of your project. The black accents really pop!
This is great! Love you choices of pattern papers and style of stamps to match. Serendipity, baby!
Oh Jen….this is gorgeous !!!!
OH!! MY!!! I love this one! sooooo beautiful
TFS!
Ohhhh, ahhhhh! This is incredibly lovely! Great job, and I’m *must* try one!
This is incredible!!! LOVE IT!!!
Wow…this is absolutely fabulous!
WOW!!! This is FANTASTIC, Jen!!
Fabulous altered file folder, Jen — love it!! I’ve been meaning to try this since seeing Taylor do it, too — great project!