Cherry Cheesecake
This is a card I did for Jami’s Swap for the Occasions Mini. I had to use Tart and Tangy and I chose to use the Summer Picnic Designer Paper that coordinates with it — fun!!! I made a card that has an inside pocket that will hold a recipe. Here it is:
I used the fun paper with the cherries on it and the cherry stamp since I was enlcosing a recipe for Cherry Cheesecake. I also put a tab on the top to sort of look like an index tab in a recipe box. I made the card shorter so that the top of the tab is at 4 1/4″, so it still fits into an envelope. I colored my cherry stamp with markers. Here’s a picture of the inside:
Isn’t it cute? A fun way to enclose a little something extra with the card. This would also serve well as a gift card holder. This is a really good and really simple Cherry Cheesecake recipe. If you’d like it, here it is:
CHEESECAKE
Make, or buy prepared, standard graham cracker crust — use a larger pie pan or else it will overflow.
For filling:
- Mix 1 envelope Knox gelatin in bowl with 1/2 cup sugar.
- Add 1 cup boiling water and stir until dissolved well, about 5 minutes.
- In mixer, beat together 2 8-oz. packages of softened cream cheese and 1 tsp vanilla, beating well until smooth. Slowly beat in gelatin/water mixture. Pour into prepared/cooled crust.
- Refrigerate until firm — about 3 hours. Top with cherry pie filling.
OK, now back to the project at hand — I have prepared a template for this card. Using the Scor-It made this super quick and easy. Here it is:
- Cut your cardstock 5 1/4 x 11
- Score in half at 5 1/2
- Using a paper cutter, cut off 1 1/2″ from the right edge, as shown in photo, ONLY up to the score mark
- Now comes the fun part, and it is so super easy using the Scor-It. Just push your template up against the raised metal rail, as shown in photo. This gives you the perfect line to score on without any thought or measuring — just run the tool straight on down to score the paper. Done — Perfect!!!
- Round your corners, fold the flap up, securing sides with red sticky tape to form pocket. Decorate as desired.
All the entries for this swap will start being uploaded at SCS today, 3/03, so if you’d like to check them out, click here. The keyword is jswap208.
And here’s a complete Supply List:
- Stamps: Tart and Tangy, It’s Your Birthday
- Paper: Bashful Blue, Real Red, Whisper White, Summer Picnic Designer Paper
- Ink: Black Stazon, Markers in Real Red and Old Olive
- Accessories: 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Stapler, Brad, Dimensionals, Scor-It, Crafter’s Tool Kit. Punches used: 1 1/4″, 1 3/8″, Scallop, Corner Rounder, Round Tab
Hope all the swappers who got this enjoyed it — it was fun to make!!! Thanks so much, everyone, for stopping in — truly appreciate it!!! I have a full agenda this week and should have regular uploads. See you later!