Circle Closure Cards

For these two cards I used "Circle of Friendship" but this design is great for any circle stamps or even anything that will fit in a circle:

I thought these cards were worthy of posting even though some of the supplies are retired. This design, I call the "Circle Closure Card" was one I saw in a Stampin' Up! publication.

Basically, you take a 4 1/4" by 11" piece of card stock, score it in the middle at 5 1/2" and also 3/4" from one end. Fold back the 3/4" piece and punch with the 1 1/4" circle punch half-way up on the fold. This gives you a half-circle notch. Then you use the 1 3/8" punch and 1 1/4" punch to create the circular focal point which serves to hold the card closed when mounted on a Stampin' Dimensional on the inside of the card and slightly overlaping the notch. These cards can be oriented and decorated in so many ways! Here are just two examples, one vertical and one horizontal.