WMSC #101 - Accordion Purse

The first time I see a new sketch for Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenges, I "see" something in the sketch.  I almost always end up making something based on that first impression.  This weeks sketch  (WMSC#101) is by Mischief Maker Edna Morrisidie and when I first saw it, I "saw" a  purse turned on it's side.  I guess if you looked that up on a Rorschach Ink Blot test, it probably means something crazy psychologically, but in my mind, it was a purse.  Here's the sketch, you tell me if I am crazy or not.  On second thought...you don't have to tell me, I think I know!

For the last few weeks I have been making a set of thank-you cards to give my niece for her birthday. She is the only relative I have who likes to craft and is also very, very good about writing thank you cards.  She barely has a gift opened and there is a thank you card in the mail.  She is probably my only relative who I am certain would use a set of hand-made cards.  I have made her a set of 12 cards, four different patterns (I will be sharing the rest of the cards later this week).  I decided to make an accordion fold purse to hold them.

Here's a link to the  tutorial I used to make the Accordion Purse.
Here's a picture of the accordion side (very easy to make, by the way).

I used WM Sewing Box Hugs to decorate my purse, stamped, and popped up with patterned paper.  The sentiment is from Compact Sentiments.  The red panel is stamped with a cane print pattern.

The purse closes with a little magnet that is hidden under the patterned paper.  It really snaps shut nicely.

The coordinating cards themselves are small, 3 1/2 x 5" and since my niece will be mailing them, I had to make them pretty flat so I only popped up one layer of the flower and the cute "Thank you sew much" sentiment from Sewing Box Hugs.

Thanks for taking a look at my little thank you card ensemble. Ok, you can say it now, I am a little crazy!