See how this card came to be and the tutorial on how to make it at Sweater Surgery.
I made this mini dress out of scraps of fabric and it was super easy. I like how it looks as a decoration or on the cover of a greeting card. See how to make this mini scrap fabric dress over at Sweater Surgery.
My latest card design is this stitched back up broken heart. Want to make one? The full tutorial is posted here.
Today I have a triptych of greeting cards featuring a faux Polaroid on the cover. These were super easy to make.
First I punched out bunny ears out of a recycled scrapbook paper catalog using a Martha Stewart punch. One of the great things about using a catalog is the scale of the prints on the paper is tiny which is perfect for little detail punches like the bunny ear one I was using.
Then I stamped a row of the cute little Judikins hug girls and then I used my favorite Bunny Hug for a little card.
Then all that was left to so was color them in old school style like we used to do with our coloring books and glue the punched ears on.
The phrase "Knot Nice" spelled that way and using the knot image is one of my all time favorites. So I whipped up this card inspired by the book Alphabeasties. See how I made this greeting card here.
Today's card is made using a a technique where you paint dotted lines with a tracing wheel and art from the newspaper. For the full tutorial pop on over to this post at Sweater Surgery.
But yes it's true. Today's card is made with a page from one of those page a day calendars that features church sign quotes and lighter labels I picked up at a thrift store in a bag of mixed stuff.
I trimmed the warning label info and the blank space of the sticker so that just the image was on the sticker and I trimmed the church quote down to the sign shape. The quote in case you can't read it says, " Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it". Then I played around with the layout of the two images so that the star print of the scrapbook paper was in a nice balance.
I had been saving this cup that has the quote on it, "On the battlefield of ideas, winning requires moving toward the sound of the guns." by Newt Gingrich.
So I cut the cup down to just the area of the quote but still left the top rim of the cup. There was still a bit of curve the the cardboard and it still looked like a cup.
I thought the grid of the Bingo card lent itself to making them into little flaps that I could put images behind.
How I made the Bingo card flap opening is simply by cutting the two sides and bottom of one of the grids. I scored the top with the back of my knife and folded it up.
Then I cut the photo out of the magazine and glued it to the back of the Bingo card. All that was left was to glue the Bingo card to the the front of a greeting card. As I type this I was just thinking I could have used a recycled greeting card that I didn't love the cover image since the Bingo card would likely cover the whole front. Hmmmmm, next time! Well I'm just going to pop this latest card in my Greeting Card Album for safe keeping.
Now I know the Super Moon is a full moon but I thought it would be fun to make a partial moon. It was super easy.
I pulled out the circle punches and picked two similar in size. I punched the large circle out of some white glitter paper and then the slightly smaller circle off center.
I am pointing to my Customize your Greeting Card Album Class listing in case you were wondering, hehe.
The ladies had a blast with all the fun tools and supplies decorating their Greeting Card Albums.
Here are a few quick photos while they were still works in progress:
These two designers really liked the flower Sizzix die cuts and layered them up.
One used the Autumn Leaves print papers and one used the Club Scrap solid papers.
One of the things I had in my stash was a bunch of slides that weren't good (the picture was too dark) and I wondered if you could punch them? Yup you can! I inked the edges a bit and glued it onto the cover of the Card Album.
I added touches of glitter by mixing a bit of Crafty Chica glitter with a bit of Judikins Diamond Glaze and applying it with a tooth pick.
To make my reindeer I die cut them from holiday prints of Autumn Leaves papers and simply glued them onto the cover all over.
To make the recycled embellished card I ironed some heat and bond to the back of some scrap plaid fabric and ran it through the Sizzix die cutter with my reindeer die. Then I simply ironed it onto the card, I used a press cloth and a tiny tipped iron.
Put your personal touch on a Card Album specifically designed to store, gently bind and display your cherished greeting cards that you've received or made. Crafters will get their groove on with Judikins stamps, inks, and glazes along with Sizzix dies using beautiful papers and embellishments from Creativity Inc.'s Autumn Leaves Collection. Taught by Stefanie Girard author of Sweater Surgery.
Level of Difficulty: All Levels
Hey looking for a super easy way to decorate your Card Album and feature a photo or card? Why not grab one of these Card Albums available at Target!
Are you looking for an easy way to store your jewelry pieces that you intend to sell or give as gifts? Why not attach them to cards and then pop them into a Card Album?
How to display a necklace in a card:
