Happy Tuesday readers!
I started this blog last year as a way to have a place to expand on my artsy Instagram endeavors. With that, I've been doing art box and product reviews and showcasing certain ideas and tutorials and I've been having a blast! So I've decided to set up a more structured posting schedule!!!
When will you post? Every Tuesday and Saturday!
What will you post? They will include, but not be limited to:
- Bullet Journal Journey
- Sketchbox reviews
- Other supply reviews
- Tutorials for watercolors or cardmaking
- DIY Projects
So I'm really looking forward to this as we go forward! I hope you will visit on Tuesdays and Saturdays and check out what we have to offer!
And now, onto the quick Valentines post!
I made these cards last year and wanted to share a way to stretch your valentines stamps while also using them to make an easy card!
I love small, clean and simple cards sometimes, and so I'm a big fan of 4-bar envelopes. These cards were created to fit into 4 bar envelopes, but you could just as easily apply the concept to a traditional A2 sized card. For my purposes, I cut out three strips of cardstock that were 3.5" by 8.5" and scored them to make 3 cards that are 3.5" by 4.25".
I used my favorite Valentine sentiment stamp set from Lawn Fawn - My Silly Valentine. I have gotten so much use out of this one stamp set over the years! If you have any stamp set with love sentiments on it though, you can make it work!
Next, I colored in my images very simply and used a solid colored piece of grosgrain ribbon across the bottom as a finishing touch. Then I cropped the bottom edges of the card for a rounded look and took a scrap piece of patterned paper and glued it inside to finish the top inside edge. I love doing this on a card and think it's a simple technique that really makes the card looked finished.
The thing I like best about this card is that it is subtle. I didn't use a TON of red and pink and chose a sentiment that could apply anytime of year as a thinking of you card. These cards churn out quickly and easily and you can save them for anytime of year if you don't send them all in February! I absolutely love having quick, flat, easy to mail cards at any time of year!
One last thing, I'm only linking this stamp set because it's one I've used over and over again and it's very versatile in my opinion. If you have supplies that can work with this, please use what you have! I'm going to try this year to be more mindful of using the supplies that are already in my stash instead of buying new ones every month.
I hope you enjoyed this short, easy card tutorial! What are your favorite go-to quick cardmaking supplies?
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