Happy Valentine's Day!
Today I'm sharing some Valentines that I made that are GREAT because:
- They use up patterned paper that you might have a hard time using in other ways
- They are easy and can be done in stages while watching lots of TV
- They can be done with any patterned paper, sentiments, etc... so they aren't specific to V-Day
- They are flat and VERY mail-able!
I have a hexagonal paper punch that I really love and don't use enough. For these cards, I took this punch and several V-Day patterned papers that I know I wouldn't use for a background and I punched out a TON of hexagons and partial hexagons. I had VERY little paper leftover from this process, and I used almost all of them to make a total of 6 cards! I also punched white/blank hexagons to glue on for sentiments.
Note: you could do this with lots of punches, even circles! You could also do it with a shape die cut OR simple paper strips too! There's really no wrong way to do it! The idea is to use up some patterned paper to create a new, interesting card front!
Then, I glued the hexagons onto a 4.25 by 5.5 piece of pink cardstock. I left a little border around the hexagons but you could also completely cover up the background if you wanted to! If you are going to leave a border, try to pick a color that matches your pieces. This process was pretty easy and mindless, and I did it while I was watching TV.
The next day, I stamped a sentiment on each card. I used a simple "With Love" sentiment because I liked the simple stamp against the busy background. Then, I glued the card fronts to plain, white cards!
And that's it! This project was super great because it used up a bunch of my papers in a creative way, AND it creates a beautiful background that is also flat and easy to mail! I'm looking forward to revisiting this idea in the future for some fun and fast birthday cards!
Have you ever done something similar to this with patterned paper? What shape of punch or die cut would you use? Let me know in the comments below!
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