i ♥ cards : three easy cards

I want to make this a weekly feature where I showcase how to make cards.  This week, I made three happy birthday cards with just a few supplies and less than an hour:

- (3) A2 sized cards (these are from the Pebbles card pack)
-  scrap strips of paper
-  happy birthday stamp
-  pink ink pad
-  washi tape
-  brads
-  twine
-  adhesive tape gun and foam tape
-  extra small hole punch
 Card ♥ #1 - Banner Card
Instructions
- Cut strips of paper in varying widths and lengths.
- Make the banner shape by cutting a small triangle from one end of the strip.
- Layer the banners against the left edge of the card overlapping some.
- Add stamped "happy birthday".
- Add brads and twine.
                                                                                                  

Card ♥ #2 - Pennant Card

Instructions
- Cut small triangles from patterned paper.(I used Dear Lizzy Neopalitan collection from American Crafts) and mat triangles with a coordinating paper.
- Attach pennants to card base using foam tape for dimension.
- Add washi tape to the bottom edge of the card.
-  Stamp happy birthday and attach to a strip of paper cut into a banner.
- Tie twine and add a brad.
  

Card ♥ #3 - Pinwheel Card
Instructions
- Stamp "happy birthday" and attach to a paper strip cut in a banner shape.
- Add washi tape to the bottom edge of the card.
- Tie twine to the top of the card.
- Add pinwheels to card using foam tape.

 

 

Making Pinwheels

 



- Cut (2) 2"x2" squares for the pinwheels.
Make sure to use double sided paper for the pinwheels. Both sides of the paper will show.

- Cut from the corners towards the center (be careful not to cut all the way through and leave enough space to make a hole punch).

- Using an extra small hole punch, punch a hole on the same side of each triangle you have created and a hole in the center.

- Fold down the corners to match the hole in the center.

- Add a brad through the holes and you have an easy peasy pinwheel.

You can win this birthday card set (it includes matching envelopes) by becoming a follower of ihearthello or by simply commenting on this post.  Thanks for reading and I hope this inspires you to make some cards this weekend.

Half way through 2011 and I am a little behind.

As far as my crafting resolutions for 2011 go, I am a little behind. 

I did succeed in creating a Birthday/Anniversary Calendar and have mailed a number of cards out this year.  In fact, I just mailed three cards out this morning.  I made lovely Valentine's day cards using Echo Park's Be Mine collection. I am getting a little better at taking photos of my work as well.

 

 

I did submit work to Papercrafts magazine and although I did not get selected, I plan to continue submitting work.  Hopefully one day I will see one of my cards published.  Here is the birthday card I submitted.  It was a color challenge and the project need to incorporate teal, yellow, light blue and green in one card.

I set out to accomplish ten goals and so far I have managed to complete four, not too shabby and I still have 5 months left!  I probably won't be at any craft fairs or farmers markets this year.  I simply cannot produce enough product to fill a booth.  Maybe one day. 

Clearly my intentions of updating my blog regularly has fallen by the wayside.  I am not quite sure how it ended being the end of July, but I hope to get back on track now.  I am still a little overwhelmed at the thought of scrapbooking.  Cards I find to be less daunting.  The massive amounts of photos and ideas for our wedding scrapbook may simply be too much for me to start to imagine tackling but I plan to muster up some courage soon.  We are going to be celebrating our 4th anniversary in September and it is a shame all those memories are squirrelled away in boxes.

And finally, a lot of blogs are talking about Christmas in July.  Here is one of my projects from last Christmas.  I was invited to a cookie exchange and made pizzelle cookie packages using American Crafts Merrymint paper. I am enamored with pleated paper flowers.

I hope to post some pictures of my craft room in my next post.  I am really proud of how organized it is and I am planning to paint the walls and do a little more decorating in there soon.