Thursday, December 16, 2010

Lets Talk about cards

I love making Christmas cards....every person on my list gets their own card and I try to make them more personal. For me the easiest way to make cards is to;

take a 12x12 piece of card stock and cut 2 inches off one side so the paper measures 10 x 12 (keep the strip)
turn it so the paper is the 12 x 10
cut it in half at 6 inch mark and you now have two cards
it will now measure 6 x 10
fold in half and you will have a 6x5 card

take the strip and cut it every 4 inches (4 & 8) so you will have 3 pieces that measure 4x2

score at 2inch and you have fabulous little tags for your gifts






another easy trick is to buy patterned paper that you can cut images out of....like I did in mine using Graphic 45.

sometimes a little glitter is all a sticker of tag from a collection is all you need.....just add a little sparkle to them your card is ready to go!





Don't forget about your ribbon or lace....they may just add that little extra your card needs....





I hope you enjoyed my post and I can't wait to see your cards!

3 comments:

Heather Lough said...

Wow, gorgeous cards, Laura. Great tips on making them.

Lisa Watson said...

Wonderful cards Laura!!

Audra said...

lovely cards!! :)