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Making a Card from Scraps

Make greeting cards using up your scraps can be an enjoyable creative process.

Making a card doesn’t have to be difficult. Using up your scrap pieces can be an enjoyable creative process and useful too. I keep my little scraps in a basket on the side of my craft table and then put color coordinating pieces together. When there are enough of them, I start to make cards with them.

Materials:

card stock
the Best Glue Ever
ScraPerfect’s No-Clog Writing Cap™
scraps
gem stickers
alcohol ink marker

I used cardstock and Rinea Foil but any paper will work. I didn’t cut down or adjust the pieces. I find it a fun creative process to work around these constraints and find a pleasing composition.

I color my own gem stickers to coordinate with the design. This tip is a great cost-saving. I didn’t add a sentiment to the card. This makes the design flexible for a variety of different uses and I can personalize it when it’s needed.

If you would like to see how I created the foiled embellishment: https://youtu.be/IZIdyWZ0BSc

Video Tutorial:

A close-up view. The card is a bit difficult to photograph but is beautiful in person.

Making a Fall Blessings Card

Make a fall greeting card with products from the Makers Movement.

with the Makers Movement

The Makers Movement sent me a recently released die set and card stock pack. The fall colors of the card stock were perfect for making a card. The leaves cut out in two different tones of green were placed in a circle to make a wreath. I really enjoy the fall colors in the card stock pack.

Many of the items I use in posts are provided by the manufacturers to promote their products.
A special thanks to those brands who sponsor this site.

Materials:

card stock – white and patterned
Paper Trimmer
Rinea foiled paper
Let’s Get Cozy Die
CrossOver II
Mini Maker
washi tape punch
tape runner
adhesive
pencil
sentiment die

I chose to work with coordinating paper that included two shades of green to make the wreath. The curved leaf die was perfect for the circular shape of the wreath.

I began getting the parts needed together. Cutting the leaf shape on the CrossOver II. My favorite thing about the CrossOver II is the adjustable steel roller bar, which allows various thicknesses to cut easily. The sentiment was an afterthought so I cut it on the Mini Maker. Both machines are made by the Makers Movement.

To see the card being put together, watch the video tutorial below.

Video Tutorial:

Suggested Materials:

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Hello :: Greeting Card

Making a simple greeting card to say hello. #sponsored @scraperfect

Today I have a post with a video tutorial up on the ScraPerfect blog. This greeting card was made with pieces cut on a Cricut Maker. Visit the link below to see the video tutorial.

hello card

As a design team member, I am provided with materials to work with.
Special thanks go to ScraPerfect and Cricut
for products used in this project.

Suggested ScraPerfect Materials:

AZ – Amazon, SSS – Simon Says Stamps

Making a Mini Christmas Card

Grab this free SVG file and make a cut mini Christmas Card for gift giving.

What a fun little Christmas card. It is a perfect paring for gift giving. While small, since it is an SVG file you can enlarge the card to your desired size. I cut mine on a Cricut Maker.

Materials:

card stock
paper
personal cutting machine
free SVG file
tape runner (or adhesive)
bone folder (optional)

Special thanks to Scrapbook Adhesives and Cricut for providing materials that were used to make this mini card.

minicard Download

Download the free file from the link above. Before cutting make sure to set all red lines to score. The other shapes will cut.

Video Tutorial:

Suggested Materials:

Links are Affiliates
AZ – Amazon, SSS – Simon Says Stamps, SB – Scrapbook, O – Other, C – Cricut

Cricut Maker® Machine
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Intense Black Ink Pad
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Tape Runner
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