Handmade Cards - Happy Anniversary / Valentine

I have set up my card shop on Etsy, so if you like you can purchase some of my cards there (http://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftMagicHandmade). If you like to make it yourself, follow the instructions further bellow.
 

To make this card you will need:

• White card paper (15 x 30cm)
• Red card paper (15 x 15cm)
• Dark charcoal card paper (9 x 9 cm)
• Cream card paper (8.5 x 8.5 cm)
• Message outline sticker - "With Love", "Happy Valentine" or "Happy Anniversary"-
• Double sided tape 
• red heart
• red ribbon
• 2 different designer card papers size 13 x 6 cm each
• red Promarker pen - I used red colour from Traditional Christmas pack (see bellow)
• 3 x red adhesive gems and 3 pearl adhesive gem
• Craft foam pads (I used Stix 2mm thick) 

 

I have set up and online shop - CRAFT MAGIC ONLINE SHOP- on my blog (top right corner). You can now purchase many crafting supplies right here. The shop is powered by Amazon, so you would be making the purchase through Amazon. I have just selected (and sorted into various categories) crafting products that Amazon sells. My blog's shop is divided into 3 parts; paper and scrapbooking supplies,  crafty kids (offering variety of beautiful crafty kits and products designed for children) and sewing and patchwork supplies.

 

SUGGESTED CRAFT SUPPLIES SUITABLE FOR THIS PROJECT:

You can purchase following items in my online shop. Click on the image for more detail. The link will get you directly into my shop. Please note, that the stock has been available at the time of this posting and might be sold out in the future date.


 RED HEARTS:







RIBBONS:






 




















CARD PAPER:










LETRASET PROMARKERS:







PAPER CUTTING TOOLS::

Instructions:

Take white card 15cm x 30cm and fold it in half. Take a red card paper (size 15cm x 15cm) and attach the 2 designer papers (size 13 x 6 cm each) to it using double sided tape. then place a red ribbon across the red card and the designer paper as seen in the picture bellow and attach the overlapping edges of the ribbon behind the red card using double sided tape. Then attach the red card (15 x 15) to the white folded card using double sided tape. Take a cream card paper (8.5 x 8.5 cm) and draw a line alongside its edges with red promarker pen. Attach red heart to the cream card (using foam pads) and then attach 3 red and 3 pearl adhesive gems to it. Attach the cream card to the charcoal card (9 x 9 cm) using double sided tape. Attach the charcoal/cream card to the main card. Attach an outline message to the card.

Handmade Xmas Card - Snowman embellishment

To make this card you will need:

• Card paper from a designer paper pad (15 x 15 cm)
• White card paper (30 x 15 cm)
• Khaki card paper (8 x 8 cm)
• Red card (6 x 6 cm)
• Message outline sticker "Merry Christmas" or white gel pen
• Double sided tape 
•  Snowman
• Craft foam pads (I used Stix 2mm thick)

You can make your own snowman using craft stamps. Bellow are some suggestions. Click on the pictures to see more detail.

Or you can use snowmen charms:

Here are some designer paper pads that could be used to make the card:

 

I would recomed following Xmas embellishments. Click on the pictures for more details.

 

 

 






           
     

        

 I have set up and online shop - CRAFT MAGIC ONLINE SHOP- on my blog (top right corner). You can now purchase many crafting supplies right here. The shop is powered by Amazon, so you would be making the purchase through Amazon. I have just selected (and sorted into various categories) crafting products that Amazon sells. My blog's shop is divided into 2 parts; one offers paper crafting and scrapbooking supplies and the other one is for crafty kids and offers variety of beautiful crafty kits and products designed for children. 

Instructions:

Take white card (30 x 15 cm) and fold it in half. Take a card of your choice from the designer paper pad (15 x 15 cm) and attach it to the front of the white card using double sided tape. Take the red card (6 .x 6 cm) and using craft edger scissors cut along the edges of the red card. Attach a snowman to the red card and then attach the red card with the snowman to the khaki card (8 x 8 cm). Attach the red - khaki card to the designer card using foam pads. 

Either hand write Merry Christmas onto the red card using white gel pen or attach a outline sticker to the card instead.