Handmade ‘i love you’ Card Idea with flowers

By Laura Evangeline on August 3, 2012 in Card Making, Paper Crafts

I can’t believe it’s August! I feel like the summer has really flown by. I haven’t had time to enjoy any summer festivities this year being in school the whole time, but it’s finally coming to an end. I can’t wait to get a few days off before the next semester starts. I don’t know about you, but I love it when all the kiddos go back to school. My tot is only two, but I do love those rare days when I get the house all to myself. I can actually make something! Today was one of those days, so let me take you through my design process…

As usual, the first thing I do when I start a project is to create a palette. This is what I laid out…

…and here’s what I ended up using on my project:

Studio Calico Take Note 6×6 Paper Pad
Jazzy Brads
Alphabet Stickers
Aqua Striped Ribbon
Baker’s Twine
Cardstock
Flower Stickers
Foam Adhesive Dots
Baby Powder
Small Brush
Sewing Machine & Thread
Westcott Paper Trimmer
Adhesive

Assembly Instructions:

1. Trim Caterpillar green cardstock to 8.5″x4.25″ and fold in half for card base. Trim Kraft cardstock to 4″x5.25″.

2. Trim Grey floral patterned paper to 3.75″ square and scantly secure to upper portion of Kraft piece. Trim blue/white quatrefoil tp 3.75″ x 2.75″ and use border punch along the bottom edge before securing to bottom edge of Kraft cardstock. Use sewing machine for decorative edge.

2. Next, trim a 2.25″ wide strip of Kraft and layer on top of it a 2
wide strip of green stripe paper. Wrap a strip of ribbon around this piece before securing to card front.

3. At this point I decided to leave out the punched flowers and go with some cardstock stickers I found in my stash. I wanted them to pop off the card, so I put foam adhesive on the back.

I left on the second sticker backing, so that I could then brush baby powder on the back of the sticker without getting powder on my foam dots. I still want to use that part of the adhesive to stick the flowers to my card, but I didn’t want the actual sticker to be sticky, so it wouldn’t catch stuff and end up looking weird.

4. I poked a hole in my flowers here with a sharp point and added brads. The brads will push through most paper alright, but to keep the cardstock from buckling and wrinkling, you should always use a small hole punch, paper piercer, or even a tack or needle.

5. The final step is to assemble all of your embellishements and sentiment where you like it. I hope you enjoyed this project today.

Here’s the finished card all ready to give to your special loved one…

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Laura Evangeline

I was raised in Central Texas. After hanging up my hat as a firefighter and music student, I joined the Army in 2003 to become a Combat Medic. I eventually received orders to be stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and ended up serving for almost 9 years. I was lucky enough to met and marry my sweet husband during an Afghanistan deplyment a few short years ago, and since then delievered our own little Soldier, Ethan. After finishing my military contract a few months ago, I began the nursing program here at a local university. Adjusting to the new civilian life hasn't been easy so far, but I can't wait to graduate with my BSN in just one more year!