G Thanks – A Simple Handmade Greeting Card

by Robin

Maybe you’re relatively new to card making and you want to try a simple project, or maybe you just don’t have a ton of supplies. With this project there are no worries. It can be an easy and fun way to give card making a try, and it really didn’t take me too long, and you can substitute the supplies I used for supplies that you may already have at home. So, stay tuned and let me know what you think!

 

Watch the G Thanks YouTube video tutorial here.

 

MATERIALS USED:

Brown Cardstock (8.5’x5.5’) – Recollections Cardstock Paper Essentials Pack – 20 Colors
Brown Cardstock (5.25’x4’) – Recollections Cardstock Paper Essentials Pack – 20 Colors
Pink Cardstock (5’x3.75’) –Recollections Cardstock Paper Essentials Pack – 20 Colors
Recollections White Heavyweight (3.75’x5’)
3 Colored Gem Stones –Shappy Rhinestone Sticker Sheet Self-adhesive Crystals Craft Jewels Gem Stickers
Clear Stamping Block –Inkadinkado Clear Small And Medium Blocks
ColorBox Wicked Black Archival Ink
Fiskars Heavy Duty Die Cast Craft Knife
Scrapbook Adhesives Initially Repositionable Mounting Squares
Forever In Time 3D Pop Dots Square Dual-Adhesive Foam Mount, 1/2-Inch
Martha Stewart Crafts Corner Punch, Rounder
Trim Slant Tip Tweezers
Zig Memory System Two Way Glue Pen, Fine Tip
Feather No.55 Switch-Blade Shear, 5.5 Inch
12 Inch Ruler –Omnigrid 4-6-12-Inch Marking Ruler Trio
X-Acto Self-Healing Cutting Mat, 12’x18’
Any Small Thank You Salutation Stamp

WALK THROUGH:

I started this card by rounding the edges of all four of the different pieces of cardstock I was using. I used the Martha Stewart corner punch, but if you don’t have a corner punch, you could always use a stencil instead.

A simple stencil can be a great tool to use when you’re trying to put your own spin on a simple shape. In fact, I wanted to cut out a simple wide checkmark-looking design for the center of this card, so I took a ruler and made it myself. It took a few tries, but I finally got it looking the way I wanted, and I was able to keep it for future cards.

Tip: Whenever you’re using a stencil hold it down firmly or tape it down to ensure it stays in place.

The next step was to mount the pink paper onto the front of the card. This pink would eventually go behind the stenciled brown cardstock once I add the sentiment to it. It’s important to put the sentiment on, before I placed the brown cardstock onto it’s pink backdrop because I’m going to use dimensional tape under the brown cardstock to make it pop off the page. If I place it paper on the card before I stamp it, the dimensional tape would cause the sentiment to stamp poorly.

Once I stamped the brown paper though, I could position it on the card and then add the gems. I chose three gems to give it a bit of an ombre look, but you could use buttons, or anything else that you feel fits your design well. Then, last but not least, I placed a white insert inside the card, so that it can easily be written in.

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