Revamping the Blog

So I have decided that it is best to revamp my blog. I think rather than have this as my venting space, I should do what I do best, and share my gift of creativity with the world. I do a lot on my own, and my ideas are not sparse. So with that, I bring you my first DIY blog post.

It is Valentine's weekend! Yay, I am making Nick a card like I always do, or have since last year when I was not able to sneak behind his back and buy one. The best part about homemade cards is that he keeps them! I like it when people keep my cards and most people aren't all that crazy about keeping the hallmark mass produced ones. Also, making your own cards are really inexpensive. I buy card stock in bulk, and in by in bulk, I mean I go to JoAnn Crafts and get the cardstock packages for $14.99 on sale. They have roughly 300 card stock pages and they come in seasonal prints as well as generic colors. This time I raided my mom's stash of card stock to get a glittery card stock as well as a slightly embossed red piece.

I started with the following items:

1 sheet (standard size) white card stock
1 sheet (standard size) Red card stock
1 sheet (standard size) White glitter card stock
1 4"x6"or 3"x5" picture printed off my computer on photo paper (keep in mind that photo will be cut to 3"x4" selection photo can be professionally printed if desired)
1 standard paper cutter
1 craft punch ribbon stitch style
1 White 1/4" Ribbon roughly 24" long
Double sided sticky tape
Ruler
Exacto Knife
Scissors
Invitation Envelopes


~To start, cut the White card stock in half making two 8 1/2" x5 1/2" pieces. Take one of those pieces and it will be the base for your card. fold in half to make a standard greeting card.

~Using Paper Cutter cut a piece of red card stock into a 5" x 3 3/4" piece and use craft punch all around the edge to create a border to weave ribbon.

~Weave ribbon in and out of border starting at the top center and leaving roughly 3" to make bow. Continue weaving until you reach the top center again, and finish off with bow. Cut off excess of ribbon and ribbon ends so that they look nice.

~Glue ribbon weaved background onto card front.

~Cut photo to desired 3" x 4" selection and use double sided sticky tape to attach in the center of the ribbon weaved card stock.

~Finish the card off with a 3" x 4 1/4" frame with a center cut to 2 1/4" x 3 1/2" out of the glittery card stock. (To cut Frame measure out center and cut with exacto knife)

Finished card will look like the red bordered one above. I also made an alternate one using glittery card stock for the background and the red for the border. I changed the color of the ribbon to contrast the border as well.