Tutorial: Cards! By Mindy Miller

By Mindy Miller

Summer has officially arrived and hopefully you have scheduled time to enjoy some crafting. How about using your favorite Elle’s Studio tags to create a set of birthday cards?

I utilized the same basic design for each card and a variety of Elle’s Studio products.
· Handmade Layers Birthday Pennants
· Birthday Note Tags
· Large Birthday Journaling Circle Tags
· Birthday Journaling Tags

You’ll need one pennant for each card, a tag, and the following supplies:
· Patterned paper
· Card base
· Scissors
· Paper trimmer
· Hole punch
· Border punch
· Twine
· Adhesive

Start by picking out your tag and determining whether you will create a vertical or horizontal design.

Cut a piece of patterned paper the same width as the tag.

Affix the patterned paper to the card at a slight angle. Then trim the edges off each side.

Next, punch a border out of patterned paper. Tuck the border behind the patterned paper strip on each side.

Then tie twine or fiber around the tag and add a pennant before affixing it to the patterned paper strip.

Or, tie the twine around the patterned paper strip if you are using a round tag and a horizontal card design.

I hope I have given you a few ideas for using the Elle’s Studio birthday tags and pennants. By incorporating this basic design and a combination of Elle’s Studio products, you can create a set of birthday cards in minutes!