This card measures 6 ins x 6ins and is made using a white, pre-scored card blank from a bulk pack bought from Hobbycraft.
Another very quick card today, made for my nephews 30th Birthday. The background paper used was a bit of a bargain, found in Home Bargains for just £1. It’s a limited edition docrafts Capsule Collection (Elements – Metallics) containing 36 different 6ins x 6ins metallic papers. Well, it would have been rude not to make a considered purchase at that price, especially as the designs are all perfect for making really quick cards.
With the card front covered, all I had to do was glitter the wooden letters (from a set from The Works) with silver micro glitter, wait for them to dry and then glue them on to the card with a sprinkling of silver stars. I am so lazy these days!
I also found these other docraft paper packs, also £1 each, again, it would have been rude not to snaffle them up (I have never ever seen docraft products in Home Bargains before, perhaps they were having a good old clean out during lockdown?). The wood papers will be good for men’s cards and no doubt a few school homework projects.
The “In Bloom” pack contains 46 double sided papers. The flower designs are OK, but it’s the mustard, black, white and pink patterned papers that I really like, being perfect, I thought, for a more contemporary style of Christmas card this year. My aim is to only make a few cards, the ones I have to post, keeping them really quick and simple to give me more time to concentrate on making little Christmas tree tranklements to give instead of cards, to hopefully come out year after year, rather than end up being in the bin or recycled like the majority of cards.
Fantastic card! I think someone turning 30 will appreciate the dynamic look of it. The stars against the dark background were a great addition. I think you're brilliant to make holiday "tranklements" (love that word!) rather than cards. My mind just doesn't work the way yours does, so guess I'll have to stick to cards.
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