Easy Peasy Greeting Cards!

I realized recently that with all the art pieces, journal pages, ATCs, tags, books and greeting cards I create, I actually have very little on hand for a "gift emergency". So, I decided to use a bunch of gelli prints and paper scraps with some word stamps that I purchased at The Ink Pad NYC and create both some greeting cards for myself, and a selection to give to my boss at work. (Believe it or not, I really do have a day job outside the art industry!)

My full post is on the StencilGirl Talk blog (click here to read the post and tutorial.)

I started with a pile of pretty scraps and imperfect gelli prints. I cut away the imperfect parts and mix and matched them. I stamped the words Thank You,  Congratulations, and Happy Birthday onto white cardstock and edged it with sepia ink to give it a polished, professional look.

I used plain white 5" x 8" index cards and folded them in half to create a 4" x 5" card. Then I made the card fronts just a little bit smaller (4.75 "x 3.75"). I also made mix 'n match envelopes...I just opened a commercial envelope that fit my card size, traced around it onto the paper (my envelope fit on a standard 8.5" x 11" paper), cut, and reglued three edges, leaving the top open to insert the card. It can be sealed with a dab of glue, a sticker, a strip of washi tape, or you can just tuck the flap inside the envelope.

 Here's a few of my favorites:

Now I'm ready for any occasion that may arise...oh wait! Next there's Christmas and New Year's and Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day...I better get to work!

Little Fan Book

My first post as part of Nathalie Kalbach's Creative Squad ran on October 22, 2019. I made an adorable (if I do say so myself!) little tag book, inspired by someone that I am a big fan of, Ann Sullivan Barnes. Ann is a master of both precision and creativity, and a post on her blog inspired me to start making little books from oversized shipping tags.

I gelli printed Nat's positive/negative Fairview fan Art Foamies stamps onto black twill fabric, which gave a wonderful texture to the design. I also embellished the little book with some of my handmade tyvek beads in matching colors.

Here's a few steps on how I made the book...but please check out the full post...just click on the link above!