Excuse the harsh shadows in the picture. I just snapped a quick shot before giving this card to my mom this afternoon.
I didn't have any St. Patrick's Day stamps or supplies, so I went with a generic sentiment and die cut four hearts out of green paper to make the shamrock. It looked a little bare, so I made a little flower out of paper scraps to go on top. To learn how to make flowers like this one, check out this tutorial at the Hambly blog.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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plumpdumpling 64p · 732 weeks ago
Tracey · 732 weeks ago
Yeah, I used the Texture Boutique on the card before slapping on the shamrock. It's a little bit addictive. I did the envelope for Simon's card using the same polka dot pattern, just because I couldn't bring myself to not make use of it somehow. If that thing was 12x12, there's no way we'd ever use a non-embossed background paper ever again in our scrapbooking. Unfortunately, it's only 6 inches wide.
Mrs. Bachelor Girl · 732 weeks ago
Quick question: What are the dimensions of your average card? Do you bother putting them in envelopes?
Tracey · 732 weeks ago
Funny you should ask about card dimensions. That's the first thing I wrote about in the draft of the "101" post I started!
There are lots of standard sizes for cards. I tend to stick with A2 cards, which are 5.5" x 4.25". Those dimensions aren't as weird as they sound. It's actually 1/4 of an 8.5" x 11" sheet of cardstock, so you can make two cards by hacking a sheet of cardstock in half widthwise and then folding them in half.
I sometimes make square cards or cards with funny dimensions, but usually only when I know I don't need an envelope.