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Hand-made cards anyone?

   I'm sitting here trying to motivate myself to go work out - not sure how typing on my blog is supposed to do that, but I have high hopes.
   As soon as I get done working out, I have big plans to go downstairs to my crafting "cave," as my husband loves to call it, and finish the 25 cards I started at my Close to My Heart meeting on Saturday, and maybe even make 25 more before I have to go to work. I know that sounds ambitious, but actually, I have a handy dandy workshop that someone in CTMH has designed that makes it super quick!
  You  may think that 50 cards sounds like a lot, and I would agree that it does, but ironically enough, with all the cards I make for others and to sell at B Inspired!, I don't have any stock of my own. And even after I make up this stock I probably won't want to use them because I am of the mind that for each person's birthday/anniversary/graduation/etc. I need to make a special card just for them. So most times I'll end up making another one anyway or even worse than that, I will buy one because I forget to make one and run out of time - I know, sacrilegious, right? But at least this should keep me from having to buying any ... and I will actually have something to show a friend when they call up and say they need a card. And, maybe, just maybe, I won't miss near as many birthdays this year because I will actually have some cards on hand that I could just write a quick message on and pop it in the mail. We'll see ...
   I made this workshop guide in a couple of different programs, and actually for Christmas cards, but I am going to try my darndest to get it to where I can post it on here. If you need a better copy, please e-mail me. First, though, I am going to post some pictures on what some of my different sets of 25 cards looked like! (If you need to see bigger pictures, just click on the image).


  That first picture is a set I made for my sister-in-law for Christmas. The other three are Christmas cards I made, using CTMH's Aspen with Shining Star stamp set, Evensong with Evergreen stamp set and Jingle with Holiday Trinkets and Holiday Jingle stamp sets. This workshop was actually designed for Christmas cards. If you are interested in making any of the Christmas cards and you have those stamps, let me know and I can send you the rest of the workshop as I have sizes for the stamped images and mats that are easy to cut out.
   All you need for your 25 cards is three 12"x12" B&T papers, any kind, and your 25 4 1/4"x5 1/2" card bases. I usually just buy a ream of cardstock from somewhere and then have the local paper cut them all in half, or do it myself, one-by-one. If you want some mats and pieces to stamp on, use some matching scraps or a coordinating sheet of cardstock. Need to make 50-75 cards? No problem, just add three or six more sheets of paper and repeat the following steps. When I was making some Saturday, I even held all three sheets of paper together and cut them all at once!
  Right now I am working on Bella, Grace and possibly some Emporium. Once I get them done, I will try to remember to post a picture.
  You will cut all three patterned papers the same ... see picture below. (If you need to see bigger pictures, just click on the image).


   And then you just assemble your cards. If you want to ink the edges of your cards, do that before you adhere. Assemble your cards as follows:
  
    You can mix and match your papers however you want. If you don't like how your two patterned papers are lining up together - the patterns are too much for you - take a little strip of coordinating cardstock, 1/4"x5 1/2" and add it where the two patterns meet.
   Now you can stamp and embellish to your heart's content. Here is where your creativity and originality can come in.
   Need a place to store all these cards now? Check out my posts later this week - maybe tomorrow - to see a great idea!
   Happy Tuesday!

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