Made from the Printed Page - Three Cards

Hello friends,
Have you noticed all the items out there in the marketplace that have a "bookish" feel? As a "librarian for life," I have an affinity for all things "wordy" and there's lots out there to see. The emphasis on up-cycling and recycling certainly contributes to the longevity of book pages, sheet music, dictionary pages, document text and the like being incorporated into home decor, clothing, textiles, and more.

Here's three cards made using book pages . . .

Hearts were punched from various book pages and mounted on black paper in a "specimen" design. A red heart was added as a focal point. Then the hearts were outlined freehand with a black pen for emphasis and the panel was mounted on a gray card. The inside is blank for a personal message.

For the second card, an origami dress folded from a dictionary page has been mounted on a black card. Accented with red - ribbon and tape - as well as a lace-like strip punched from a book page, this is a simple but eye-catching design.  I left space at the bottom front to mount a strip of paper for the appropriate stamped or handwritten greeting such as Happy Birthday or Congratulations. When using a black card, I attach a piece of light paper inside the card to have an area for writing a message.

The third "bookish" card was made using a Scotty dog die cut from Sizzix, embellished with a ribbon and mounted on a dictionary page. Framed in black and adhered to a gray card, it is a clean and simple design. Inside is blank for a message or greeting.

Til next time . . .

S.

Note Cards for Dog Lovers

Hello friends,
Longtime friends - a delightful couple - are dog people.  In the nearly 40 years I have known them, I can't think of many years when they did not have a canine family member.

Right now, they are without  . . . I recently came across a dog rubber stamp that reminded me of their Tess.  So home it came and was used to make a set of  doggie note cards.

Here they are . . . a set of six. I am hoping they make both the senders and recipients smile.

The dog stamp is from B-Line Designs and the papers are from a Little Yellow Bicycle paper pad called "Dog." I kid you not.

Here's how it was done . . . the dog was stamped in black ink onto cream card stock, cut in a oval shape and the edges inked. The patterned papers were cut to fit the purchased card blanks and the corners rounded on the horizontal cards. The scarf on each dog was colored with Prismacolor pencils and the dog ovals were layered onto patterned paper and adhered to the cards. A small strip of contrasting paper was adhered to the vertical card.

Paired with matching envelopes, the cards are set to go!

Cheers!