Quick Card

One of my favorite things to make is a card. Its so satisfying. The card crafting lends itself to (almost) the feel of instant gratification.

Cards lift the mood, they put a smile on your face when you get one. 

I especially enjoy a well made; home made card. The time & thought to create the card means just as much as receiving a gift.

Cards do not have to be complicated, sometimes the simplest card with out stamping is just as beautiful and often times, easier on the crafter to make. 

Which as a card crafter, if its easier that means it gets finished sooner, and you feel more accomplished.

When I saw the Creative Memories Relax Into Summer Mat Pack, I just saw all the card potential. And it makes light work of card creating.  For this card, I used CM Mat Pack, CM Relax Into Summer Designer Stickers, and coordinating card stock I had on hand.

The last picture shows my card base in an olive color card stock. 

Its an A2 size card which measures: 4-1/4"x 5-1/2". The other pieces of card stock are from my collection. 

I used colors that matched the palm tree from the mat pack. The red hearts and the words are from the stickers. 

To finish off the front and to help give it an extra bit of pizzazz, I found some ribbons in my collection, and made a small bow to add to the corner of the card.

The final piece to this card was adding a sentiment to the inside. Again, because I'm not doing any stamping, I went to the CM Stickers. I choose a fun sticker, that I thought represents the feeling I was trying to portray with this card. I think it goes nicely with the feel of this summertime card.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing how I created this non inky card.  It was so quick and fun to make.

I will list all of the CM ingredients below.

CM Stickers- Relax into summer

CM Mat Pack - Relax in to summer

I am available for a virtual or in person card making session. I would love to get together and be crafty. Please leave a comment if you want to create with me.