Handmade Fall Card for a Friend
Welcome to our cozy crafting corner where today we’re focusing on creating a Handmade Fall Card for a Friend using the Warms My Heart Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! Fall is a season of warmth and gratitude, making it the perfect time to remind your friends how much they mean to you. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through the steps to create a heartfelt, autumn-themed card that your friends will cherish.
Crafting a card from scratch allows you to infuse it with personal touches that store-bought cards simply cannot match. With the Warms My Heart Stamp Set, you have a variety of images and greetings that can be combined to reflect your unique message of friendship. Whether you’re reaching out to reconnect with an old friend or reinforcing an already strong bond, this card will communicate your sentiments beautifully.
To create this card, I chose colors that evoked the rich, warm tones of autumn. The Splendid Autumn paper made that easy as I just grabbed 3 colors from one of my favorite prints: Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight and Early Espresso. If this combination of colors aren’t for you, then make sure you check out my Color Combination Library for more inspiration.
Let me show you how easy it is to make this card for a special friend!
How To Make This Card
Project Skill Level: Busy Bee
Busy Bee projects are designed for the beginner or busy papercrafter. This is a basic cardmaking project that can be achieved by someone who has never made a handmade card before. You can view more Busy Bee cards here.
Cardstock Measurements:
- Daffodil Delight Cardstock: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored at 3-1/4” and 4-1/4”
- Splendid Autumn Paper (Balmy Blue): 3” x 5-1/4” (for inside card)
- Splendid Autumn Paper (Daisy Design): 3-3/4” x 5-1/4”
- Lemon Lolly Cardstock: 1” x 2-1/2”
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Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Fold the Daffodil Delight Cardstock at the 3-1/4” and 4-1/4” score lines.
- Adhere adhesive on the 1” area between the 2 score lines and glue shut. (This creates a “book fold”)
- Adhere the 3” x 5-1/4” piece of Balmy Blue Splendid Autumn Paper to the inside of the card.
- Using the 3-3/4” x 5-1/4” piece of Daisy Splendid Autumn Paper, cut 3/4” off the left side using your Paper Trimmer. Adhere the 3/4” strip of paper to the glued “spine” and the remaining 3” x 5-1/4” piece to the front of the card on the right side.
- Using Early Espresso ink, stamp the sentiment onto the Lemon Lolly cardstock.
- Cut 3-1/2” of the ribbon and adhere to the back of the Lemon Lolly cardstock and adhere to the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- To finish, add 3 of the Faux Glass Dots onto the front of the card as desired.
A Tip from Barb
This is the perfect card sketch for whenever you have some pretty paper you’d like to use! Just grab 2-3 colors from the paper you want to use and pull your coordinating cardstock, inks and any embellishments you’d like! An easy peasy card without any stress – I love when my pretty paper can do the heavy lifting on my cards!😊
Thanks for stopping by for today’s card tutorial! My goal is to help you make quick & easy greeting cards for all occasions. If you’d like more detailed directions on how to make this card, feel free to email me. I hope you’ll join me again for more card-making ideas!
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