hi I’m Samantha star and this is watchmojo.com today I’m going to show
watchmojo.com today I’m going to show
watchmojo.com today I’m going to show you how to make two simple yet
you how to make two simple yet
you how to make two simple yet impressive greeting cards once you
impressive greeting cards once you
impressive greeting cards once you realize how easy and inexpensive it is
realize how easy and inexpensive it is
realize how easy and inexpensive it is to make your own greeting cards you’ll
to make your own greeting cards you’ll
to make your own greeting cards you’ll be giving everyone something that is
be giving everyone something that is
be giving everyone something that is handmade what we’re going to be using
handmade what we’re going to be using
handmade what we’re going to be using today is a few new products we’re going
today is a few new products we’re going
today is a few new products we’re going to be working with two different colors
to be working with two different colors
to be working with two different colors of watercolor paint better in bottles
of watercolor paint better in bottles
of watercolor paint better in bottles that have sponge tip applicator ‘he’s
that have sponge tip applicator ‘he’s
that have sponge tip applicator ‘he’s we’re also going to be working with the
we’re also going to be working with the
we’re also going to be working with the same style of paint but it’s in a spray
same style of paint but it’s in a spray
same style of paint but it’s in a spray bottle as well you’re going to need a
bottle as well you’re going to need a
bottle as well you’re going to need a rubber stamp and some stamp cleaning
rubber stamp and some stamp cleaning
rubber stamp and some stamp cleaning products a bone folder and your basic
products a bone folder and your basic
products a bone folder and your basic toolkit your ruler adhesive trimmer as
toolkit your ruler adhesive trimmer as
toolkit your ruler adhesive trimmer as well as two patterned papers and two
well as two patterned papers and two
well as two patterned papers and two solid card stocks so the first step is
solid card stocks so the first step is
solid card stocks so the first step is going to be to take your solid colored
going to be to take your solid colored
going to be to take your solid colored cardstock and cut it down to eight and a
cardstock and cut it down to eight and a
cardstock and cut it down to eight and a half by five and a half when you’re
half by five and a half when you’re
half by five and a half when you’re using a 12 x 12 sheet of paper you can
using a 12 x 12 sheet of paper you can
using a 12 x 12 sheet of paper you can get two cards per sheet of cardstock so
get two cards per sheet of cardstock so
get two cards per sheet of cardstock so what we’re going to do is we’re going to
what we’re going to do is we’re going to
what we’re going to do is we’re going to use this as the base of our card so
use this as the base of our card so
use this as the base of our card so simply fold it in half and use your bone
simply fold it in half and use your bone
simply fold it in half and use your bone folder to flatten the edge what we’re
folder to flatten the edge what we’re
folder to flatten the edge what we’re going to do next is cut that piece of
going to do next is cut that piece of
going to do next is cut that piece of this pattern paper for the front of our
this pattern paper for the front of our
this pattern paper for the front of our card so we’re going to cut it down to
card so we’re going to cut it down to
card so we’re going to cut it down to four by five and a quarter we’re going
four by five and a quarter we’re going
four by five and a quarter we’re going to start with cutting on the five and a
to start with cutting on the five and a
to start with cutting on the five and a quarter because of the way that our
quarter because of the way that our
quarter because of the way that our pattern is running so we’re going to cut
pattern is running so we’re going to cut
pattern is running so we’re going to cut it at five and a quarter and then four
it at five and a quarter and then four
it at five and a quarter and then four and that’s going to be the front of our
and that’s going to be the front of our
and that’s going to be the front of our card I’ve selected another piece of
card I’ve selected another piece of
card I’ve selected another piece of patterned paper that has a lot of
patterned paper that has a lot of
patterned paper that has a lot of different sayings on it that revolve
different sayings on it that revolve
different sayings on it that revolve around birthdays so we’re going to pick
around birthdays so we’re going to pick
around birthdays so we’re going to pick one of them out I’m just going to go for
one of them out I’m just going to go for
one of them out I’m just going to go for the one in the top corner that’s his
the one in the top corner that’s his
the one in the top corner that’s his happy birthday and you’re going to slice
happy birthday and you’re going to slice
happy birthday and you’re going to slice along the line and then we’re going to
along the line and then we’re going to
along the line and then we’re going to cut it again
cut it again
cut it again and then to make it show up a little bit
and then to make it show up a little bit
and then to make it show up a little bit I think we’ll use the back of one of our
I think we’ll use the back of one of our
I think we’ll use the back of one of our pavers what I generally have the habit
pavers what I generally have the habit
pavers what I generally have the habit of doing is gluing down and then
of doing is gluing down and then
of doing is gluing down and then trimming around but if you are a
trimming around but if you are a
trimming around but if you are a perfectionist you can go ahead and
perfectionist you can go ahead and
perfectionist you can go ahead and measure it so the block that I cut out
measure it so the block that I cut out
measure it so the block that I cut out is three and a quarter by two so I’m
is three and a quarter by two so I’m
is three and a quarter by two so I’m going to cut at two and a quarter by
going to cut at two and a quarter by
going to cut at two and a quarter by three and a half and then I’m just going
three and a half and then I’m just going
three and a half and then I’m just going to use my adhesive and I’m going to glue
to use my adhesive and I’m going to glue
to use my adhesive and I’m going to glue our little sentiment on to the blue and
our little sentiment on to the blue and
our little sentiment on to the blue and I’m going to glue the first piece that
I’m going to glue the first piece that
I’m going to glue the first piece that we cut onto the card and we’re going to
we cut onto the card and we’re going to
we cut onto the card and we’re going to just glue our sentiments right onto the
just glue our sentiments right onto the
just glue our sentiments right onto the front of the part and that is pretty
front of the part and that is pretty
front of the part and that is pretty much done when you’re making your own
much done when you’re making your own
much done when you’re making your own greeting cards it’s important to
greeting cards it’s important to
greeting cards it’s important to purchase your envelopes ahead of time so
purchase your envelopes ahead of time so
purchase your envelopes ahead of time so when you make your cards you know what
when you make your cards you know what
when you make your cards you know what size to make them to remember that there
size to make them to remember that there
size to make them to remember that there are standard card sizes and you don’t
are standard card sizes and you don’t
are standard card sizes and you don’t want to make your greeting cards and
want to make your greeting cards and
want to make your greeting cards and realize that you have nothing to mail
realize that you have nothing to mail
realize that you have nothing to mail them in
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