A dear friend allowed our daughter to host her 13th birthday party at their house this summer, and it was a splendid affair! I really wanted to do something special for the thank you cards that incorporated this fabulous picture taken of Emily and her party guests on the edge of the pier.
Much to my surprise, I selected papers from the Haberdashery collection (June 2008) as the base for the thank you cards, and topped them with a 4x6 photo. I think the cards will be long-time keepsakes for all of Emily's friends.
Of course, it wouldn't be "me" if I didn't make up some sort of paper-efficient formula to create the cards. I love how this one accomodates the 4x6 photos perfectly. Just a few simple cuts. You need a 12x12 for each 5x7 card you'll plan to make, and you need a minimum of three contrasting colors. I used ten 12x12's and interchanged them all. I ended up with ten tiny little 12" paper scraps, but I'm sure I could have found a home for them!
Cut 12x12 Paper A, B, and C at 11.75 and 7". Trim each 7x12 horizontally at 10". Cut each 4.75x12 horizontally at 6.75". Score each 7x10 horizontally at 5" to create three 5x7 cards.
And here are a few additional cards so that you can see how the contrasting colors worked together
nancy young
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... What a great idea - and I'm always looking for good 5x7 card layouts! Those boys are lucky... "two girls for every boy"! Looks like it was a great day. |
LynnMath
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... "I ended up with ten tiny little 12" paper scraps, but I'm sure I could have found a home for them!" Helloooooooo.... Herringbone! My favorite technique!  |
jheyer
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... Thanks for sharing this super cool ALCM sketch with us! Loving the photo and how well it works on Haberdashery. That will truly be a keepsake!  |
