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27 Nov

Fabric and Trim Handmade Greeting Cards

I love handmade greeting cards…like a lot, but I don’t make them for people nearly enough.  The smart thing to do would be to make a bunch at one time, right? That way I would have them on hand ALL of the time and give a little handmade goodness at every happy event.  But I am a wife, mother, and blogger so my time is super full of really important things like sweeping up the box of cereal that got knocked over and scrubbing toilets, etc.  Well, today I took time to enjoy some crafting. I made some greeting cards embellished with fabric and ribbon!

DIY Fabric & Trim Cards

I used some super bright and fun fabric with coordinating embellishments.  Basically I raided my sewing stash and made the perfect cards.

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Supply List:

  • -Package of white cards and envelopes.
  • -3 fat quarters of coordinating fabrics
  • -coordinating trim and buttons
  • –fusible fabric stabilizer
  • -digital cutter or scissors
  • -sewing machine with matching thread

I took three coordinating fabrics and ironed some fabric stabilizer to the back.  The fusible interfacing is kind of thick and feels plastic-like.  Then I used a digital cutter (ie, Cricut, Silhouette, etc) and cut out a bunch of hexagons, triangles and flowers.  You can easily use scissors and stencils to cut your desired shapes as well.  The best thing about the interfacing is that I was able to iron the shapes right onto the cardstock rather than gluing the fabric down.  It made these handmade cards so much more fun to make.

RBD-252520Handmade-252520Card-252520tutorial_thumb-25255B2-25255DCard #1: Love You!

Hexagons are a huge trend right now and I LOVE IT!  I see a bunch of ladies making hexi quilts; why not make a hexi card?  Give it a try! For this card I used 16 hexagons that are about 1” around.

Love You card

Step #1: Arrange the hexagons how you want them.  Leave some white space in between. Iron the hexagons down (or glue them on if you aren’t using interfacing).

Step #2:  Sew some hexagons in the white space.  I love the dimension this creates.  It just adds more interest and finished lines.

Step #3: Add a personal touch by handwriting your sentiment.  Even if you think your hand writing is ugly, it’s just more personal.

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This is the simplest card of them all.  Seriously, it took all off 5 minutes to make…if that.  I cut a 2” flower and used some amazing ruffled ribbon.

Flower-252520Card-252520tutorial_thumb-25255B2-25255DStep #1:  Glue a 2” piece of ruffle ribbon in the middle of the card.  Attach the flower to the top of the ribbon.

Step #2:  Stitch around the inside of the flower and around the card, creating a border.

Step #3:  Glue the button in the center and you are done!

Handmade-252520Banner-252520Card-252520_thumb-25255B2-25255DCard #3: Celebrate!

These fun banners have been around for a while now, but they never get old…at least, not to me.  I love to use them on birthday cards or party invitations.

Banner-252520Card-252520tutorial_thumb-25255B5-25255D Step #1:  Arrange 6 triangles around the corner of a blank card and adhere them down.

Step #2:  Sew this tiny fringe trim along the top of the triangles.

Step #3: Hand write your sentiment…yes, even if you hate your handwriting.

Step #4:  Sew a frame around your sentiment…twice for fun sketch pen look.

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Quick and beautiful cards are simple to make and add such a personal flare!  Grab from your growing craft stash and show us what handmade cards you come up with.  Post a picture on Instagram and tag us @ucreateblog or share it on our Facebook page.

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Comments

  1. Zoe Cayetano says

    November 28, 2013 at 8:58 PM

    Ohh, this is so adorable! Definitely trying this! Thanks for sharing this. Happy Thanksgiving!

    xoxo Zoe
    http://thatszoe.blogspot.com

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  2. Jake says

    November 28, 2013 at 3:11 PM

    These are so sweet. The perfect card for that someone special. Love the embellished flower!

    Jake’s a Girl

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