Happy Greeting Card Season! Time to grab the address book and stamps and spread the well wishes to our loved ones. Of course there’s the classic route of vacation photos or professional portraits, but those can get a bit pricey. Why not make a card that’s cute, creative, personalized, and easy on the wallet?

 

To make these adorable ornament cards, you’ll need some cardstock and paper, a black marker, an assortment of colorful buttons, glue, and some optional rhinestones.

 

On a piece of paper (cut it in half and fit two to a page), draw several ornament strings and bows with your black marker (You can also purchase a string and bow stamp, but a marker works just as well!). Then glue buttons below the strings as ornaments. If you feel like adding a little sparkle, you can glue rhinestones on top of a few of the buttons. Then just add a little message and glue the paper to a folded sheet of cardstock.

 

Aren’t these precious? For another fabulous homemade card idea, check out our post over at Scribbleshop. You can also frame them for simple holiday decorations. Christmas cards don’t have to be fancy or expensive to make a splash… just heartfelt and creative!

 

Photo via Michelle Philippi

 

Photo via J. Day Designs

Photo via Splitcoast Stampers

 

 

Mother’s Day is scheduled perfectly for Spring! Does your Mom love to do gardening? What about Grandma? With a handy gardening tote, it is the perfect way to show Mom how much you care, show your creativity and help Mom organize her gardening tools!

To make this craft, you will need:

- Canvas Tote

- Fabric Mod Podge

- Fat Quarters

- Scissors

- Pinking Shears

- Colorful Thread

- Needle

- Paint Brush

- Colorful Sharpie Markers
- Colorful Buttons

 To start, cut out flowers, butterflies and other spring shapes with pinking shears and scissors.

Lay out all the pieces onto the canvas tote to create a happy spring scene design.

One at a time, apply a think layer of Mod Podge to the back of each of the pieces and place them into your design.

Smooth out each piece onto the canvas with your fingertips. Once all of the pieces are down, let dry for two hours.

Once all of the pieces are dry, Mod Podge the top of the pieces. To seal your design, gently work the Mod Podge into the appliqué with your brush.  This creates a nice shiny surface. Let dry for 2 hours.

Using the colorful Sharpie markers, add detail onto your design and let your creativity soar!

Sew colorful buttons onto the straps and present the Spring Time tote to Mom!