Handmade Card Collection

I was asked by a friend to make two sets of cards to give away at a “get-to-know-you” event.  I didn’t have a lot of time to create something from scratch, so I revisited several cards I’ve done in the past to come up with this new collection that can be ready for special occasions.

Each card set includes six cards.  Two of each kind, but I mixed up some colors in the otherwise-matching cards so truly there are six unique cards in each set.

In these first cards, I used Silhouette sticky stencil material with ink pads and makeup sponges.  I used the same stencil I had cut out for a square card, but it worked great for this standard A2 card as well.  I left off the sentiment so it can be used for any occasion.

Each full card set includes one of the pink and one of the yellow variety.  You can find instructions for making a stenciled card like this here: Stenciled Flower Card.

This next card is one I made for a previous card set; I just used different colors of patterned paper.  The pretty turquoise paper is lovely on both sides, so the two cards in the set each have a different side showing.  The flags and circles are excellent for using scraps.

You can read about the card collection this design comes from here: Card Set for Mother’s Day.  The Silhouette Studio cut file includes all the cards from that original set, including this one.  Download here.

This final card is great for a wedding or a bridal shower.  I used my own cutting files for the chevron background and for the “congratulations” sentiment.  Most of this is cut from adhesive-backed cardstock, so it’s super-fast assembly once cut.  It may be hard to tell, but I backed the “congratulations” sentiment with vellum, both to give the intricate cut pieces something to stick to and just because I like the look.

You can find the man and woman symbol in the design store, along with this circle hearts design.  I welded a couple of triangles to the circle to make a double speech bubble.  For the four cards like this I cut two of those speech bubbles in white and two in pink, then just took the hearts and swapped them.

To package the set, I used this folio card box I’ve shared on my blog before.  This cut file includes decorative extra panels if you want to use them, but this paper was cute enough that I skipped the extras and just left the box plain.  You can download the folio box for Silhouette Studio here.  It fits six cards and six envelopes nicely.

I hope you enjoyed this card set!  I think the ladies who received them did.  🙂

Designs Used:
Man woman holding hand symbol (#20644)
Circle hearts (#25156)
Bloom group (#32174)
Variety card set (mine)
Folio box (mine)