Bookmarks are mastered! Time to move on to another project! Greeting cards allow you to be really creative. Gather assorted papers, washi tapes ribbons, lace, envelopes, stickers, buttons – whatever you want to use in your creations!
Using the Microfleur, or other pressing and drying method, prepare your flowers. The Peach Drift Roses make beautiful cards.
Make sure your flowers are completely dry before using them in your projects.
This was two different pieces of scrap-booking paper layered on card. After you have glued the flowers on and the glue is dry, pick up the card and gently rotate it. If some of the petals are loose, use a toothpick and a tiny amount of glue to gently glue them in place.
It is fun to matching greeting cards and bookmarks to give as gifts.
You can use washi tape on the card and the envelope to coordinate the two.
Once you have your cards designed and all the glue is dry, place them in clear display bags to store them. I keep the greeting cards in the clear bags and place them inside the envelopes when I mail them, to help protect them in the mailing process.
If I am using colored, or special envelopes, I put the envelopes with the cards in the clear bags, so I have a matched set when I am ready to use them.
If I make a matching bookmark, I place it in the back of the bag too.
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Here are some ideas for greeting cards, some with coordinating bookmarks:
I used a page out of an old book that gave gardening tips for the background of this card and bookmark. Use old book pages to match your theme or occasion. Find them in antique or thrift stores.
All our kids had leftover scrapbook paper from their LA 4 projects. These cards were made using the scrapbook paper and coordinating trim.
The craft stores have such an array of colorful cards and envelopes. The turquoise makes a nice background for the flowers. Narrow ribbon tied into a bow adds another dimension to your cards. In the lower example, markers were used to add leave-like details. You could also use paints to add details to your card.
Washi tape is an easy way to frame flowers and to coordinate cards and envelopes. It is available at hobby stores in several widths, colors and finishes. The adhesive strip on the back makes it easy to use.
Use coordinating paper as a base for the flowers for greeting cards and bookmarks. Stripes of scrap-booking paper can add a pop of color or frame your pressed flower design.
Use a script background to create a romantic look. This was a piece of scrap-booking paper, but you could use pages from old books, sheet music, or type up special message or name on your computer and copy it to fill the page.
Add buds and leaves to pressed flowers to complete your design. Peach drift roses are one of my favorites and their hold their color well.
A simple look is created when you glue the flowers and greenery directly onto the card.
Peach drift roses make beautiful greeting cards, but you can also frame arrangements like this to hang in your home, or give as a gift.
Red drift roses look cute on note-cards.
Perennial geraniums can be used to make sweet little cards.
I also experimented using a teal background and layering the dried flowers on top of paper cut-out flowers to add another dimension to the cards.
Glue additional cut-outs on the envelope to coordinate with the cards.
Yellow blanket flowers are easy to work with and make your greeting cards look happy! You could also press flowers you receive in a bouquet to create special keepsakes.
Have fun being creative! Enjoy!
Resources:
Red River Paper – cards, envelopes, clear display bags
Paper Source – cards, envelopes, cut-outs
Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, Amazon – cards, envelopes, washi tape, trim, stickers, buttons
