Monday, 2 May 2011
by Julia
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At about midnight, the night before a recent craft fair, I realised to my horror, I’d run out of business cards, so I made these handmade ones and was really surprised at all the great feedback I got about them. I’ve just made another batch today, and they’re so simple!
Here’s how I made them…
Starting off with white A4 card, I cut it to size using a craft knife, and patchwork ruler. The card was nothing fancy, just from a children’s activity pack . I made my cards 3 and a half inches by 2 and a half inches, and was able to get 9 out of each A4 sheet. Of course you could change the size to whatever suits your needs.
When I had cut all my cards to the right size, I used a self inking stamp to add my details. I think the stamp came free one time when I ordered cards from vistaprint.com . You don’t need a stamp of course…if your hand writing is neater than mine there’s nothing to stop you writing them by hand.
I laid each one out after I’d stamped it, to let the ink dry.
The motifs were all made from bits and pieces I had ready to hand. These fabric flowers were left over from greetings cards I made years ago. They were cut out from non-woven interfacing, which I’d coloured with fabric transfer paints. They have a nice fuzzy texture, like a very fine felt. Sewing through card isn’t a problem but blunts the needle quickly, so I used an old needle which was already past its best, and a long stitch length.
The stars had also been in my craft stash for years. They were bought from a sale of Christmas wrappings at B&Q one January, and already have sticky dots on the back.
And these felt shapes were from a children’s craft pack which had a selection of different ready-cut shapes in lots of lovely bright shades.
easy peasy!
These cards could also work well with photo copies of your work, scraps, odds and ends of fabric, buttons etc, etc, etc…
If you’ve made your own business cards I’d love to see them, please feel free to add a link to them in the comments.
