Jacqui's Hello Easy Cards

                                                  JACQUI'S  HELLO EASY  CARDS 

Today i wanted to create some cards that  were simple to  create  I have lots of  cardstock , &  patterned papers to last me a life time , &  i have just joined a group that  sends out  Acts of Kindness cards.  The group is growing so fast, i thought  i would  only have a few to make , but its increasingly  growing day by day, so want to  achieve something  thats going to be quick  &  easy  not spend  hours creating 

INGREDIENTS 

 one sheet  of  patterned paper 

3 sheets of white  card stock  or  your preference 

scraps  of white or preferred colour for your stamping  &  matting  

HELLO   stamp 

i have used Staz-on ink

Black or any colour gel pen  

  your preference of tape  or  glue  to  stick together  , you may add bling , or other items  to  your card , as i most likely do later,  another alternative  is to  corner round  your corners,  

if you dont have stamps you can use  collectibles or sticker sheets for  your   words , the choice is yours  its   endless  the possibilities 

lets get started Tent &  Landscape  cards  4 " x6 " Stamp    Hello word  to white carstock.   trim to desired size i have a couple that are stamped onto the  card see below Score  3 sheets of  white card stock at 6 inches ,  now , turn &  cut  at   4 inches or  100 cms  wide.so now you have 9 cards   using the template  with   the sizes .                                                                                   Card  one 3 3/4  x  5 3 /4  . add to card.  now cut  on the right hand side of your paper  half an inch ,you can use this  to  place your  hello on top of     for variety , you can add ribbon  here  to hold the word  hello .i have given you 3 examples  if you have a particular design  as in my   last card   you can make it  to that design 

Card  2  & 3 cut    3 3/4  x  5 3/4  cut on the diagonal place  half on each card ,you can do  either  protrait or landscape  Stamp  on the card   Hellowith  steel  ruler,   draw around only  2 sides ,as shown  in my 2 pics.

card 4    cut    5  strips of   3 1/2  x one inch, add to  card, a tip, i do is  i start on both outsides  and work in ,that way   the middle  one should be  in the middle.       i dont really measure anything here i  just go by my eye 

3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inch square you can leave as is or  cut on the Diagonal to make either card Card 5  cut   3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inch. so becomes   1 3/4 x 1 3/4  inch  mat with  co ordinating  cardstock  2 x2 inch.arrnge  on  card , Stamp  on card. 

Card 6 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inch square add  black pen around  outside stamp on card

Card  7     this one is like card  4   all i did was  make them into  flags place on card same  way as  card 4 

Card 8cut    your  3  3/4 square  now  cut   3 inches square Cut  on the diagonal  both ways , Dont throw away those scraps  they are going on your card   cut a scrap  peice of  cooured cardstock 3 1/4   x 3 1/4  inch and allowing just a small gap place your 4 triangles  over lapping  each  other toform a diamond in  the middle  add  those  2 strips top and bottom   of the card ,and  then your Hello  on mat over  the middle 

Card  9         Stamp Hello  tothe centre of your card cut  the ramaining 3 3/4   square and cut on the diagonal  once  add to  each corner of your  card , overlapping the edges 

below is  some that i have done  with using  6 inch  pad  of Kaiercraft  Wandering  Ivy, using  more papers but the same technique ,

Using  ribbon above 

On the right here i have used a one inch  scalloped  punch  for soemthing a bit different hope you enjoyed making my cards  please comment  belowif able cheersjacqui mccully