Handmade Greeting Cards with Kraft paper

Hello everyone!

I am back with a new, fun tutorial. I love papercrafts of all kinds and therefore have quite the stash of various papers - among those some sheets of A4 size Kraft paper. I thought these would be perfect for this card making project. The process is easy with lots of mark making and using leftover bits of collage, junk paper, found objects, ephemera and anything else you would like to decorate the card with. 

I forgot to take a picture of the plain Kraft paper, but it's really self-explanatory. You take the sheet of Kraft paper and cut it in half. Then you take the two pieces and fold them in half. That's your card bases ready!

Below is a step-by-step instruction, however, feel free to substitute any colors or decorations as you please:

Step One

I stamped my text stamp in a few areas on the card front, then used blue paint to make a couple of random swipes with a big brush. I let this dry.

Step Two

Next I used a small dagger brush and black acrylic ink to make abstract swirly marks and let this dry again.

Step Three

With a fan brush I made some splatters all over the card front.

Step Four

I set aside the cards to dry and prepare the focal images, which in my case are various leaves. I used stamps and distress ink to create the images.

 I keep a basket with tiny paper scraps that I like using in my collage art and journals. These are leftover from bigger projects. These are also great for adding texture to cards. I did not want to overload my cards, so I just chose few neutral pieces. On a whim I cut out tiny hearts from this pink leftover paper. (see above)

I arranged and adhered the pieces with gel medium, which is best for thin tissue papers and a glue stick for the sturdier pieces.

Finally, I add the cut out leaf images and hearts!

Now, I have two unique handmade cards - ready to pop into an envelope and send to someone special! 

You can watch the process in the video below:

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