For my Showcase this week, I thought I'd share with you a few things that I keep in mind when I am making cards.

For this Card Set, I used the Grandmas' quilt paper from the Life is good range.

Wonderful Friend Card Set


From one sheet of 12x12 cardstock, I get two cards. I make my first cut at 8 1/2 and then cut that piece in half so I have two 8 1/2 x 6 pieces. The cut off piece, I keep close by just in case I want to use my nesties, stamps or punches for some detail.

I used to cut it to 11 and then in half again until I noticed that leaving it at 12, once cut and folded it was a better fit for the standard envelope. Cut at 11 it was a little short.

Lately for most of my cards I start of with a backing piece 4x5 3/4 as my first layer and build on it from there as I find having the card stock edge frames my card.

Seeing as I have the two card bases I will make a two card set and once I have decided on the materials and layout of one I will use the same materials on the other card and change the layout of the second.

Wonderful Friend Card 1


Wonderful Friend Card 2


With these two cards I changed the orientation of the nesties from landscape to portrait and then moved my feature from the top to the bottom.

Stunning Cards Julie

Oh Julies, you make it look so easy! i really love the way you have clustered these elements!

Beautiful cards Julie!

I sometimes get 3 cards out of a 12x12 piece of cardstock. I cut at 4" and 8" and have the fold at the top of the card or do as you do.

Your cards are gorgeous, Julie.

wow - just beautiful - you cardies are just too clever!

lovely Juile like the idea of similar but different

Thanks girls.

Love your cards Julie.

Can you explain nesties to me please? I don't understand how they work?

Beautiful cards Julie !!!

Thanks Helen.

Nesties or Spellbinders are a die cut cutting system. They can be used in a cuttle bug, big shot and the old fashion sixxiz machine.

Beautiful cards Julie.............looove that colour!

Thanks Leanne