Simple Cereal Box - Kraft Card Tutorial
This tutorial explains how I made this sweet and simple card above:
Materials
Cereal Box
Red cardstock 5.5 x 2.5"
2 Sheets White Cardstock 8.5 x 11"
Computer/printer to print sentiment
Pens to color (I used Copics)
Sewing Machine
Lace
Sizzix Nestabilities circle die (optional)
I love the look I've been seeing with Kraft cardstock and wanted to use that on this card, but since I didn't have any Kraft cardstock and I love upcycling, I used a cereal box instead!
A cereal box makes fabulous thick Kraft cardstock. Plus my kids eat an embarrassing amount of cereal....
I trimmed the cereal box to the size below, 5.5 inches x 8.5 inches.
Then I folded it in half which made it a 5.5 inch x 4.25 inch card which is an A-2 size.
I used my little nifty Perfect Squares tool to trim the corners as I am not the best folder. Not required, but I find it is a neat little tool for straightening cards.
The red card stock I trimmed to 2.25 x 5.5 and glued on the kraft cereal box.
Fun Part - Time to Sew!
I stitched a square around the border 1/4 inches in from the edge. I used the fat stitch which is stitch #2 on my sewing machine (Pfaff Quilt Expressions 4.). It is probably different on your sewing machine, but it is the wide looking simple stitch. I find that it stands out better on cards.
I also lengthened the stitch length to 4.5.
Here is a boo-boo. Originally, the card was going to be just plain stitches all around. But on the left hand side you can see in the above photo the stitches came out crooked. That is OK! I just used this mistake as a design opportunity and added lace, which I think adds some softness to the card and looks great.
This is the lace I used which I bought for $1.50 at Daimo the Japanese dollar store we have here in Southern California. Feel free to substitute whatever lace or ribbon you have on hand.
Next, I printed out my Handmade Harbour "sheep and lamb digi image" and colored it with Copic pens. This digi image was super fun to color. I fussy cut the image leaving a little white border around the image and glued it to the card.
The sentiment was printed on my computer using Word in the Chalkduster font.
I then used a die cut (Spellbinders Nestabiltiies 2 inch circle) to cut the sentiment out. You can use any circle template you have such as a salt shaker or lid. I lightly colored around the edges of the circle to add depth.
Finally, I added white card stock to the inside to give it a cleaner look.
I hope you enjoy making it and I think this little card would cheer up anyone!
