As you can see from the picture below, the online friend is none other than Valerie Smith, my co-moderator for the MakingGreetingCards Yahoo group.

Valerie is one lovely lady whom I got to know a few years back and she has been a great help to me especially in moderating the group while I was absent from there.

Here's the yellow background just for you card I'm talking about followed by step-by-step instructions so you can duplicate or modify for your own cardmaking if you like. Since I don't have the card with me, I will have to estimate the measurement in my instructions below.

just for you card

click here to view a bigger image of this handmade card.

card making supplies used for the front of this homemade card

• yellow color cardstock 8" x 6"
• white cardstock x 2pcs 4" x 3"
• light blue cardstock 4" x 3"
• white liner gel pen
• paper trimmer or scissors
• Blue color dye ink pad
• Black color ink pad
• mini rubber stamp from Your Next Stamp
• die cuts - tiny tag, rectangular frames
• sheer ribbon
• silver charm with engraved word 'love'
• string
• color pencils
• tiny stick-on gem by HeroArts
• double-sided foam tape
• glue

Card Making Instructions

• Score and fold yellow color cardstock to make a blank 4" x 6" folded card
• Die cut rectangular shapes with white and light blue color cardstock. The light blue color shape smaller than the white color.
• Embossed die cuts and use blue inkpad and dabber to color inside the light blue card with the metal die still in place.
• Stamp mini image onto white cardstock and color in with color pencils.
• Layer and glue white and light blue rectangular shapes over yellow card front leaving more space at the bottom of yellow card front.
• Trim and use double-sided foam tape to attach mini image to top of card. (refer to card picture above for placement)
• Hand-draw stitches on border of yellow card as well as around white rectangular card with white color gel pen.
• Cut a slit on fold line of yellow card and tie the ribbon on the card front.
• Cut tag with white cardstock and hand write name of recipient with black marker pen.
• Pierce hole and attached to ribbon together with the silver charm.
• Add the tiny gem to the hairband on the mini girl image.

Note: I used a Spellbinders Nestabilities die, 'Worky Rectangles' for this project but if yu don't have this die, you can use regular rectangles instead.

That's it! A quick and simple handmade just for you card for a special lady friend. Try it and send it as a Random Act of Kindness card to someone today.

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