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Welcome to day 23 of the mixed media
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card challenge. 30 cards using craft
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supplies you probably got at home. So if
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you want to find all the others on the
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screen in the description on my channel
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you'll find them. And today we're making
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this one here. So let's get started.
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You're going to need a piece of card
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folded in half to make your card or a
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card blank if you like to start with one
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of those. Mine is 7 in x 5 in. Plus some
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pretty paper. Now, you could use some
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crafting paper or you could just use
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some pretty wrapping paper, whatever
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you've got available. And then you want
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to cut it down so it just fits nicely
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onto your card. Now, you'll notice I'm
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not cutting mine. I'm ripping it against
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a metal ruler. Um, I just like that
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rough and ready edge that you get, but a
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little word of warning, as you're going
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to see me do now. If you try and take a
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small amount off using this technique,
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it can be a little bit tricky and
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doesn't necessarily just rip down.
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nicely. Your small bit can tear and then
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you can really struggle. So, I just I'm
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going to leave that in and show you what
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can happen when you're taking those
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little bits off if you're not careful.
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Um, but I still like this technique. And
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I'm going to do the same on the top and
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the bottom because I want that same
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rough and ready edge on both. You see
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that went off beautifully.
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And just do the other end.
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If you like measuring and you like it
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nice and straight, then please feel free
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to measure out the um shape you want and
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then cut it out. I'm just going to stick
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it on with an ordinary glue stick. I'm
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just putting it down flat. I don't want
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this sticking up at all. And I'm just
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making sure it's got a good coverage on
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Now, because I know what I want to do
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here, I am thinking about my lace coming
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And I'm thinking about my greeting at
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the bottom. So that's where I'm going to
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place it. Again, no measuring. If it
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looks right by eye, it is right. I'm
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putting that pen there to remind me
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because I keep forgetting to do any
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little details. So, I'm just running
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some lace down the side. Any sort of
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lace will do this, but I really like
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this one with the flowers on. And as you
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saw, I've got a little flower from some
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other lace that I can stick on later.
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Lots of different ways you can attach
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lace. I'm going to stick this long
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length down using some multi-purpose
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glue. And you have to be a little bit
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careful with that because while it
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theoretically dries clear, you actually
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can usually see it. But I want to
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include lots of different ways of doing
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these things. So you can use whatever
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you've got available. And then it's a
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case of pressing that lace down. And I
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find because it can come through the
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lace a bit, I like to get a bit of
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kitchen paper and press it down. Now,
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unfortunately, that can pull your lace
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up. So, just be a bit careful,
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unlike me, and keep it down flat,
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and it'll just hold in place
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And then for this little flower that is
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really really um delicate, I'm going to
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use some PVA based glue that will
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definitely be very clear and stick that
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down. But again, I'll use the kitchen
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roll. If you're enjoying this video,
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could you give me a thumbs up so it
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spreads to more people, please, so that
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we're all making gorgeous greeting cards
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for all our friends. So, I've got a nice
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base there. And then I've got a picture
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here that I just found in an old
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encyclopedia, and it's just to add a
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nice image to the front. So, you might
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have some card toppers, you might have a
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picture of an old card somebody gave you
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or something out of a book. Now, you
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could raise it up on the little foam
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pads to give a 3D effect, but I would
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have had to stick this to some card
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first because it's far too floppy as it
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is. So, if you've got something really
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thin and you want it to stick up, stick
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it to some card first. Now, my little
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greeting that I've got here that you can
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get for free, link on the screen and in
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the description below, I'm sticking that
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on with the little foam pads to give a
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And I'm sure you've all used those
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And there we go. Now, that to me could
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be completely finished, but I wanted to
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encourage you to start drawing on your
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cards, adding details. You could even
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use a ruler and do some perfect straight
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lines. I'm not particularly artistic
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when it comes to drawing. I'm not
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artistic at all, but even I can manage a
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few straight lines or a few curls. So,
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do think about adding them to your
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So, I hope you've enjoyed it and I hope
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you're going to make your own cards in a
