Card Making the Boutique Way

Take your card making techniques to the next level by creating clean and simple handmade cards similar to what you’d find in a boutique.

Would you like your handmade greeting card making to look like the ones that are in your favorite boutique?

I’m going to show you some that I’ve made while taking Altenew’s Clean and Simple Boutique Cards class as part of the Altenew Academy Certification Program.

Card Making with Luxury Paper Creates Elegant Die Cut Handmade Card

Three dies were used to create this stunning birthday card in minutes.

I started out by selecting two colors of cardstock that contrast well together. The teal and the gold are striking.

Selection of the dies to use was key. I started with the background die and fell in love with how it looked in gold over the teal. But then I really struggled to find an image that looked good on top of it until I found another die with the same pattern as the one in the background die. Finally, I used white cardstock to make the sentiment pop.

Assembly was easy after cutting out each of the dies. I used a repositionable glue runner to adhere the background die-cut to the card base. Because of the layers created by the background die I used liquid glue to attach the centerpiece. Then I attached the sentiment with foam tape to give it some dimension.

Supplies:

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Cardstock: Card base – Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Solar White: Card panel – Spellbinders 100lb Lagoon; Tonic Gold Mirror

Stamp: Inside greeting – Altenew Birthday Greetings

Dies: Altenew Dodec Cover; Altenew Dodec Star (no longer available); Altenew Halftone Happy (no longer available)

Adhesives: Gina K Designs dot glue adhesive; Foam Tape; Bearly Art Glue

Faux Letterpress Embossing

For another easy card, I selected an embossing folder to create the background. But before I ran it through the machine I blended several colors of ink on one side of the inside of the folder.

The results were so lovely that I didn’t want to cover it up. I used vellum to add the sentiment but not lose sight of the background and I chose silver embossing powder so as not to overpower the background. After heat embossing the sentiment onto the vellum I cut it out using a circle die and then attached it with a glue dot.

Supplies:

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Cardstock: Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Solar White: Neenah Classic Crest 80lb Solar White

Stamp: Gina K Designs Original Wreath Builder

Die: Waffle Flower Nesting Circle Die

Embossing Folder: Simon Says Stamp Splendid leaves Circle Frame

Inks: Versamark Watermark Ink; Distress Oxide – Peacock Feathers, Weathered Wood, Salvaged Patina

Embossing Powder: Hero Arts Silver

Heat Tool: Sizzix

Die Cut Machine: Gemini Jr. or Spellbinders Platinum 6

Adhesives: Glue Dot

Tied With a Bow

People love to receive handmade cards but they also love to get them as gifts.

You can create a beautiful wrapper for a set of cards using a cover die, a couple of different colors of cardstock, and a ribbon.

Supplies:

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Cardstock: Gina K Designs Seaglass; Taylored Expressions 110lb Mint Julep

Die: Altenew Shutter Cover Die

Ribbon: Offray

Adhesive: Gina K Designs dot glue adhesive