One of the things that I can no longer do (thank you COVID) is pop to the shops for a card. These pieces of thick paper are ridiculously priced for what they are but there are some (older) members of my family who do not get a home-made card as they do not appreciate it. It is the same people who are not "quilt worthy" to use a phrase from "Just Get It Done Quilts" on YouTube. So this week in a rare moment of calm I was looking at cardmaking videos on YouTube and a new to me channel popped up in my suggestions. "Call Me {Crafty} Al". This lovely lady has been generous enough to produce a monthly (free) pdf which gives materials, cutting instructions and a sketch which yields a minimum of 6 cards using 12 x 12 (inch) patterned paper. There is a monthly hashtag so anyone who makes a set of these uses the hashtag on blog, YouTube or Instagram and voila you have lots of inspiration for just how to use your stash to make your own assembly line set of cards. I think if you pre-made the sentiments or images then you could produce a set in under half an hour - perfect if like me you find that there just aren't enough hours in the day.
Here is the one for this month (Feb 2021) I am in the process of going through the last years worth as I am late to the party as usual.
Just one word of warning - this wonderful resource uses the standard size for US cards A2 or 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches. This is a result of taking a standard 8 1/2 x 11 inch piece of cardstock - cutting it in half and then folding the resultant rectangle in half to make a card base. Here in the UK we use A4 paper which is a slightly different size (approximately 8 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches) when this is cut in half and folded it gives a card base which is slightly taller and thinner than the US A2 card size
This video by CraftStash.co.uk explains the difference.
If you are in the UK (or another country that uses A4 as it's standard paper size) you will need to be careful if you use ready-made envelopes (as I do) or plan to sell the cards (as I used to when I was allowed out into the big wide world) as they do not fit into standard frames/holders etc. A2 envelopes and card bases are available in the UK but tend to be found in the "arts and crafts" section rather than the "stationary" section and therefore demand a slightly higher premium - even so still much cheaper than buying shop cards!
Can't wait for the 1st March as this will be the next sheetload. Thanks Alesha!
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