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The journey of card making always beings small.  Most people usually have a handful of basic supplies in the beginning.  

Today I made two simple cards using the same basic design of a center focal point, and a floral image stamped on the corner. 



 For these two cards, you will need these supplies:

Paper trimmer

Ink Pad

Masking Paper or post it pads (masking paper is pretty affordable and can be reused) 

Light weight card stock to stamp and cut #90 works well for fussy cutting

Detail cutting scissors

Glue

Markers or coloring pencils

Border stamp or Stencil shape

Sentiment to stamp in center

Floral image in corner

Clear stamp blocks (with grids are super handy), or a stamp platform

Assembly:

Rotate the paper with the longest edge (11 inch side) is along the top of the trimmer.  

Cut in half at 5 and 1/2 inches.  This is your card base.  You can make 2 cards from 1 sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper.  

On the light weight cardstock, stamp the border.  

Stamp the border onto the masking paper and carefully cut around the edges.  Unpeel the backing and cover the border that you stamped.  

Take the floral image and stamp on the corner.  

If using a stencil: (Red card with poinsettia)

Trace stencil outline lightly with a pencil on light weight card stock, trace one more on masking paper.  

Cut the masking shape out, and cover your outline.

Stamp, and color

Glue into center of card, choose if you want a vertical or horizontal card.  (I chose horizontal ) 

Remove masking paper and stamp sentiment in the center.  

If you want to embellish more, take a gold pen and trace the inside of the oval.  

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