he loves me - yeah, yeah, yeah

to make this card, start with a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in of cardstock for the card base, (11 x 4 1/4 in folded in half). cut out a 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in rectangle. cut another rectangle, this time 5 1/2 x 3 1/4-1/2. glue the smallest rectangle to the next larger rectangle, leaving a border on the top and bottom. using a punch, diecut, cricut or freehand, cut out three flowers and a few extra petals. attach the flowers to the card using a brad on the double rectangle. cut out a few leaves. glue the leaves under the flowers so they can be seen, and glue the extra petals to the card so they look like they are falling. glue the double rectangle to the card, leaving a small border on the top, and just over one inch of space on the bottom. using diecuts, a cricut (george and basic shapes) or punches, cut out the letters to spell he loves me (set the letters to be 1 in. if using a cricut). glue the letters to the bottom of the card, overlapping as necessary to make space. leave a little space on the folded edge of the card. cut a piece of ribbon, and tie it around the card at the inside edge.

announcements announcements announcements

I made these graduation annoucements when I graduated from byu. I think that my roommates either hated me or thought I was crazy because I took over the entire living room while I was making them.

to make this card, cut a 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 rectange of cardstock of one of your school colors. cut out a square (or whatever shape to fit your stamp) piece of cardstock, using another school color. stamp a congratulations sentiment on the square. glue to the front of the card base. stamp the letters of your university or college directly onto the front of the card base. print your graduation announcement information onto another piece of cardstock. glue to the back of the card. congratulations!

thank you squares

to make this card, use a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. card base, made from textured or bazzill paper. cut a 5 1/2 x 1 1/4-1 1/2 in. rectangle. tear the top and bottom edges of the rectangle. glue to the center of the base. cut eight 3/4 in. squares of a dark background color, and eight 1/2 in. squares of white paper. glue the smaller white squares to the larger background squares, and then onto the ripped rectangle. spell out thank you on the squares. punch out and insert eyelets on the edges of the ripped rectangle.

queen for a day

I made this crown to celebrate my cat's "birthday". silly, I know, but fun nonetheless.


to make this crown, trace and cut out a crown pattern out of blue cardstock. lay the paper on top of a coppery colored cardstock and trace the crown pattern again, but leaving a 1/4 inchish border along the top and bottom. cut out a strip of white cardstock with scalloped craft scissors. cut a piece of maroon bazzill to fit inside the white paper. glue everything together as shown. after the glue dries, form the paper into a circle and attach the ends together. (if you have a really strong glue it might work, but I used staples.) cut out letters using a cricut or diecuts to spell the name. glue to the front of the crown. cut an elastic hair thing and staple ends to the inside of the crown so it will stay on your cat or doll's head.

welcome!

welcome to laska love cards, a blog dedicated to cards and crafts. since I started making cards people have told me how amazing I am because the cards look so good (about half the time they look good, the other half of the time I want to throw them out the window). but I'm not that creative or amazing. I get most of my ideas from other cards or ideas I have seen, and I tweak them to make them fit my vision. but I wanted a start a blog to show that cool cards aren't that hard to make, and so everyone could get some ideas to make cool cards. if you have any questions or ideas for cards, you can leave a comment here, or email me at laskalovecards@gmail.com . happy crafting!

pretty pictures

I got this idea from watching gilmore girls (of course, I know). I had seen memory boards around, but I liked the fact that the dragonfly had one that was in a picture frame, making it look all fancy.

cover a painters canvas with batting and then fabric. staple it all to the backside of the canvas. string the ribbon across the canvas, again stapling it to the back. insert brads at the intersections, making sure to go all the way through to the back of the canvas (a large craft needle is helpful to puncture a hole the entire thickness). place the canvas in the picture frame and tape them together on the backside.

have a great meal

cut a 2 by 3 inch (or so) piece of cardstock and fold it in half. rub an ink pad along the edges of the face to give it a distressed look. cut one or two squares for use under the football or flower. use a sticker or cake candy topper for the football. use a brad to secure the flower into place. for the name, use rub-on's for the entire name or just the first letter and finish the rest of the name with your own writing.

a paisley birthday

to make this card use a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 card base made of white cardstock. cut a 5 1/4 x 2 1/2 inch rectangle out of patterned paper. glue to the top of the card, leaving a border. cut a 5 1/4 x 2 1/4 inch rectangle out of patterned paper. draw a scalloped pattern on one of the long edges (draw on the back!). cut out the scallops. glue to the bottom part of the card, leaving an edge. it's okay if the two paper's overlap. cut a 5 1/2 x 1 or 1 in. piece of white cardstock. attach over the seam the two other papers made. punch or free cut a flower and sew a button to the middle of the flower. glue the flower and button to the card. use rub-on's to spell out happy birthday, or use rub-on's for the h (of happy) and b (of birthday) and hand write the other letters to match.

sewing sheep

to make this card, use the usual 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 card base, made of blue cardstock. cut a 5 1/2 x 3 inch rectangle of patterned paper. glue it to the bottom of the card. cut a 5 1/2 x 2 inch piece of patterned paper. round the bottom edge of the rectangle, making a kind of s shape out of the edge. glue it to the middle section of the card, leaving about 1 inch of the card base showing on the top. (the two cut out pieces of paper need to overlap!) using a sewing machine, stitch along the the top and bottom border of the middle section. use a cricut, diecut, or free cut a number or letter from a solid colored piece of paper. glue it to the card where it looks best.

love windows

this card has a kind of funny story. the school was doing some valentines activity this last year - cookie decorating, card making, probably some other stuff I don't remember. I convinced my friend that we should make a card, and this is what I made. it's all free cut - no rulers or punches, just me and some scissors, and she seemed to think I was amazing. it's not really that hard, so please don't also praise me...I'm not that awesome.

to make this card, cut out a rectangle of red paper (thicker paper will be better). then cut out a slightly smaller rectangle of pink paper. glue them together so there is a border of the red paper. cut out four square-ish shapes from white paper. glue them in a 2x2 pattern in the middle of the pink paper. cut out the letters "L", "V", and "E", and a heart. after being cut out, outline them with a black maker. glue them onto the white windows. pierce two holes in the top of the card, about 3/4 of an inch or so apart. then cut thin strips of white paper, a little longer than the width of the card. weave the paper through the holes on the top of the card. using the scissors, curl the thin strips of paper like you would balloon ribbon.

a big thank you

to make this card use a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 card base of thick patterned paper. cut a 5 1/2 x 2 1/4 inch rectangle of solid colored or patterned paper. cut another rectangle of plain colored or bazzill paper 5 1/2 x 2 inches. glue them together, leaving a border on the top and bottom. cut a 5 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch patterend paper. glue down the single rectangle first, leaving a border of the patterned card base showing. then glue the double rectangle down, leaving a larger portion/border of the card base. punch in two eyelets on each side of the double rectangle. cut out the words "thank" and "you" using a cricut (opposites attract) or diecut. glue down "thank" first across the double rectangle. then glue "you" down on top of the bottom portion of "thank".

once there was a snowman...

to make this card use a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 single card base (it just has a front and back - it doesn't fold). cut off the upper right and left corners. punch out a circle, and attach it to the middle top of the card using an eyelet. stamp a snowman onto white paper (I used a bazzill paper for texture, but the stamp didn't always look good). tear the edges of the paper around the stamp. use colored pencils to color in certain parts of the stamp. use chalk to color the ripped edge of the paper. glue to the middle of the card base. stamp a christmas phrase to the bottom right of the card base. attach ribbon through the eyelet hole.

oh baby!

to make the base, cut a 3 1/8 x 6 1/3 in. piece of patterned paper. cut a 2 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. piece of vellum. attach all four corners with brads. the patterned paper should form an equal border on three sides, with one side having a little bit larger border.

to make the bookmark, cut 6 x 2 3/8 in. piece of patterned paper. round the edges with a paper edge rounder. punch in an eyelet on one end of the bookmark and put in a ribbon. cut out four 1 1/2 in. squares. glue them to the bookmark in an up and down pattern. cut out the letters "B", "A", "B" and "Y" from bazzill paper using a cricut (george and basic shapes) or diecut. glue them to the inside of the square blocks. print out the invitation and glue it to the back of the bookmark. insert the bookmark into the base, making sure the top of the bookmark (where the ribbon is) has the extra border of the base.

snowflakes and ribbon

to make this card, use a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. card base of cardstock. cut. cut a 1 3/4 x 5 in piece of white paper. cut a 2 x 5 in. piece of white paper. cut a 1 x 5 in. piece of colored bazzill. punch out four snowflakes using a punch, diecut or cricut. attach the snowflakes to the top 1 in. white piece of paper using brads. glue the white piece of paper to the top of the card leaving a 1/4 in. border along the top and sides. attach the larger patterned piece of blue paper along the bottom of the white paper (there should also be a 1/4 in. border along the sides and bottom). use the colored bazzill paper to cover the crease. stamp a holiday message to the bottom of the card on the larger patterned paper. wrap a 15 in. ribbon around the card at the level of the middle of the bazzilled paper.

vellum daisies

to make this card, start with a 4 x 11 1/2 inch textured paper. fold 2 9/16 in (you could probably do 2 1/2 in.) from each side toward the middle of the card. glue the printed invitation onto the middle inside of the card. cut out two vellum flowers using a punch, diecut or cricut and attach them to the middle of the inside of the card using an eyelet. before you actually attach them, mark where they should be attached, making sure that the edge of the card will be held down by the flower.

a little holiday cheer

to make this card, start with a 12 x 4 inch piece of paper, folded length-wise to form a 6x4 in. card of bazzill or textured paper. cut out a 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. rectangle of black bazzill. cut a 5x3 in. rectangle of beige bazzill. glue the two rectangles together in the middle, leaving a 1/8 border all the way around. attach the double rectangles to the card using eyelets in all four corners, making sure to leave a 1/2 inch-ish boarder all the way around the card. cut out three triangles from green bazzill. cut a square from brown bazzill, and punch out a star from yellow bazzill. glue them to the beige rectangle, starting with the trunk, then the three triangles (make sure to overlap, finally glue the star on top. stamp a holiday message onto the beige bazzill, and glue it to a piece of black bazzill for a border. glue to the inside of the card.

rubber ducky shower

to make this card, start with a 6x3 in. piece of double sided patterned paper, folded in half to form a 3 in. square card. print out the front of the card onto vellum, and cut the phrase out so that it is smaller than 3x3 in. do the same for the inside, invitation part of the card. glue the invitation to the inside. measure a piece of ribbon to the size of the neck of the rubber ducky plus about 1 in. or so. attach the vellum and the ends of the ribbon to the card with a brad.