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.