When it comes to making cards, whether for a specific recipient or just to have in my stash, I think it’s okay to let your cards do the talking! Sometimes it doesn’t take much more than the sentiment on the front of the card (and sometimes you can fill the entire inside with many, many, many more words!). I love the “Girl Squad ” collection for cardmaking and the little journaling cards and sentiments are just perfect for them!
I used two different patterned papers with “journaling” or text…in addition to the little square sentiment cards. Of course I’ll write on the inside, but honestly, the outside says it all! Here’s how easy it is to whip up these cards:
Start with a text paper base (4″ x 5 1/4″):
Next, cut a 4″ x 3″ piece of a coordinating text paper and place it on the base:
Now add the sentiment square:
Cut a paper doily in half and place it under the middle block:
The next step is to cover the rough edge with a strip of coordinating paper and tie a black string around the entire piece:
Add a strip of coordinating washi tape across the top of the block:
Add a few stickers (I added leaves and a flower):
In addition, I used foam adhesive squares to pop up the flower:
Finally, place the entire piece on a white cardstock base:
See how easy that was? So easy, you can whip up another one in no time at all!
A couple of close-ups:
Next time you have to make a card, choose papers with text, or journaling in the design and let your card do the talking!!
Supplies:
Girl Squad Stickers
Girl Squad Washi Tape
Girl Squad “Hello Friends ” Patterned Paper
Girl Squad “Besties” Patterned Paper
Girl Squad “Happy Day” Patterned Paper
Girl Squad “Girl Squad ” Patterned Paper
White Doily
White Cardstock
There are so many great pink patterned papers in the collection. I picked two of them to create these cards. Let’s start with the bicycle card. 
The Stitch Happy sewing machine from We R Memory Keepers is one of my very favorite tools. I used this machine to stitch around the edge of the pink gingham patterned paper. I adhered the paper so the corner was in the middle of the card and trimmed off the excess with my paper trimmer. 
Putting stickers onto foam adhesive dots is one of my favorite ways to give stickers a little extra dimension. That’s what I did with the bicycle sticker. That cute sticker needs to pop off the background.
At the top of the card, I added a “you’re great” sticker. Once again, I used pop dots to give the sticker some dimension. I cut the flower cluster sticker in half and tucked it under the pink patterned paper. The entire sticker was too overwhelming for a small card.
This taco truck card is a personal favorite of mine. It makes me smile whenever I see it. I combined a few different patterned papers to create the background of the card. I did keep the majority of the background pink though—I love pink!
I kept the design of these two cards very similar. By keeping the design similar, I was able to create these two cards very quickly. Along the bottom of the card I added the taco truck sticker (on pop dots). 
My favorite part of this card is the black “taco Tuesday” puffy sticker that I added in the window of the taco truck. How cute is that sticker?!?!? 
Along the top of the card, I added a sunshine/cloud sticker. I used pop dots to adhere both of these stickers as well. 
To give both of these cards a little bit of shimmer, I sprinkled some Heidi Swapp color shine on them. I LOVE the finishing touch that the color shine gives to these cards.
Thank you for stopping by the Pebbles blog today. Hurry, start creating your Girl Squad Summer cards! You’ll love playing with this fabulous collection. I’ll see you again soon!
