I Swear Mini Cards

Inspired by swear words (and substitution swear words), I created mini cards that each convey a swear word moment. I was actually inspired by substitution swear words first; when I posted What the Fudge! I thought of various faux swear words and “blowhole” stood out in my mind. I envisioned a cute whale with “You blowhole!” on it, and I thought I could create a series of cards using swear words and drawings.

Happy Unbirthday Card – Rectangular

I got my happy unbirthday card printed and I’m pretty satisfied by the way it turned out. Some of you may recall that I had created a square happy unbirthday card some months ago, but I had to change the format of the card because of the printing size options available. And I think the changes turned out for the better (since there’s more white space and the weight of the text is at the bottom of the card now).

While the card can be used as-is as a little note, I thought it would be nice to show a few extra ways the card could be used. So here are some tag and card options:

DIY: String Tag

I wanted to make something that used string as a focal point. I think in the back of my mind were those cardboard thread holders that you might find in a travel sewing kit, where the thread is held in place by an indented part of the cardboard.

I had embroidery floss that had been sitting in a drawer for years, so I decided to use it in this string tag.

Hello Tag

From the beginning, I had a pretty clear idea of what I wanted my “Hello” tag to look like. At first glance I wanted the type to look just like lines, so I created my type to be tall and narrow and placed the type across the width of the tag.

Slit Tag

I decided to make a tag that didn’t use any adhesive. There are times when you don’t want to damage your image with cutting or gluing (or maybe you just don’t have any adhesive around), so instead I created a “frame” for the image.

You + Me = We-eee! Tag

I’ve had “You + Me = We-eee!” in my head for a while now—I just hadn’t gotten around to doing anything with it. It happens quite often with me that I have an initial idea and I just let it simmer for days or weeks or months, just waiting to become motivated and inspired enough to actually create something out of it.

Quick Valentines

I found this cute scrapbooking paper at a craft store and decided to turn it into quick valentines. I just cut out the images along the dotted lines and then pasted the image onto colored paper. It was super easy.

DIY: Lantern Tag

I was thinking about other ways to use circle shapes, and came up with a festive lantern tag.

DIY: Woven Paper Tags

I’ve been to a few paper shows. Not tons, but enough that I’ve accumulated a couple of boxes worth of stuff. A paper show, in case you don’t know, is just what it sounds like: a show about paper. People who use paper in their printing will go to these shows and talk to vendors about the different types of paper and pick up paper samples.