{"product_id":"quick-easy-greeting-cards-project","title":"Quick \u0026 Easy Greeting Cards Project","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eI’ve been having so much fun playing around with paints, stencils, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dina-wakley-media-collage-painted-marks\/\"\u003epatterned tissue paper\u003c\/a\u003e on large sheets of paper. Because I know that I’ll later cut the large sheet into smaller pieces, I’m able to create more freely without any expectations. I just randomly add paint to the paper, and when dry, I use stencils and apply tissue paper with gel medium to create more interest. Sometimes I will doodle over everything with charcoal using my non-dominant hand. I try to leave some areas of the paper untouched as well. Working in this way is so addicting that I have amassed quite the collection of these cut-up papers, and I knew it was time to put some of them to use. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eI was working on another project, which involved making little “just because” tags to put on small gifts. I thought about how much I enjoy surprising my loved ones with little notes. With that in mind, I decided to make a bundle of cards to have on hand and ready to be sent to someone who may need a little boost. These painted papers were perfect for this. I trimmed them so they were slightly smaller than a standard A2 card, and adhered them to the card bases, which I made from\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dina-wakley-media-kraft-cardstock-paper-pack\/\"\u003e kraft cardstock\u003c\/a\u003e. I then applied sentiments to painted paper scraps, and went over them with a layer of gel medium. Once dry, I layered them with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dina-wakley-media-kraft-cardstock-paper-pack\/\"\u003ekraft cardstock\u003c\/a\u003e, and adhered them to the cards. To finish, I bundled them and tied them together using a torn piece of fabric I had used as a paint rag. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristen Hammons is the Director of Publishing for Stampington \u0026amp; Company and Editor-in-Chief of \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/somerset-studio\/\"\u003eSomerset Studio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bella-grace\/\"\u003eBella Grace\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bella-grace-book-of-lists\/\"\u003eBook of Lists\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/field-guide-to-everyday-magic\/\"\u003eField Guide to Everyday Magic\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-cozy-issue\/\"\u003eThe Cozy Issue\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cem\u003e and \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/greencraft-magazine\/\"\u003eGreenCraft\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e. She lives in Orange County with her husband and their two rescue dogs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452541984919,"sku":"PROJ-1341","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/5546\/3319\/files\/20220809_trending_005__31195.1660065907.1280.1280.jpg?v=1746794277","url":"https:\/\/stampington.live\/products\/quick-easy-greeting-cards-project","provider":"Stampington \u0026 Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}