How to Embellish Premade Greeting Cards

Hello, and welcome to another Inspiration Station! I’m so glad you’ve found your way here. Today I wanted to share a card I created that came from a box of preprinted greeting cards. As a papercrafter I cringe (and most of the time refuse) when I need to I buy a greeting card. They’re so expensive and I have all the supplies needed to make a greeting card, but I don’t always have the time to create one. I purchased a box of preprinted cards and decided that I would add a few embellishments to the card to make it a little more personal.

The box of greeting cards I bought is from American Crafts from the Dear Lizzy Fine and Dandy Collection. These cards are adorable and have matching envelopes.

I chose to work with a card that is just plain white with gold foiled polka dots.

The first thing I did was add the sentiment, using stickers from October Afternoon.

After the sentiment was in place, I added a kraft tag just above the sentiment.

To bring a little bit more color I added a pink doily (from Doodlebug Design) and a dimensional sticker from Crate Paper.

I finished the card by stitching the letter stickers down with my sewing machine just to make sure they didn’t move and also to add a little bit of texture.

This card took me only minutes to create with a premade card base. This card now has a lot of personality and is ready to go in the mail!

Thanks for joining me today! Come back next Thursday for another edition of Inspiration Station.