Interruptions are constant for me, usually from myself. My latest book project was interrupted when I noticed my stock of note cards was getting low. So I decided to make some more before finishing the books. I have lots of marbled card stock on hand from marbling sessions over the past years. I can make two cards from a perfect 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheet or only one card if there are imperfections in the marbling. I have also marbled lots of cards that my Mother printed from her artwork. The cards with line drawings are especially nice with the marbling.
The first step is to cut the card stock into 5 1/2″x 8″ pieces, These will make 5 1/2″ x 4″ notes that fit into A2 envelopes. The cards are folded in half and printed with the Losing Her Marbles logo on the back. I then take various colored writing paper for the insides. The inside pieces are cut slightly smaller that the card stock. These make a better writing surface for the cards, especially for the darker card stock. At first I tried gluing the inside paper to the card stock, but I found that it didn’t work well. I tried doing a simple pamphlet stitch and it is just right. Of course, by the time I’m finished, I’ve put much more time and effort into making the note cards than I can ever recoup, but I do enjoy it.
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- Marbled Card Stock, cut and folded
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- Cards with pre-printed line drawings
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- Supplies
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- Inside paper
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- Matching Inside papers
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- Sewing thread
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- Sewing on inside
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- Sewn cards