I adore Basic Grey papers however it is very difficult to obtain them here in Denmark. I am so happy they started selling digital supplies so that I can print up my own Basic Grey papers! Here I will show you how to do up a digital/paper/hybrid card for a birthday.
Here is what you will need.
1 6.5x5 inch card (made of cardstock)
1 length of ribbon
1 photo paper
Glue stick
Scissors
I used Basic Grey’s digital starter kit, Scarlet’s Letter, available at thedigichick.com (http://www.thedigichick.com/shop/BasicGrey/).
I will give instruction on using the digital kit and also if you are using papers you already have.
If you use the kit, I laid out the things to print out in Photoshop as a 300 ppi document, A4 size paper. The background I printed on regular copy paper so it should be on a different file then the 3 element pieces. Those I printed on photo paper with a matte finish. The background paper is a little smaller than the card itself, about ¼ inch border all around. The two flourishes are from the kit and the birthday tag I created using 3 ovals in graduated sizes laid on top of each other with the one on top having the words Happy Birthday on top.
If you are using supplies you have on hand, cut out your background paper to 6x4.5. Using the templates below, cut out your two bottom tag pieces. The top one, you will need to type out the words on a computer and then cut. If you have two flourish stickers or rub-ons, they can be used in lieu of the ones from Basic Grey.
Adhere the background to the card leaving a border around each side. Assemble and adhere the tag. Let it dry. Take your ribbon and measure out the width of the card and add half an each on each side. Using your scissors or a knife, slice a small opening on the fold of the card to insert your ribbon thru. Adhere your ribbon across the card and on the inside, adhere the ends in. Let it dry.
After printing your flourishes, cut out with a small border around the image. If you use rub-ons, you can apply this directly onto the background paper. If you use stickers, place this last over the ribbon.
Take your tag and adhere over the ribbon in the center of the card. Adhere the two flourishes last. You will need to trim the flourishes after you adhere it to fit the card.
Make several of these cards so you have it on hand for emergency card needs.
