peel off corners

 Another very simple idea is to just stick a delicate, fine line corner peel off  in one corner.
I realize peel off s are a bit old hat these days , but I do believe they still have their uses and can look very elegant with the minimum of effort and money.

Quick and simple Place cards .

 My first design for a place card was designed to be so simple even a non crafter could make them.

The outlay is minimal,  You only need a small punch and  a card stock suitable for the punch

Romance was on my mind, so I chose a small heart punch to create  a small  heart shaped aperture in the bottom corner. I have a small confession to make here. The heart  on this first example was on the right side.  I messed up the writing so I flipped the card inside out. Resulting in the  hearts change of position. I think it looks better in the right corner.   The aperture doesn't have to be a heart, a small balloon punch would work well for parties. A small butterfly is another option.

My second design uses a small heart punch and  a little flocking.  Flocking is really cheap and goes an awfully  long way.
It is not difficult to do either. For this technique you will need  a punch,  a mini Xyron adhesive applicator,
red flocking and a strip of red card.

You could  also try  the dry adhesive sheets if you don't have a Xyron.
(I don't recommend  using double sided tape as this could wreck your punch.)

 For the next step, work  on a sheet of paper, so that you can contain the mess and  be able to pour the excess flocking back into the pot when you've finished..

Have applied the dry adhesive to the red card stock ,  throw on a pile of  red flocking fibres over it and rub the fibres into the adhesive,  be brutal with it, you want those fibres to stick well  and evenly, with no thin patches.
Brush off excess flocking and return them to the pot.   Your  flocked card is ready for punching.

TIP.  Use the same colour card as your flocking fibres.  You don't have to match the colours.   I  prefer to use a darker shade of card than flocking.
I find you get a far better result.  If you have ever tried flocking red  on white card,  you will know exactly what I am talking about, ha ha ha...and  I bet it ended up in the same place mine did.....THE BIN.

Place Cards

I final got into my craftroom today and had a bit of a tidy up. After  a sewing bout for my grand daughter  ( but that's another post).

This post is just to show  you the place setting cards I made for our Christmas dinner this year.
After printing off the names of the dinner guests, I hot foiled them, then stamped around the names  using the serene snowflakes stamp set and basic grey ink.  Stuck all the layers together  and mounted the fronts onto a piece of black card stock and  added a gemstone for some seasonal sparkle.