So having had a bout of flu for a couple of weeks, I lost my mojo. The result being I lost all interesting in everything. I didn't visit my craft room at all during that time or the following week as I was too shattered to get off the sofa after returning to work. Hubby said I went back to work to early which is why I was so exhausted .
Then last week I was chatting to a colleague about her up and coming wedding. She told me about her plans for place cards and seating plans and table names.
She was undecided as to what she wanted. Her colour scheme is burgundy and white with a touch of pink.
She was also hoping to give the tables flower names rather than numbers, but was a little unsure of how to put everything together without spending a fortune.
Hey Presto!!!! My Mojo has come home.
My head's in a whirl as loads of ideas came flooding in.... too many for me to remember.
I went straight to my craft room after work and dug out some old name cards I had used for other occasions.
Then I set about creating some simple place cards, firstly to ease me back into crafting after my time out.
Then I got to thinking there are probably loads of brides out there looking for quick and simple ideas for these cards. So I have created some very simple and inexpensive ideas for weddings and other other occasions.
They are so simple even a non crafter can manage most of these ideas.
The size of the base card on all the Rectangle cards is 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 inch. Which exactly half of an A4 sheet of card cut in half length ways. You can get four cards from one sheet of card.
You can of course make these larger if you desire.
So here I have stamped a single image on one side of the place card.
Nothing difficult about this one.
All you need is card stock suitable for stamping on, a nice juicy ink pad an a stamp that fits the occasion,
There are so many stamps available that will be suitable for this type of place card, you will find it difficult to choose just one. I used a stamp from the
"You are loved" stamp set by Stampin' Up! The ink pad I used for this card is called Merry Merlot by Stampin: Up!
Here are a few other examples of simple stamped cards. I have to say that if you are going to stamp your own Place cards do invest in a card that is made for stamping. It is a little more expensive, but the results are worth the extra money.
I love to use Stampin' Up! s whisper white card . It's not a brilliant white which can often be too stark. It's a soft white with a silky feel. There are other brands out there, Inkylicious do a bright white card for stamping that is nice to work on.
There are a few occasions when we may choose to use place cards.
They not just for weddings. I usually make for Christmas Dinner, so the disabled guests get the most space and easiest access .
But why not use them for dinner parties, Valentine Days meals and Birthday Parties.
I used Always Artichoke ink to stamp the darker leaves and then I stamped the leaves again without re inking the stamp. This technique is called second generation stamping. It works well on card that is made for stamping, but not so well on ordinary papers.
You 'll have to excuse my scrawl on some of these name cards. I would have loved to have printed the name off using a printer but the card I use for stamping will not go through my printer. So these needed to be hand written.
In a later post
I 'll share a brainwave I had to get neater writing on these.
This is not difficult to do and it's an inexpensive way to create cards with colour.
I used a two step stamp set to to create this card. It's called stippled Blossoms and it is my all time favourite stamp set.
