Sometimes you need to make an easy card because you don’t have much time, or you just want to do something easy to kick start your creativity if you’ve lost your crafty mojo. Well, this 5-minute card is perfect for just that and only requires you to stamp once!
A big tip I suggest when you want to make a 5-minute card is to keep it simple. Stick to one technique and one stamp or die set. Don’t over complicate it with several techniques and limit the supplies you’re using so you don’t get overwhelmed with lots of ideas. This card uses the new Date Night Inks from Catherine Pooler, creating a colourful card. However, you can easily switch up the colours to change it for any occasion you have in mind!
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY DESIGN-TEAM WORK FOR THE LITTLE PAPER TREE - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
*** Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you ***
5-minute card: creating a colourful background
To start, trim and create 8 pieces of cardstock measuring 4″x 0.5″ in size. With each of the 8 colours from the Date Night Inks from Catherine Pooler, colour each strip using the direct to paper method and drag the stip over the ink pad. You’ll want to set these aside to dry.
Once the strips are dry, adhere these down onto a scrap piece of card, aligning the strips up with one another. After you’ve adhered them all down, trim off any excess to produce a clean card panel measuring at 3.75″ by 4″.
5-minute card: assembling the card
For the sentiment, heat emboss the sentiment from the Catherine Pooler Desgins Beautiful Day Floral stamp set onto black card in WOW! Opaque Bright White embossing powder. Next, foam mount the striped panel onto a top-folding card base, position in the centre.
To add the sentiment, trim down and foam mount onto the front of the panel. This technique would be great for masculine cards, switching up the colours for a more masculine tone and add an appropriate sentiment on the top.
5-minute card
Supplies
Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you at these shops: Altenew (ALT), Scrapbook.com (SB), Hero Arts (HA), Picket Fence Studios (PF), My Favourite Things (MFT), Tonic Studios (TS UK/US), and Craft Stash UK/US (CS UK/US).
**When shopping at The Little Paper Tree (LPT), use the code TLPTVERITY to save £1 off your order**
**For 10% off at the WOW! Embossing Powder shop, use the code WOWDTVB **
All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP) and WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US).
 Beautiful Day Floral – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Date Night Ink Pad Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Date Night Reinker Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
 Date Night Ink Pad & Reinker Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Cummerbund Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Cummerbund Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |
 Cummerbund Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  In The Park Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  In The Park Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |
 In The Park Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Chiffon Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Chiffon Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |
 Chiffon Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Catching Rays Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Catching Rays Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |
 Catching Rays Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |  Do-si-do Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Do-si-do Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |
 Do-si-do Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Pucker Up Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Pucker Up reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |
 Pucker Up Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Drive-in Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Drive-in Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |
 Drive-in Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Serenade Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Serenade Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |
 Serenade Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad & refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) |  Opaque Bright White -WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Premium White Cardstock: 8.5″ x 11 – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |
 Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | HA | BP |  Gina K Designs – Connect Glue Shop at: BP |  Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
 WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) | WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: CPD | WOW (US) |  Teflon Bone Folder – Lawn Fawn Shop at: CPD | BP |
 Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for THE LITTLE PAPER TREE have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from WOW! Embossing Powder to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
