Handmade Collage Greeting Cards

Steps:

Leaf Card

1. Cut cardstock 10" x 7" for the background. Score down the center using a bone folder and ruler and fold so the card measures 5" x 7".

2. Cut a piece of wrapping paper (green background with red leaf design) 1/4 inch smaller than the front of the card. Apply adhesive to the back edges using craft roller adhesive and press the wrapping paper onto the front of the card (figure A).

3. Cut a piece of white paper 1/4 inch smaller than the wrapping paper. Apply red ink from a stamp pad to the edges (figure B). Draw a line around the inside edges with a gold pen. Attach photo corners to the corners of this paper.

4. Stamp a piece of white paper with brown leaves and red circles (figure C).

Tear a 2-inch wide strip from the stamped paper.
Tear a strip of red paper and draw gold lines through the center.
Affix the red strip onto the stamped strip of paper and glue the bottom strip to the red edged white paper.
Apply adhesive to the back of the red edged white paper and glue it on top of the wrapping paper (figure D).
5. Glue a postage stamp across the leaf-stamped strip onto the red edged white paper (figure E).

6. Spray the back of a pressed autumn leaf with adhesive. Glue it vertically onto the front of the handmade collage greeting card (figure F).