SUPER EASY PHOTO CARD

Although I'm new to the blogging world, I've already found out that I really enjoy checking out craft blogs! My friend Joanne (we met at Interlochen eons ago) has a great blog, and asked for some help. She works in the non-prof sector, and would like a simple, cost effective way to send thank-you-photo-cards to supporters. Her cards need to be easily mass-produced and have space to allow for kids to decorate, along with a place to put a photo. She has a GREAT example on her blog, but on my subway ride home I thought up a little idea as well. I have dinner plans in an hour, so I'm hoping to post this SIMPLE card VERY QUICKLY! Here's what I came up with:

To make this, first slice a piece of paper down to 7.5"x11.5". To make that direction simpler, slice an inch off the side of a piece of copy paper. Next, fold the paper, so you have a card that measures 7.5"X5.5".

Next, I've turned the card inside out, and drawn a few lines on the paper. I need to slice/cut the horizontal lines, while the vertical lines show me where my hypothetical 4x6 photo would line up. I totally eyeballed the space between the horizontal lines. It has to be enough space to write a word, but not TOO much space as to cover something in the picture!

Here's just an example of where I would slice/cut. I would either use a paper trimmer CAREFULLY, or an exacto blade with a straight edge.

Next, you can decorate the front of the card. If I were giving this to kids, I would remind them not to draw in the middle, since that place will be covered by a photo. The two cuts that you've made will now be a little "banner" across your photo, where you can add words or a greeting.

Next, slide a photo behind your "banner", and adhere the photo to the card (I used a simple double stick tape here, but a couple of scotch tape tubes will work JUST fine!

This technique can also be applied to a vertical photo!

So that's it- my SUPER easy photo-card. Enjoy!!!