Ready for an easy handmade card idea that uses just a few basic supplies! Design Team Member Kate said she was almost embarrassed to share this post because it is so easy, but it's a great idea to whip up some quick, colorful cards!

For this handmade card, you need some striped patterned paper (or you could actually make your own striped background) and some simple shaped dies.

Trim your patterned cardstock to 4 x 5 1/4 inches. Use a shape die (circle or square) and cut out the center of the panel. Now just turn the shape 90 degrees and reattach. That's all!

Kate popped up the circle with some foam tape and added a foil sentiment just to give it a bit of dimension. Kate also likes to add dimension to her sentiment by die cutting it in a matching card stock two or three times, then layering it up. This adds some stability. 

Here's how to use this technique to make 12 handmade cards at once...

You could even make 12 cards at once if you had 2 sheets (sized 12x12) of the same striped cardstock. Cut the first panel with the stripes horizontal and the second with the stripes vertical. Cut out the center shapes and swap the shapes to have 12 cards total!

Supplies:

• Echo Park Bright Stripes
• Encore Foil in Rocket Red
• Circle dies from Hero Arts
• Happy Birthday Sentiment from Hero Arts
• Celebrate Die from MFT Stamps

-Kate
@katedeignancards

Here's another handmade card idea using patterned paper