Using Fabric On Handmade Cards

Oh friends…I finally tried out a technique that has been on my mind for a while. It’s using fabric on handmade cards and it was so…much…fun. I started with a couple of ideas for how to use fabric, and I ended up having to turn off the ideas because there were too many! Let’s take a look at them.

Featured Stamp Sets

Before we get started I want to show you the stamps and dies I used to create these cards. They include the Magnolia Mood set…

…Cheerful Daisies…

…and Courage and Faith, which is a personal favorite of mine!

Before I share specific ideas for using fabric on cards, let me share a few tips for how to work with fabric.

Tips For Using Fabric On Cards

Here are some tips to help prevent frustration when creating with fabric:

• Use your best pair of scissors for cutting fabric, especially if you’ll be using your cut edges on the finished card (and not die cutting the fabric).
• A long arm paper trimmer is good for cutting straight edges as well.
• You can tear fabric edges instead of cutting if you like.
• Fraying the edges is a fun effect, and it covers up crooked edges.
• Adhesive sheets were one way I found to adhere fabric, but you could use glue stick, Tear & Tape, regular tape, or even Wonder Under to iron it on!
• When stamping on fabric, use a Stampin’ Pierce mat underneath and press as hard as possible (just make sure you don’t have ink around the edges of your stamp before doing this)!
• When stamping on fabric, you may also want to choose darker colors of ink than usual to help them show up.
• When die cutting, if the die isn’t cutting all the way through, place a piece of cardstock on your cutting plate under the fabric.

Now let’s look at some ideas for how to use fabric for card making!

Ways For Using Fabric On Handmade Cards

1. Create A Background

2. Stamp A Background

3. Die Cut Basic Shapes

4. More Detailed Die Cuts

5. Stamp And Then Die Cut

For this one, I used markers to add Old Olive and Berry Burst inks to the stamp, then I stamped on the fabric and die cut it out.

6. Stamp and Color With Alcohol Markers

For more explanation, make sure to watch along with the video below!

Using Fabric On Cards Video Tutorial

Watch along here and stick around for the end for some encouragement!

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I hope these ideas help to inspire you with lots of ideas for using fabric on handmade cards!