Thursday, June 9, 2011

Inkling: business cards

When I had my business cards printed, I didn’t have an Etsy shop and so my box of 500 business cards only includes my blog and email address.

Photo courtesy of Food Wine and Mod Podge
I saw these diy recycled business cards at Food Wine and Mod Podge and loved them. Covering up the old information with felt and stamping new information on the blank side is brilliant.
My business cards were still correct. I just wanted to add my Etsy shop information. I used the idea of a felt-backed card and printed out addendum business cards.

Now I have two business cards that can be combined or used separately.

My blog colors are blue and beige so I made some cards backed with blue felt and some with beige cotton that I fringed. To combine the cards, I used a micro punch and tied together with coordinating cotton twine.

  
The combined cards are perfect to add to outgoing shop items.
Thank you for the inspiration Food Wine and Mod Podge.  I’m so happy with my new business cards.




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24 comments :

  1. Hello Carolyn,
    Your business cards are looking really good, lovely! I have voted for you on babble's top 50. Like you blog!

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  2. Genius and your cards are lovely

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  3. Beautiful! So perfectly Etsy type! Great job!
    Thanks for linking up to Making It With Allie! I can't wait to see what you have for next week!
    AllieMakes.Blogspot.com

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  4. Such a Great Idea.. Love it.. and looks so sweet -a keeper for the taker..
    Thanks for sharing such a darling idea..
    Karryann
    Gracefully Vintage.net

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  5. Hi - found you on Katie's Nesting Spot linky. This is brilliant! thanks so much for sharing this idea :-)

    http://junkernewbie.blogspot.com/

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  6. I sure love your style :)

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  7. BRILLIANT!!! I may have to steal this idea for evo'11

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  8. I came from Whipperberry :) I absolutely love these! I'm like Heather, I might have to steal this idea :)

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  9. They turned out so pretty! I love the burlap one especially.

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  10. Your cards are so beautiful! Great way to add that little new info that didn't exist before.

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  11. These are so pretty! I simply love the blue color on the felt and the burlap!

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  12. love it, especially the burlap ones! all the best with your shop and thanks for sharing on Craft Schooling Sunday!

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  13. so cute.
    would love it if you'd link up to my 20 minute tuesday party. details here:
    http://www.sweetfloweret.com/2011/06/20-minute-tuesday-7.html

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  14. Cute idea. Those will be great in packages.

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  15. Great idea! They definitely stand out. I'm your newest follower from Homemaker on a Dime's linky party. Stop on by if you can.

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  16. Fantastic idea! Really pretty too.

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  17. love the fabric idea! too cute! Thanks so much for linking up to Handmade Tuesdays @ Ladybug Blessings www.ladybug-blessings.com

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  18. I went to China last year n saw some clear plastic (high quality) cards for 5 cents each! Instead, incredibly cheap, but I never received because I did not have a copy of the design with me. I do not really have a budget, but I def. do not think paying a few hundred dollars to print some custom business cards are worth the price. Thank you very much for the info, I just want an idea of ​​where to obtain them.

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  19. Ah. That's kinda what I was thinking it could be. Well, thanks for finding out for everyone why. Great work. Free Business Cards

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  20. These are incredible. So cute designs. They will help me so much while choosing design for my plastic business cards. Thanks for sharing.

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  21. Like Leah!... They turned out so pretty! I love the burlap one especially.

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