Black tie scrap - place cards (female & male)

By Spotlight

Themed paper crafts are a growing trend, allowing us all to create consistent looks to all communications, no matter the occasion.

Final Result

Materials

• cardstock - black, pink, grey
• A4 white paper
• embellishments - ribbons, mini mixed coloured brads, large mixed coloured brads, metal tiles, large paper slides, square metal brads, flowers
• paper trimmer
• scissors
• double-sided adhesive squares
•computer

Step 1

Cut two 16cm x 15cm rectangles from black cardstock and fold in half (8cm x 15cm). Cut pink cardstock (female) and A4 white paper (male) 13.5 x 6.5cm and attach to one side of folded black card. From grey cardstock cut two 12.5cm x 5.5cm rectangles and attach to pink card and white paper. Using computer print names on A4 white paper, trim to 11cm x 4.5cm and attach to place card. Place card now has 3 layers on it.

Step 2

Pink place card (female) -
using large white brad attach small grey flower to top left corner. Wrap ribbon diagonally across bottom right-hand corner and fasten to card with square metal brad. Attach small silver brads to top right-hand corner and bottom left-hand corner of grey card.

Step 3

Grey place card (male) -
attach 5 coloured mini brads in a line across top left-hand corner on black cardstock. Attach large paper slide to bottom right-hand corner. Attach metal brad just above large paper slide.