I needed some new business cards. I’ve changed my website, email, and general company name, and had no cards on hand! I was thinking of having some printed up with my favorite printer but then thought, I’m an artist, and sewist, as well as a graphic designer, why not make them myself and combine everything that I love to do!
I tested my idea first, so grabbed my shiny, pearly Twinkling H2O’s and painted up a sheet of heavy mixed media art cardstock.
Once it was dry, I cut it into standard business card size pieces, I got 9 from one sheet.
Next I designed a “label” with all my info on it that is a bit smaller than the finished card size, and printed it out on a sheet and cut them down to size.
To attach the two pieces together, I sewed them!
The Janome handled this with no problem, sewing through two layers of different weight cardstocks. I am so thrilled with this machine and how it just does whatever I ask it to, with no issues and no whining! ;D I used a lovely lightweight Aurifil thread in bright red to make the stitching really obvious, and left short thread tails just because.
And now I have a pile of finished cards ready to go!
Cost? Nothing other than my time since I had everything on hand already. And I get to hand out something very original that nobody else will have! Now, what else can I make?!
Thank you so very much for sharing your idea for unique business cards. Though I don’t have a business, I am a quilter who just luv’s to help teach others to sew and quilt. I am often asked for a card, but just never wanted to go to the trouble. Now I am so stoked to make my own cards. I am going to fuse fabric onto the card stock and then run through the printer to add my name and phone number. Just something simple and it does sound so creative. I am sure that my friends will copy the idea now. LOL