Notecards: Mid-Century Modern Stationery Set

Complete your Mid-Century Modern Stationary set with this notecard how-to.

Materials:

10" x 12" (255 x 305mm) rectangle
Light blue cardstock (top layer, cover art): 5" x 8" (130 x 205mm) rectangle
Espresso brown cardstock (middle layer, cover art): 5" x 8" (130 x 205mm) rectangle
Yam orange cardstock (bottom layer,
cover art): 5" x 8" (130 x 205mm) rectangle Yam orange cardstock (note cards):
(4) 4" x 6" (100 x 150mm) rectangles
Self-healing cutting mat
Metal ruler
Craft knife, such as X-ACTO knife
Blades for craft knife, such as X-ACTO #11 blades
2B pencil
Adhesive pick-up square
Liquid adhesive for paper

Source: Simply Paper Cutting | Design Originals

Step 1

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Assemble four recycled duckbill motifs. Gather the cutaway shapes you set aside while creating the Duckbill cover art. Reconstruct four complete duckbills by gluing them in the following order: blue duckbill on bottom, brown teardrop in the middle, and orange O on top. Use a corner punch to round the corners of the 4" x 6" (100 x 150mm) orange cards.

Step 2

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Adhere the artwork to the cards. Glue one duckbill on each of the orange note cards.

Step 3

Erase pencil marks and assemble the gift set. Remove pencil marks and dried glue with an adhesive pick-up square. Erase in a direction from wider to thinner shapes. Tuck four A6 envelopes and four note cards inside the folder pocket. Burnish one last time, weighting with books to flatten the entire folio. When you present this gift, let your recipient know that the folio folder is frame-worthy!