My DIY Business Cards
Hello lovelies! As you might know, I am headed off to the Altitude Summit in Salt Lake City next week. I am ridiculously excited and more than a little bit nervous (eep - so many amazing people in one place). It's been recommended that attendees bring along a hefty stack of business cards to pass out. The last cards I had made up are woefully outdated, so instead of putting in a rush order for something generic at an online printing source, I decided that I'd tackle making my own.
To make them I designed the text for the card backs in Photoshop. I then printed my design out onto heavy-weight watercolor paper (Canson 140lb - purchased at my local craft store) and cut each card out using a rotary cutting tool, self-heeling mat, and ruler. Next I took acrylic paint (DecoArt brand in "Melon") and painted a splotch of color through the center of each card (nothing too precise). Acrylic paint dries quickly, so once they were fully dry I quickly penned in the feather details and little borders along the outside using a Micron Pen in dark blue. They only took about 40 seconds per design.
All in all I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. I was kind of worried about making something that looked too home-ec gone awry, and even though they aren't perfect I've made the conscious choice to just let it go. I had fun making them, and I think it will be great to have a card to give out that is infused a bit of my personality. If I have the chance I might try making up a few using watercolor paint as well).
Next on my to-do list — figuring out what in the world to wear for my trip! I just might pass out from the stress. Is that silly, or do you sympathize?
Oh, and as a side note I feel like I need to explain that the smudges and scuffs all over my aqua table are not dirt, but "love marks" from the many many craft projects created upon it. Now I feel a bit better. Pheww.
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| by Ez Thursday, January 13, 2011 
Reader Comments (94)
These are brilliant! thanks so much for sharing
Wow - they look spectacular!!!! Great job.
Excellent idea! I'm about to start the job hunt process and this is so much better then a vista print card. Thanks!
Of course you would come up with something this fabulous, unique and creative! I adore these, so smart and such good branding, they perfectly embody CC. Good luck, you will be a hit!
Ez, what a fantastic way to personalize your business cards! Absolutely love them:)
Wish I was going to ALT! Have a fantastic time and please share the wealth of knowledge you take back from it! :)
These are so beautiful. If I received a card like this I'd keep it forever! Great work.
I think these look lovely, I especially love the hand-drawn feather and melon color choice.
No need to worry, they look beautiful! I love the melon color as well.
nicely done! so creative :]
i couldn't imagine a more perfect business card. these are gorgeous. have fun at alt!
I can't believe you DIY-ed these. They look fantastic!
What gorgeous business card you made! They are beautiful and you put so much love and time to make them. I saw your post on bloomize about the 5 items you carry in your purse and I thought that the way you took photo of your items was pretty! Your blog is very pretty and soothing. Kaho
Creating the business cards by hand is a great and unique way for your business. It really displays your work. I think you should also create some different artwork for every show you attend.
Hey thanks for the great idea!!! I just made it as a thank you card and had a lot of fun doing it!!! Thanks so much! I'm sending it to my grandparents :)
Awesome design,I love ur great work you have done..
I love this idea. I haven't painted in a while so this will inspire me to get out the paints again. It is so simple and elegant. Thanks!
~Laura
Flutterbysandflowers.com
These are beautiful! You did a great job. I need to make myself some business cards, too. Thanks for the inspiration!
It looks so inspiring! I hate it that I'm at work now because your post makes me want to create! I like the colors that you are using. I put you on my blog as one of my favorites!
Greets,
Pien
Love your cards! They are beautiful!