Flower Card

My cousin recently got engaged and I made this card to congratulate him. But this is such a nice simple design that you could use it for any occasion. I created the flower using a tutorial I watched on youtube. (http://valitasfreshfolds.blogspot.com).

Items used

1. Plain cardstock bought from Michaels during one of the sales. 4 pads of 81/2 * 11 paper for $10 dollars. So the cost of paper I used for this card must around $1.00
2. Ink pads pumpkin spice and green color was bought at Joann for $1 each.
3. Ribbon was bought at Joann for 50c for 5 meters of ribbon and  I used a small fraction of it.
4. Rhinestones were bought at Joann for 97c. It had about 30 or so stones.
5. Background stamp was bought at Michaels for $1.99 and I found it in their clearance bins.

Tips

1. Always check out the clearance bins and dollar bins in Michaels and Joann. You get the best deals.
2.  Subscribe to Michaels or other hobby sites to receive coupons via email. If you have a Smartphone you don’t even have to print them. Just show the bar code at the register and they will accept it. Most stores also respect competitor coupons.