Making Use Of After Christmas Clearance items

Hello everyone!

I hope you had a very Merry Christmas and are

having a wonderful 2015.

Kristie here from Kristie Kreates.

Do you do after Christmas bargain shopping?

I did a bit of that the other day and today I'd like to show

y'all how I'm using one of my bargain buys.

I found these foam shapes at 80% off at Michael's 

and I knew exactly what I would use them for.

First I stamped and colored an image and created a card base..

I measured the image and took off a little bit on each side.

You can see I noted the size I wanted at the side of the

foam shape.  I cute the center of the shape to that size.

I'll keep the pieces I cut off for another project.

I applied adhesive to the back of the foam.

and applied it to the back of the colored image.

Here you can see that it covers most of the back

and has just a little dimension.

I usually have used pieces of foam tape to give dimension 

to a card.  With the foam piece covering the 

back this way, you don't get any "sagging" in the center of the

card.  It is just a little more uniform.

And I'm using something I got at a bargain price.

Here's the card all done, ready for a 

sentiment to be stamped in side,

or a personal note to be written.

Did you get any after Christmas bargains that 

you'll be using for something other than their

intended purpose?

Thanks for stopping by today for my 

crafty tutorial.

Come again soon

and until next month when I'm back

with another tutorial,

have fun crafting.

For more inspirations be sure to stop

by my blog

Kristie Kreates

and see what else I've been creating!