{"id":418,"date":"2016-12-23T09:59:38","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T09:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/12\/23\/quick-message-cards\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T08:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T08:37:03","slug":"quick-message-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/quick-message-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Message Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In need of a card in a flash? Our Quick Message Cards are the perfect solution. These speedy designs allow you to create beautiful, heartfelt cards without the stress of intricate crafting. With simple layouts and vibrant gems<\/a>, you can whip up personalised messages for any occasion in no time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In need of a card in a flash? Our Quick Message Cards are the perfect solution. These speedy designs allow you to create beautiful, heartfelt cards without the stress of intricate crafting. With simple layouts and vibrant gems<\/a>, you can whip up personalised messages for any occasion in no time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,233,27,272,240,241,348,239,231],"tags":[739,723,684,702],"class_list":["post-418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-activity","category-grown-ups","category-birthday","category-card-design","category-card-making","category-personalised-gifts","category-techniques","category-themes-grown-ups","tag-birthday","tag-card-design","tag-card-making","tag-papercraft"],"acf":{"age":["3-5","6-9","10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Beginner"],"time-to-make":["30 mins"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"PR_0558_en","time":"30 minutes","skill_level":"Beginner. Adult supervision needed","how_to_make":"

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  1. For the blue card, make a narrow, horizontal card blank from blue card, then put to one side. Choose your message - we found three word phrases or messages work best - then type the message repeatedly in a small text box in your chosen colour and font, mixing uppercase, lowercase and italic words for an interesting effect.<\/li>\r\n
  2. Print out the message panel and cut out neatly using a knife and metal ruler, or paper trimmer. Arrange the panel in the bottom right-hand corner of the card and affix in place with Glue Dots.<\/li>\r\n
  3. Apply a strip of self-adhesive gems around the edge of the panel, as shown. Create interest across the rest of the card by drawing on doodle patterns with a silver marker pen and leave to dry. <\/li>\r\n
  4. The red card is made in exactly the same way, using a different message, font and colour. We left the rest of the card clear for this design to give it a simple, fresh look.<\/li>\r\n\r\n<\/ol>","shopping_list":"
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    • White paper<\/li>\r\n
    • Ruler<\/li>\r\n
    • Craft knife<\/li>\r\n
    • Computer & colour printer<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","shopping_list_2":"","top_tip":"Try highlight some of the letters in the message with a glitter pen, or adding an outline to some of the characters with gold or silver marker.","image_01":"","step_instruction_01":"","image_02":"","step_instruction_02":"","image_03":"","step_instruction_03":"","image_04":"","step_instruction_04":"","image_05":"","step_instruction_05":"","image_06":"","step_instruction_06":"","template":"","related_projects":"5798,6017,6496,7889,712","latest_idea_content":"most-recent","show_date":false,"adult_supervision_needed":"Yes","youtube_video":"","products":"E181,AW789,AV686,AW160","fbt_products":"","recommendation_products":""},"view_count":10,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91333,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions\/91333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}