After the craft supply store and the dollar store, the most dangerous place for me to set foot is the office supply store. I could spend a small fortune on piles and piles of paper, folders, stickers, envelopes, paper clips… Not to mention the incredible things you can do with the self-serve copy machines, but that’s a whole ‘nother blog post! I was digging around in the office supply portion of my stash and I found a couple of packages of stickers. Just plain ol’ dot stickers: a set of color coding labels and a stack of hole reinforcements. I’m still in the process of restocking my selection of handmade greeting cards, so I used them to make up a few super-easy cards.
Project estimate:
- Paper, on hand or $1
- Color coding label stickers, on hand or $1
- Hole reinforcement stickers, on hand or $1
- Additional stickers (optional), on hand or $1 and up
Total: Free and up
For this project, all you need are a couple of different kinds of dot stickers and some heavy paper. That’s it! I used some Avery color coding labels in primary colors and plain white hole reinforcements because I happened to have them on hand. I also have a huge excess of black card stock left over from another project, which I like for card making because it gives me an excuse to break out the gel pen collection!
To make the cards, fold a piece of paper in the desired size (I used an 8 1/2 by 11 inch piece of paper cut in half, then folded), then place the stickers in a design on the front of the card. For these two cards, I used all one kind of dot sticker. Experiment with different placements (in straight lines, completely random, or somewhere in between) to get completely different looks.
I really like the look of combining the hole reinforcements over the top of the colored dots. Keep playing around with different combinations and placements to get dozens of looks out of the same few materials!
If you like, you can also add other stickers or embellishments as well. I used an adorable little owl sticker to give the front of this card, which was rather busy with just dots, a clear focal point. There are so, so many possible designs, and these cards are so quick and easy that they’re great for making in large numbers or at the last minute!
39 Comments
Michelle L.
Way cute! I like the blue & white, the offset circles are cool!
Alecia
I have TONS of these little circle stickers, but I had never thought of using them in the scrapping world! Great tip!!
Lynne G
What a great idea!!! I am a grade one teacher, so I frequent the dollar stores often! My DH says it’s not a dollar store, it’s the fifty dollar store because I hardly ever come out without spending at least $50. :) Thanks for the great idea. I know I have some of those stickers laying around!!! Great idea for the classroom too!!!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Debbie
I have Dollar store close to my house and go there often. I never thought to use these stickers and circles to make cards. How creative you are. I love these kind of blogs because there are so many inventive and creative minds out there. Sharing our talents with others is truly a blessing. Thank you
Tiffany
Love this project. Super cute and inexpensive. This would be fun for my kids to do for their friends’ birthdays.
Karen
Such cute ideas! Love it. I added a couple to my pinterest to link back. :)
NANCY
Love your site…and can’t wait for the new web craft shows.
Natalie
I love the yellow dots with the owl. Too cute!!!
Emily C
I love this idea. I work at the dollar tree and at Michaels so I nevre have money!
Kathi Garner
Fabulous idea and very creative. Found this blog on a post on Cricut’s blog and had to bookmark it. I love the dollar store and am stoked about finding ideas that save money on my crafting…my husband will love that too.
maria
This is such a great idea. Thank you for sharing them! Love the Dollar Store crafts!
Jackie
Love $-store crafts (quick and inexpensive)!
Denice Hijab
Congrats on the new show and the Cricut give away! ?
kathy b
I cant wait for the Craft Channel to start!Bookmarked your site
Thanks for the ideas.
Kris
I love this idea! What a cool way to save money AND create cute, original designs. Thanks for sharing your idea!
Dacia
What great ideas! Those are super cute :) Visiting from My Craft Channel.
Sherri
What a great idea! Love your blog!
SherriU
Jenny McGee
How creative and cute. Love all the dots and ideas with dots. Love your site, I will bookmark it in my favorites. Can;t wait to see you on My Craft Channel. Thanks.
Nana Donna
Wow I love your blog, I am a follower. I am so glad I found you through the “Mt Craft Channel” blog. Great ideas
Thx
Jackie
This is a cute idea. Would be great for scrapbooking too if they’re acid free!
Liz
Such a cute idea with the reinforcements. I always have them on hand could use them as an accent
JoAnn Burnham
Great ideas and cute cards.
Erin Glee
Clever use of office supplies!
silly eagle books
Heather, you are already a rock star and now a TV star? :) That’s so awesome! I can’t wait to see your show!
vanessa
lorraine
this is a fab idea i just adore it xx
Debbie
Thanks for the inspiration we have a dollar store about 2 1/2 hours away i do get there every once in awhile
Elaine McDonald
what great ideas..never would have thought about some of them..good way to use up supplies hanging around.
Elaine
Carol B
Cute idea and so inexpensive!
Carol B
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Katie
This is exactly the solution to the 3 boxes of reinforcers from my past schooldays! Thanks for the great idea!
Carriep
What a very cute idea and so easy!
Sidetracked Artist
Very cute idea!
Nichole C
Great ideas! I never thought about using leftover stickers as the main background. Great way to use up some leftovers. Thanks.
Kraftychic
These are really cute cards! Think I’ll adapt this for my kids scrappy days classes! TFS!
Lizzy
Love the black and white card, and also the one with the row of “targets” on the bottom (white and red circles). Soooo cute! And I, too, love the office supply store – always have, always will. There are all sorts of great finds in there, and I am always happy to find another reason to go there!
Lizzy
Liz Marie
Love this!!!
xx Liz Marie
Lizmarieblog.com
gaby
Have fun at doing the show!
Sarah
LOVE this idea! So cute, creative and easy!
Caitlyn
cute. In high school I used to paint hole reinforcers with nail polish before using them to decorate envelopes – I was quite pleased with myself :)