Easy Sticker Card Tutorial for a Sweet Handmade Baby Card

These lovely baby stickers have been sitting in my stash for a long time. I adored the sweet images but the thick white borders always made me hesitate to make a sticker card. They always felt like they were sitting on top of the project instead of blending in.

This time, I tried a special sticker upgrade to make them work. Instead of using them straight from the sheet, I backed them with paper and cut them out. This backing technique gets rid of the white border around the stickers.

For this baby card, I used an old Decotimecrafts paper pad and a sheet of baby stickers in soft brown and cream. I really liked the teddy bear, bottle, and romper, so I wanted to find a way to make them work on a card.

Cutting everything out took a few extra minutes, especially with the smaller pieces. I didn’t mind though, as it meant I could move things around and see what looked right before sticking anything down.

If you have stickers in your stash that you like but never use, try cutting one out. That was enough to make these work for me.

You can make this card with supplies you already have in your stash. I used an older sticker sheet and patterned paper from my stash, along with basic cardmaking supplies.

• Brown cardstock for the card base and the large star
• Decotimecrafts baby-themed sticker sheet.
• Older Decotimecrafts patterned paper
• White paper scraps to back the stickers before cutting them out.
• White cardstock for the inside of the card and die-cut elements
• Hello word die from Scrapfever.
• Large Star die from Aveccreative.
• Decotimecrafts banner with the sentiment Sweetheart
• Small Star Stickers
• Foam tape in different thicknesses
• Liquid glue or tape runner
• paper trimmer
• scissors
• Scoring board or scoring tool
• Die-cutting machine
• Ruler

You don’t need the same supplies to make this card. Start with the stickers you want to use, then see what you already have in your stash that works with them.

• Cardstock. I used brown cardstock because that colour is already in the stickers. Kraft or cream would work too. If your stickers use different colours, have a look at those when you’re choosing your card base. Using one of them can help to connect the colours.
• Patterned paper. I picked a dotted paper from an older Decotimecrafts paper pad. You can use something completely different from your stash, as long as it works with the stickers.
• Foam tape. If you don’t have foam tape, use small pieces of scrap paper or cardstock instead. Glue a few layers together to create the same raised effect.  
• Hello die. You don’t need the same die for the sentiment. You can use another sentiment die, stamp, or print one instead.
• Star die. If you don’t have this die, just draw a star and cut it out. I don’t think you need to buy a die just for this card. A large star stamp would work too.

I found it easier to start with the stickers and choose the patterned paper afterwards. I tried a few papers from the old Decotimecrafts pad, moving the stickers and each one to see what worked.

Some of them were just too busy. Once I put the stickers on top, they started to disappear into the pattern. The dotted paper was much better. It still gave me some pattern in the background, but I could actually see the teddy bear, romper and bottle.

Let’s put the card together. We’ll start with the stickers and get them ready to use on the card.

We will start by giving our chosen baby stickers a wonderful sticker upgrade. I selected the sweet teddy bear, the romper and the baby bottle from my sheet.

I wanted to turn the stickers into card embellishments that I could move around the card. It takes a little longer, but that is worth it.

Stick each chosen sticker onto a scrap of white paper.  Make sure the whole sticker is backed. Then cut around the image, staying close to the edge. Trim the white edge around the image if you don’t like it, too.

The smaller parts can be fiddly. I tried to cut too close at first, which only made things harder. Leaving a tiny edge was much easier, and you barely notice it once the pieces are on the card.

I left the small stars on the sticker sheet because I wanted to add that later.

Small, sharp scissors help. Turn the paper as you cut around the curves rather than trying to move the scissors around all the small details.

I started with brown cardstock for the card base. The stickers also have the colour brown, so that felt like the right place to start.

Cut a piece of cardstock at 21 x 14.8 cm. Score the long side at 10.5 cm. Fold it in half and put it aside for now.

Cut your patterned paper to 10 x 14,3 cm, but don’t glue it yet. Put it on the card front and place the stickers on top. You can tell much more easily whether the papers work once you see the complete combination.

I tried a few sheets from a Decotimecrafts paper block. On their own, they looked fine. With the stickers on top, some were too busy, and the images started to disappear into the background.

I chose the dotted paper in the end. It still gives the card a pattern, but the stickers are easier to see.

Once you’re happy with the combination, glue the patterned paper to the front. I left a brown border around the edges so the card base still shows.

Now you can start putting the front together.  I left everything loose because I knew I was going to move things around.

Die-cut a large star from the same brown card stock as the card base.I put mine roughly above the centre of the card. I placed the stickers partly over it. The brown star gives the sticker group something solid to sit against.

For the Hello sentiment, die-cut it once from white cardstock and once from brown cardstock. Put the brown one down first, then place the white one slightly to the side so a little brown edge shows around the letters. I liked that because the brown comes back in the card base.

I also had a Sweetheart banner from an older Decotimecrafts paper block.  I wasn’t sure to use it at first, but when I put it under the sticker group, the card looked more finished. It filled the space at the bottom without taking the attention away from the stickers.

You don’t need this exact banner. Use a small sentiment you already have, or leave it out.

Place the baby romper diagonally across the large brown star. This warm star fills the top of your card beautifully to keep everything in balance. Try to avoid adding too many extra embellishments to keep the design clean and peaceful.

Put the teddy bear to the left, partly over the romper. I liked that better than leaving a gap between them because the two stickers then felt like they belonged together.

The baby bottle took a bit more moving around. I had it sitting straight at first, but it made the whole group look a little stiff. Turning it slightly fixed that, so I left it there.

Put the Hello above the star and angle it. Then add the small star stickers around the main images. I just added them wherever there was a little gap that needed something. When I tried spacing them out evenly, the card started to look too arranged, so I stopped doing that.

The sweetheart banner goes underneath the sticker group, straight onto the patterned paper.

Once I was happy with the arrangement, I added foam tape to the stickers.

I used different thicknesses under the romper, teddy bear, and bottle.

The difference is quite small, but I found that it helped the separate stickers show up better where they overlap. You need enough height for the overlapping pieces to remain visible. If you only have one thickness of foam tape, add another layer underneath one of the stickers. I used a piece of scrap paper in one place too, and that worked fine.

If you don’t have foam tape, you can also use only scrap paper for the whole thing. Glue a few layers together, let them dry and cut small pieces to fit behind the stickers.

The brown cardstock is too dark to write on, so I added white cardstock on the inside. I cut it to 10 x 14.3 cm and glued it in place.

I left the inside plain. I wanted a clear space to write my message.

That’s the card finished. Cutting the stickers out took a little longer than using them directly from the sheet, but I’m glad I did. Being able to move the stickers around made a much bigger difference than I expected.

I’m really happy with how this card turned out. Those stickers had been sitting in my stash for ages, and I kept putting them back because of the white border and didn’t know how to use them.

I liked the images. I didn’t like how they looked when I used them straight from the sheet. Once I backed them with paper and cut them out, I could move them around and layer them properly.

So, if you have a sticker sheet sitting in a drawer that you like but never use, try the technique in this blog post and cut them out.

Is there a sticker sheet in your stash that you keep putting back because you haven’t found the right way to use it yet?

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