编者按：我们给别人送礼物，可以送些什么呢？本期的DIY可以给你一些启发，做一个有自己特色的小清新祝福卡，把祝福的话语用小贴纸随意贴在卡片上，小贴纸上还能画上自己的表情和心意，简单随意，创意性十足。赶快动手吧！
Cards & Tags with A Beautiful Mess Stamps
洒满祝福的卡片
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1.You never know when you’ll need a cute greeting card or gift tag, and that’s why I love making bunches1 of them to keep on hand. You know how much I love fancy gift wrapping—and a cute little homemade tag or card is the perfect companion2 to a thoughtfully wrapped gift.
你永远不会知道什么时候就要用到可爱的贺卡或者礼品签，因此我总喜欢提前做好几打卡片备用。你也知道我对精美的礼品包装的迷恋程度，而一份精心包装的礼物一定不能少了一张小巧可爱的自制贺卡或礼品签。
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2.I was so excited to receive three sets of A Beautiful Mess stamps to play with, and spent the next week dreaming up fun ways to use them to make cute and quirky3 cards. Emojis4really are the perfect little accents5 to any kind of greeting card! It’s like an Instagram comment sent via snailmail6. Who wouldn’t be delighted to get one?
我曾收到过三套来自美丽涂鸦网站的图章，当时我真是兴奋极了，并在接下来的一周不停地构想我该用什么好玩的方式把这些图章制作出可爱又古怪的贺卡。不管是做什么类型的贺卡，图符都是最能为之增色的亮点。它就像把照片墙的评论通过传统信件寄出那样特别，谁都会很乐意收到这样的礼物。
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3.For this card, I filled a glassine7 envelope with confetti8 and sealed it with my sewing machine. Then I glued it onto a card and accented it with a little square of gold cardstock9 and a confetti stamp. I added a celebratory “HIP HIP hooray” with the alpha stamp set and some little stamps I’ve had for ages.
这一次我选用了一个玻璃纸做的信封，里面装有五彩纸屑，并用缝纫机把信封封好。然后我在信封上粘上一张卡片，并用一小块正方形的金色卡纸和五彩纸屑图案的图章装饰卡片。最后用那套希腊字母的图章和一些收集已久的小图章做出“耶，耶，万岁”的字样。
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4.This card would be perfect to send to a far away friend for New Year’s Day. They can rip open10 the glassine envelope and throw confetti in memory of you!
这张贺卡特别适合过新年的时候寄给远方的朋友。他们将会拆开玻璃纸信封，拿出里面的五彩纸屑撒向空中，以此来思念你。
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5.This naughty or nice card is a fun holiday greeting card—perfect for sending to a cheeky11friend. I stamped two stamps onto different shades of pink cardstock and elevated12 the cardstock with foam tape to give it dimension13. I used an old set of little stamps for the “naughty or nice” phrase.
下面我要制作一张“你乖还是不乖”的节日贺卡，把它送给一个爱开玩笑的朋友是最合适不过的了。首先我选了两张不同色度的粉色卡纸，每一张上都盖上图章装饰，然后用泡沫胶带把它们的背面粘在一起做成立体卡片，最后用以前收集的一套图章做出“你乖还是不乖”的字样。
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6.We like to tease my sister-in-law for her excess use of “I can’t” as an expression of amusement. This would be the perfect card to send to her! It was so simple to make too. I just stamped the blue card with the stamp and added the words with an old alpha14 stamp set. Then I stitched15 angled pieces of olive green cardstock to the top and bottom. If you don’t have a sewing machine, you could easily glue on the pieces of cardstock instead!
我嫂子总爱把“我不行”挂在嘴边，为此我们家人很爱调侃她。这句话就很适合做成卡片送给她，制作方法也很简单。我选了一张蓝色带图章的卡纸，并用一套旧的字母小图章做出字样。然后用橄榄绿的卡纸剪出有角度的纸片，缝到刚才做好的卡纸的上端和下端。如果你没有缝纫机，那么用胶水代替，粘上也和容易。
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7.Sewing on Paper Tip: It’s safe to sew through paper if there isn’t adhesive on the paper. Make sure to change your needle to a fresh one before sewing into fabric16 again.
纸上缝上小贴士：如果没有纸上粘合剂，就用针把纸缝起来。记得下次缝衣服的时候换一根针，不要用缝过纸的针缝衣服。
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8.These little round tags are just the cutest! I think it’s probably because of the dancing twin girls, honestly. I made the top two tags with the cross and triangle stamp from the bow stamp set, and the bottom tag features the dancing girls from the stamp set. I punched out17 the cardstock with circle punches and cut out the yellow cardstock with pinkingshears18.
这些圆形的小纸签简直太可爱了，其实是上面印着的一对跳舞的双胞胎女孩很可爱。我从一套蝴蝶结图章里选了一个十字形图章和一个三角形图章装饰上端的两个纸签，底部的纸签装点着图章上跳舞的双胞胎。然后我在卡纸上打了几个圆孔，并用锯齿剪刀把黄色的卡纸剪掉。
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9.If you know someone who’s been an angel all year (or would have you believe they’ve been good), the HO HOHO tag above would be a perfect way to adorn their gift! I used the alpha stamp set and stamp set for these tags and accented the plain cardstock with pieces of glitter19 cardstock. Fancy and fun!
如果你身边有个像天使一样的人（或者你觉得他人真的很好），那么上面做的这个“哈，哈，哈”礼品签就很适合用来装饰送他的礼物。我以前是用字母和图符图章制作礼品签，用一些亮闪闪的纸片来增色普通卡纸。是不是又精美又有趣！
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10.Stamping onto plain gift tags is a super quick way to give your gifts a custom look. On these premade tags, I used the heart and heart eyes stamps as well as the striped ribbon and triangle from the bow stamp set. Very quick and easy!
图章能最快地使普普通通的礼品签焕然一新。在这些提前做好的礼品签上，我用了爱心图章、眼睛图章以及从那套蝴蝶结图章中找出的彩带图章和三角形图章。又快又简单吧！
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11.Which one’s your favorite? I think I’m going to have some friends over for hot chocolate, Christmas movies, and crafts so I can make my other dream cards into reality! Uh-oh... I might be addicted20.
哪个是你的最爱呢？我打算邀请几个朋友来家里喝喝热巧克力，看看圣诞电影，然后一起做手工，把我之前构想的卡片样式做出来！天呐，我真是无可救药了。
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注释：
1. bunch [bʌntʃ]n.束，串，捆
2. companion[kəmˈpænjən]n.同伴
3. quirky['kwɜ:kɪ]a.诡诈的，离奇的
4. emoji[ɪˈməʊjɪ]n.图符号
5. accent[ˈæksənt]n.特点，特色
6. snail mail传统信件
7. glassine['glɑ:si:n] n.薄玻璃纸；羊皮纸
8. confetti[kənˈfetɪ] n.（婚礼时撒在新娘新郎身上的）五彩纸屑
9. cardstock [kɑ:dstɔk] n. 卡纸
10. rip open撕开
11. cheeky[ˈtʃɪkɪ] a. <口>厚脸皮的
12. elevate[ˈelɪveɪt] vt.举起；提高
13. dimension[dɪˈmenʃən]n. 维度
14. alpha [ˈælfə]n.希腊字母的第一个字母
15. stitch[stɪtʃ] vt.缝；缝补
16. fabric[ˈfæbrɪk] n.织物
17. punch out打孔
18. pinking shears锯齿剪刀
19. glitter[ˈɡlɪtə] n. 灿烂的光辉；闪烁
20. addicted [əˈdɪktɪd]a.上瘾的；沉迷于某种嗜好的
背景链接：
1. emoji就是表情符号，现已普遍应用于手机短信和网络聊天软件。这些符号可以让您的消息变得更有充满趣味并为您的生活增添亮点。emoji的创造者是栗田穣崇(ShigetakaKurit)，他根据日本漫画中有许多不同的符号进行了重新安排。
2. Instagram（照片墙）是一款跨平台（iOS、Android、Windows Phone）的图片社交应用，搭配强大的社交分享功能（支持Facebook、Twitter、新浪微博、Tumblr等社交网站），用相片连接全世界爱好摄影的陌生人，把他们变成Instagram好友、彼此吹捧的粉丝，让影像成为他们唯一对话的语言，为用户搭建起快速分享生活瞬间的平台。Instagram的创意来自于即时成像相机，命名取自“Instant（即时的）”与“-gram（记录）”，意为“像电报般即时分享照片”。
以上内容选自《英语沙龙》（初中版）2015年05期
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