
Step 4: Sandwich the tab on top of the patterned cardstock, with about 1/2-inch on top of the paper and 1/2-inch sticking up. Step 3: Place a piece of double sides tape on the inside of the tab to either side of the fold. Step 2: Cut “tabs” of coordinating solid cardstock about 2 x 2 inches. Step 1: Cut each piece of patterned cardstock to 4 x 6 inches or the alternative size of your recipe box. Combined with tabs made from solid colored cardstock, you can customize the recipe card dividers with any titles! You can see I used a mix of papers from the former A Beautiful Mess Messy Box subscription and a paper by Amy Tangerine. I have SO MUCH paper in my craft room! Unfortunately, I don’t find the time to use it much for my other hobbies, like scrapbooking, so I wanted to use a few of my favorite patterns to make these simple recipe card dividers with patterned cardstock. How to Make Recipe Card Dividers with Patterned Cardstock Each card is 4 x 6 inch to fit a standard recipe box. Then simply write in your favorite recipes! If you want to get really fancy, I suppose you could even type in the text using Adobe. Print these gradient recipe cards on a white cardstock and trim along the dark outlines. If so, I write it down on these printable recipe cards and organize it so that it’s easy to pull our favorites! It’s a system that works well for us, especially because we’re not very adventurous eaters, ha!įor starters click here to download the free printable recipe cards! You’ll have both a blue/green gradient and a pink/yellow gradient. Usually, I try new recipes from Pinterest and Andrew and I decide if we like it enough to make it again. That’s why I was so excited to make these free printable recipe cards with a pretty gradient look as well as DIY recipe card dividers to organize all of my favorite tried-and-true recipes.

Don’t get me wrong – I LOVE Pinterest for finding new recipes and organizing all of my ideas, but I actually prefer traditional recipe boxes.
