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Card Gallery - A Place to Visit

Have you ever visited the GreenSneakers Card Gallery?   There are so many cards to look at!!  There are Fall Holiday Cards, Christmas Cards, Winter Cards, Spring and Special Occasion Cards - just cards galore - and with all with beautiful coordinating envelopes!  It’s worth a peek!
Here are just two cards from the Fall Holiday Card Contest […]

21 November 2008 | Card Making Idea, Card Making Technique, Free Card Making Idea | No Comments

Card Making Technique

Sometimes easier is better.  Cards do not have to be elaborate, painstaking endeavors to be beautiful and worthwhile.  Here a simple stamped image is colored, and then layered onto solid cardstock. 

 This then becomes a simple and enjoyable way to wish someone a Happy Fall or Thanksgiving.  I have the coordinating envelope, made with my A6 template, […]

20 November 2008 | Card Making Idea, Card Making Technique, Free Card Making Idea | No Comments

Halloween Cards 3

This Halloween Card is also designed to be sent through the mail - notice that it might work best with an address label, due to the colorful paper on the envelope - but the post office will happily mail it.  This is a standard A7(5″ x 7″) card and envelope - created from templates by Greensneakers.com!
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8 October 2008 | Card Making Idea, Card Making Technique, Free Card Making Idea | No Comments

Halloween Cards 2

Here’s a Halloween Card created with hand stamping, coordinating layered papers, and ribbon.  This card is also designed to go through the mail - the envelope is just awaiting the address.  This is an A6 (4″ x 6″) card and envelope created from templates from Greensneakers.com!
All it needs now is a recipient!
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7 October 2008 | Card Making Idea, Card Making Technique, Free Card Making Idea | No Comments

Halloween Cards

I’m ready for Halloween!  The upcoming entries are all going to be Halloween Themed Cards.  This one is designed to send through the mail - the envelope is just awaiting the address to be written on!  This card is hand stamped, and layered with pattened and solid colors.  It is an A2 (quarter fold) card […]

6 October 2008 | Card Making Idea, Card Making Technique, Free Card Making Idea | No Comments

Card Making - Cards to Give

Welcome to the new series - Cards to Give.  We’ve just complete our 10 card series on cards and envelopes designed to send through the mail.  This series will be on decorating the enveloping to coordinate with the card.  The presentation of the two together is a show stopper.  It will make the perfect set for […]

12 September 2008 | Card Making Idea, Card Making Technique, Free Card Making Idea | No Comments

Card Making - Cards to Go Through the Mail 10

The different properties of ink will allow for layering.  For example, a dye based ink works well as a “top layer” ink, as in the card above.  The lighter mustard color is a pigment ink, that has been allowed to dry, and then because I didn’t want the base color to shift with an application of […]

5 September 2008 | Card Making Technique, Card Making Templates, Free Card Making Idea | No Comments

Card Making - Cards to Go Through the Mail 9

Here’s a card with an envelope just perfect for mailing.  Just put on an address label and ship. 
Did you know that these cards featured here on the Blog are available to see at the Green Sneakers Card Gallery?  There are hundreds of cards to peruse.  Cards for all seasons, for all occasions, are there.  May […]

14 July 2008 | Card Making Idea, Card Making Technique, Card Making Templates | No Comments