Archives for the 'Free Card Making Idea' Category
Card Making - Cards to Go Through the Mail 7
It’s the beginning of summer - which means I have “Congratulations” cards to mail out to my friends who are graduating, or who have children who are graduating. This one was made for a young lady who worked very hard and graduated with honors! We’re very proud of her! The felt tab is used to […]
Card Making - Cards to Go Through the Mail 6
This one is called “Floral Thanks”. It’s a 5″ x 7″ (A7) card and envelope. Yes, someone pointed out to me yesterday that it seems to be my favorite size - and I guess it is. It has enough presence to be larger than an A2, but not too big. Layering the papers on the […]
Card Making - Cards to Go Through the Mail 5
Creating the coordinating envelopes to match your hand made cards can be simple. If you choose your papers in advance - it’s easy to use a piece of the paper you intend to make the envelope from as a layer or a mat in your card. Here I used the decorative paper as large layer […]
Card Making - Cards to Go Through the Mail 4
This A2 (4.25″ x 5.5″) card and envelope would make a nice birthday card for a man or a woman. Inside the card sentiment reads: Aged to Perfection - Happy Birthday! By using a mottled green paper for the envelope - it’s decorative, but not too busy to accept an address label or just the […]
Card Making - Cards to Go Through the Mail 3
This is a 4″ x 6″ card and an A6 envelope. One of the best things about a card like this is that being a 4″ x 6″ card, and folded this way - you can make 3 of these from one sheet of 12″ x 12″ scrapbook paper. And, again, for a card like […]
Card Making - Cards to Go Through the Mail
I finished my series of a Dozen Tips and Techniques, and I thought I’d start a new series on “Cards that can go through the mail, followed by another series of “Cards that are designed to be handed to their recipient”.
For an envelope, here I knew I needed paper with a barely noticible pattern. I’ll address […]
Card Making Tips and Techniques 12
I had no idea what Watercolor Pencils were. It seemed a contradiction in terms. But I tried them, and they looked like colored pencils - and then I added a slightly wet brush to the color - and the whole thing changed! All of a sudden I was looking at a watercolor painting, and I […]
Card Making Tips and Techniques 9
This isn’t a hard and fast rule - but I find it a useful tip: I like to try to coordinate my ink colors with the papers and the theme of the card. In this card the “Wish You Were Here” sentiment was stamped on in the same color as the darker ink in the […]