Archives for the 'Free Card Making Idea' Category
Card Making Tips and Techniques 8
This is a fun technique. I’m always looking for ways to make my own embellishments, and here’s what I did. See the acrylic tag on the card? It’s actually a piece of thin chipboard (okay, another frugal tip - it’s from the back of a notepad - I don’t like buying chipboard when I have so much […]
Card Making Tips and Techniques 7
A popular tip is to use the color wheel to coordinate your color families. Here a use of coral and olive green show a tertiary relationship of the colors. By handstamping the background colors (alcohol inks) to match the papers I am using, I was able to coordinate the entire ‘flow’ of the card. I […]
Card Making Tips and Techniques 6
This is truly a useful tip - always think of your stamps in a new light. If you are able to see that how you use them will add to how often you use them - you’ll get more out of each stamp. For example, this stamp is the same one from the last card. And yet, it looks […]
Card Making Tips and Techniques 4
I’ve been working with Green Sneaker’s Templates for over 4 years now, and there are few things I’ve discovered along the way. So here’s my next tip: look at your templates in a new way, and see what you can make. These were created from the FreeStyle™ Square/Circle Templates Kit. The one on the left […]
Card Making Tips and Techniques 3
Here are two of my new favorite tips. I have fallen in love with Matchbook Style cards. I adore them. They end up being 4″ x 6″ (fits into an A6 envelope), and you can create 3 of them from one sheet of scrapbook paper. First, cut down a sheet to 4″ x 12″, then fold […]
Card Making Tips and Techniques 2
I know I’ve mentioned this a few times here on the Kreate-A-Lope Blog, but it bears keeping in mind. When making your cards by hand, there can be a huge difference in cards to be mailed and cards that are to be handed to their recipients. Both the cards and the envelopes have different creative options, based […]
Creating Cards For the Whole Year!
Maybe it seems a little early for Mother’s Day - but I like to make up a year’s worth of cards in January. I make as many cards as I know I’ll need - and then I’ll still have plenty to make up during the year - for those occasions that I didn’t know about! […]
Card Making Idea - A Simple Monogram Note Card
Here’s a nice idea for a gift. You can make a set of monogrammed note cards, create their coordinating envelopes, and tie the stack of them with a pretty ribbon. My mom had called me and told me that she had lots of Christmas cards that have gone unanswered, but said that she didn’t have […]