Archives for the 'Card Making Templates' 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 11
This has to be my very favorite tip - if you know the card you are making isn’t going directly throught the mail (either you are going to hand deliver the card, with a gift or mailed in a box) - then I love to “go the whole hog” and make the envelope just as special […]