Archives for the 'Card Making Templates' Category
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 […]
Card Making Tips and Techniques 10
For this tip, I think it’s fun to talk about “Cut Out Cards” - adding a window or shaping the outside egde of a card can add a truly unique and different element. Here the window acts as a frame for artwork. And decorating the front of the ‘frame’ - just adds more visual interest […]
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 5
This is featuring two of my favorite card making techniques. I’ve recently fall in love again with alcohol inks. Actually, though, this technique can be accomplished by using any dye ink, as well. It’s about making your own background papers and then stamping on top of that. Here I used the alcohol inks to create […]
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 […]