Card making ideas - Few simple ways to try

Making handmade  greeting cards is fun and very addictive .Not very complicated either .You must be thinking that I am going to tell various techniques that one can use to make greeting cards .Well actually  - kind of yes and kind of no

Although the following are the various techniques 

• Embossing
• Quilling
• Parchment paper
• Iris folding
• Origami folding
• Stamping
• Die cuts
• Stencils Etc and so on on .

I wanted to give very simple card making ideas :

1. Combine techniques : Merge any 2 techniques and see how you card comes out..

For eg :  Make a card topper  using the stamping method and  see how that card will look on embossed card or use quilled paper shapes around the topper as a border .


2. Draw and color : One can create simple card toppers by just drawing /tracing an image from magazines / activity books /.paper .etc .

3. Create in different colors : Say you make one card which you think is a winner then recreate the same one in different colors using different pattern paper

4. Cut outs : Do you have any gift bags lying around that you are about throw away ??check again , It can be used for pattern paper or stickers . Cut out images and shapes to have own stickers. Same can be applied to old greeting cards , magazines,gift wrap paper etc .Wherever you can see an image .


5. Digital picture : this is also called Digital embellishments .Take a print of the image and use the same to make your card.Google is best repository of images .Please be aware of copy rights!

6. Doodles : Very similar to idea #2 above but one need not draw very accurate or actual picture .Even doodles can be used in card making. Simple pens ,gel pens , fine liner pens  can be used to doodle .Doodle while you watch TV or while travelling .


There you go , a few ideas for card making .These are very simple techniques to make the main "image "section of the  card.Once that is done ,designing the greeting card becomes very easy .

Have fun!
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How to make "Hello" card

This is one of the simplest idea to make a card .All you need is :
1. Card stock (pre-cut card or card stock that is cut and folded)
2. One pattern paper with design,other darker shade pattern paper for background
3. Scissors ,glue and blings
4. Some glitter gel pens

I have used a white pre-cut card,hence my job became much easier when it came making the card itself
I have used a darker shade pattern paper for the background .This needs to be cut in the same shape of the card ,a bit smaller in measurements around 0.5 cms less on each side .
The pattern paper with design is cut in similar fashion ,smaller to background paper .

Paste the background paper first on the front of the card such that the sides sit in parallel to the card itself .Similarly paste the pattern paper on the background paper .

Stick the butterfly rhinestones and other blings to put some charm to the card.Use the gold glitter gel pens to outline the design .Use the green glitter gel pen to sketch the words "Hello" on the card.

Green "Thank you " Note cards

Hi ,
I am so excited to show you all my new note cards



I have used textured card stock ,light green in color,pattern paper , and a cute pink colored Dragon fly bling to make my note cards more adorable

Making cards needs a lot of time ,I have just managed to make some recently


I just love to make cards ..nice addiction isn't it ??

Rgds
Divvi