I love discovering origami designs that can be placed on a homemade card. This origami cupcake fold is an interesting add-on to birthday cards. You can find so many tutorials online for this origami cupcake so we aren't including it here for now. We used double sided cardstock paper for this cupcake. We glued the… Continue reading Origami Cupcake Birthday Card
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Weekend Card Making Adventures: All Occasion Cards, Thank You Cards and Upcycling
It's a free Saturday afternoon so let's craft because... well, do we really need a reason? Here are some of our creations from a few weekends ago. This "Thank You" card was made using a blank cardboard/chipboard card. We glued burlap to the card and then added a sparkly banner as our background. We found… Continue reading Weekend Card Making Adventures: All Occasion Cards, Thank You Cards and Upcycling
Thank You Cards + Gift Box
Do you love receiving personalized "Thank You" cards? We love making them! Here are photos of cards we made for some coworkers. Making cards was just one part of a larger project. Angie also chose to assemble a box of goodies for the team at work. Each box contained a succulent plant, some snacks and… Continue reading Thank You Cards + Gift Box
Layering Paper Hearts
Hearts bring joy to any homemade card. Made with love, always! Try layering different textures of paper hearts to create an 3D feel in your design. Here is an example that Liz made. She used a heart paper punch and made hearts from different scraps of paper. If you don't have a punch, simply cut… Continue reading Layering Paper Hearts
Upcycled Unicorn Birthday Card
Got unused (but older) cards, gift bags, or scraps of cardstock paper? Upcycle and reuse to create a new homemade card. Here is an upcycled card by Angie. We found an old giftbag that had the words in gold, "You Are Magical!" on it with a unicorn image printed on it. She cut out and… Continue reading Upcycled Unicorn Birthday Card
Our First Cards
When we started making our own cards, we started with supplies we had at home. We learned anyone can create a card if they are feeling up to it. Gather spare greeting cards, stickers, paper punches (even hole punchers) and construction or patterned paper. Find some scissors and glue. Then just do it! Yes, there's… Continue reading Our First Cards
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