Handmade note cards

Hi friends and welcome to tonight's blog post. I thought I would share a little set of 3" x 3" cards with you all. I absolutely love making these mini card sets and gifting them to friends for their birthdays. I have so much fun personalising them to suit each one's likes and tastes. I'm giving this set to my friend Sue for her birthday. I start with a Thick Whisper White card base that measures 6" x 3", and score along the 6" side @ 3" to create the centre fold line. I cut five squares of…

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Make the most out of your paper scraps with this easy card layout. Here are a dozen versions of the same template.

So . . . I was playing around instead of doing tax preparation stuff . . . what can I say . . . I NEEDED a break!!! Simple 3 1/2" x 5" washi tape note cards with score lines and greetings. Nice, Happy Gift, don't you think? Okay - so now I will get back to WORK!

Here are some quick tips for making cards that make people say "Wow! You made that?" instead of thinking they were made by a 5 year old.

Hello friends! I finished off another 6x6 paper pad. This time I used Summer Daisies from Scrapping for Less. I really like the floral designs and soft colors. This collection would be perfect for a variety of card themes including sympathy or birthday. I decided to stick with mostly general and thank you sentiments though

Donate handmade cards to charity by crafting fun or inspirational cards to send to any one of these three wonderful nonprofit organizations.

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These watercolor personalized note cards are SO easy to make, and they make the perfect little handmade gift. Paint simple note cards with watercolor for a sweet custom homemade gift.

Nothing shows your appreciation quite like a handwritten note inside a lovely thank you card. However, you don't need to be an expert-level crafter to

I really love to give handmade gifts, especially at Christmas. I hate feeling rushed and stressed in December. So, my gift making begins in August :). I saw this great card on Pioneer Valley Girl, and she put up a little tutorial. I couldn't resist! They go together really quickly, and they are one of my favorite things - a great way to turn scraps into something beautiful and useful. I varied only slightly for the instructions, making my cards on fabric foundations rather than paper, and…

These 5 handmade card designs with flowers are perfect to make & donate to senior living facilities or senior centers. You can also make & donate these cards to other nonprofit organizations in need.

The Stampin’ Up! Scalloped Note Cards are great for some quick colorful cards to have in your stash. The Balmy Blue card was inspired by Artisan Mikaela Titheridge #craftyoinkpen project. The feathers are snipped from the Free as a Bird DSP. The sentiment is from #WPlus9 So Very stamp set and coordinating die. I have had the stamp set and recently purchased the die. ♥ This fun fall card was inspired by a card from #Chase&Main… Continue reading

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Tonight I stamped with a new Cornish Heritage Farms Scrapblock, all excited about making a card with my new Aged Sheet Music backgrounder! Then I started looking in my stash for an image to use with it. Hmmm. No cool music stamps, and no music quotations even. :-( Finally I had a brainstorm--I could use a stamp that said "Just a Note." I grabbed a box of stamps that had arrived last week and found my solution--the Just Rite, Just A Note 2x Stamper. It's pre-inked in black, which worked…

This card verses section of our website has been created for people who need some inspiration on what words to put inside their own hand made greeting cards.

We are challenging you with an I LOVED the colors & patterns in this weeks Inspiration Photo!! I used papers from Heidi Swapp & My Minds Eye along with a sentiment from the Lots To Say stamp set from Reverse Confetti. Supplies: Paper: White CS (Recollections, 110#), Black CS (Recollections, 110#), Runway Dots (Heidi Swapp), Charmed Metallic Print (My Minds Eye); Stamps: Lots To Say (Reverse Confetti); Ink: VersaMark; Tools: Simply Scallops Medium (Die-Namics), Corner Rounder, Embossing Heat…