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by Tamara Burross

Card Making Tips for Beginners

Giving a personal greeting card to other people is a wonderful expression of how much they are treasured. For beginners, card making may seem a tough craft to achieve. But, with a few techniques or knowledge, creative imagination and basic tools you have, you can quite make personal greeting cards real quick, fun and interesting.

Distinct from other crafts, card making is not an expensive skill to develop. It is very easy and very emotionally rewarding. Certainly, when we give someone a card it nurtures best the relationship you have with that person.

Here are several basic tips and needs for beginners in card making craft. As you develop into an expert card maker you will gain more skill to create astonishing cards, with remarkable appearance and designs.

FUNDAMENTAL EQUIPMENTS

In advance prior to making beautiful cards, you will need some equipment that is indispensable for craft.

Pens and Pencils – to sketch lines and dimensions
Scissors – purchase basic cutting styles or those crease edges to create serrated edges on paper.
Ruler – for measuring correctly cuttings in the paper
Cutting Mat – when you use a cutter of any brand to cut your paper, a cutting mat will not damage the surface you’re working on.
Glues and Adhesives – will be needed to glue paper together and double sided tape can be used to create 3D effects.

PAPER SELECTIONS

When you are creating your own card it is ideal to use card paper. This paper type is thicker than the normal paper. You will have a more durable card. You may also purchase a paper that is pre-folded.

Paper with different types of colors and prints expresses different emotions and messages to the recipient of the card so it is best that the most suited type of paper, print design and color is used for the card.

If you have a specific theme in mind, for example a wedding or a birthday, it is much easier to select paper around the themes of the event.

EMBELLISHMENTS

Adding embellishments into your card making is a nice idea. It does give special effects to the card and it brands them sophistication and glamour. You can incorporate add-ons to the card by using stickers, beads, buttons and other stuff that makes the card more appealing.  One may also include personalized rubber stamps and punch kits to make the card more unique.

When making a birthday card, decorate the card with stamping techniques and circle cutters. Learn about using two-way glue when making birthday cards at home with help from a demonstrator for a craft company in this free video on birthday cards. Expert: Brandi Mackenzie Contact: www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/brandimackenz Bio: Brandi Mackenzie is a demonstrator for Stampin’ Up, a leading craft company with offices worldwide. Mackenzie gives seminars and classes on rubber stamping and card making. Filmmaker: Mike Phillips

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by Anastacia Haddon

Card Making in Less than Five Minutes

When it comes to cards, there are plenty of patterns you can choose from.  Card making has never been easier because the Internet is full of ideas on what you can do in your next card project.  All throughout the year, you might be sending out Christmas cards more than birthday or thank-you cards.  That is why it is important to think of ways to save on Christmas cards.  There are a lot of simple and easy to follow instructions.  You just need to search for them on the Internet, print them out and you’re all set to start your first card making project.

The easiest would be scribbling an image on the cover.  You can use sparkly paint or glossy markers.  Look for a nice card stock.  For DIY cards, card stocks with unique edges are perfect and would be suitable for any kind of design.  Look for sparkly fabric paint.  Gold or silver would be perfect for Christmas designs.  Take the pen and scribble a tree at the center of the card.  Then put star stickers at the end of each row.   You can also add a sticker that says a holiday greeting at the bottom of the tree.  In just a few minutes, you have just completed your Christmas card.

Collages also look good on cards.  You can use printouts or different textured paper for your images and then stickers for the caption.  In the scrapbooking aisle, you will often find stickers on sale.  You can cut the pieces that you don’t need and just use the parts that you want.  A good example of a collage is a Christmas card with cut-out trees. Use a corrugated paper for the tree.  Make a pattern of triangular shapes.  You can also cut them in graduating sizes then cut the corrugated paper along the edges of the pattern.

Card making can be easy and fun.  All you need are the essentials and a few embellishments.  Even a simple sparkly marker could do the trick.  Look at patterns than scribble the design using a marker.  You can also add stickers to complete the look.  Stars and other holiday images would be perfect.  Collages would also be a great card making project.  You can glue different images using different textured paper.  For Christmas trees, corrugated paper would be the most suitable material.  There is a variety of easy to follow instructions.  All you need is some research and a few supplies.

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