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Save Money And Make Your Own Card Crafts
Make your own card
crafts with
rubber stamps and dried flowers.
They are so easy to do and you can just let your
imagination run wild. You can make very delicate
cards or really elaborate ones. It is just up to
you.
All you have to do is learn the
basics of rubber stamped cards and then you
branch out from there.
Choose a card that is bigger than your stamp and
you can use the blank space around the stamp design
to add more embellishments. The basic design is very
easy and is a great way to show off a dramatic
stamp.
This basic design will make a very simple
statement like "Get Well Soon" or even "Happy
Birthday"
To make your card
crafts a little more interesting, choose a stamp
with a design of a house or large
flower. Stamp the card with your stamp and then
allow it to dry. Then color in the stamp using your
pastels, colored pencils or even chalk. With the
pastels you can blend in the colors and make it look
real.
I love to use rubber
stamps with dried flowers. My favorite is a house
stamp and then make a design around it with your
dried flowers. You can make this very simple or very
elaborate.
You can do so much
with dried flowers. Check out my page on how to
dry flowers Arrange flowers into a bouquet or
just randomly place the flowers around the card.
Dried ferns make really nice cards.
Different Card
Stocks. There are some really unusual textured
card stocks now available. The next time you're at a
craft store look at all of the card stock and try
something different. They come in different colors
and textures. Some of them look like home made and
they make beautiful cards.
Repeating Stamp
Designs. This a great way to use your metallic,
pigment inks as well as your special inks. A
Birthday card can be made very interesting by using
a Happy Birthday stamp and stamping it in four to
six different colors. This looks especially nice
with your metallic colors.
Embossing Your
Card. To jazz up a simple stamped card just
emboss it. You can quickly make an image stand out
from the surface of the card by using a heat gun,
pigment ink and embossing powder.
Use Multiple
Stamps. You don't have to limit your card to
just one stamp. Choose your main stamp for the
center of the card and then stamp the corners or
around the edge of your main stamp with a
complimentary design. You might try embossing your
main image and that will make it stand out from the
plain flat stamps.
You can embellish
your card crafts with things besides stamps and
dried flowers. You can draw on your cards, use
stickers, small charms and ribbon can really make
your card different. Just use your imagination and
you can come up with an endless supply of ideas and
make your cards a true work of art.
Children love to make
cards and they are so creativity. You can have them
draw a Christmas Scene on their card craft for the
special people in their lives.
If you have a
question or a tip for card crafts that are not here
and you would like to share them please
contact me I will share them with everyone else.
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