December 19th, 2017
Inside: the best two ways to make really pretty Christmas tree cards I love flowers and I love receiving beautifyl buckets of flowers. The only thing about flowers that I don’t like is that after a few days they wilt and little pieces of them fall on the table cloth. That made me think about Christmas trees… I always wondered how you keep the tree fresh and does it shed its leafs on the carpet because that would make me crazy! (As a jew I don’t celebrate Christmas so I actually don’t know how that works)… Moving on… The most iconic symbol of Christmas is the Christmas tree and what better way to celebrate the holiday with the best ways of making a Christmas tree cards. CHRISTMAS TREE FACTS Christians weren’t the first to admire and decorate Christmas trees. The tradition started more than 2,000 years ago when pagans used to worship …
December 17th, 2017
Inside: how to make easy last minute Chritms cards in less than 5 minutes Christmas is almost here and times are really hectic so unfortunately you are missing some Christmas cards that you didn’t have time to make. You have two choices: one, to accept your fate and deal with the fact that you won’t have enough cards for everyone you want or you can make two last minute Christmas cards in less than 5 minutes! LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS CARD IDEAS E-CARD Send a special card online and make it special with a unique addition like a donation, a personal photo or even a favorite song. PRINTABLE CARDS Find a cute or funny printable card on etsy print it on your home printer and your card is ready! DIY LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS CARDS When you’re stressed for time you can still make handmade Christmas cards that are pretty …
December 8th, 2017
Inside: how to make easy handmade snowflakes cards with paper techniques I always say I was born in the wrong country because I love winter however I was born in a warm and sunny country. Whenever there is cold and rain I’m happy, unfortunately we only get snow on the mountains in the north. But that doesn’t stop me from celebrating snow with these two snowflakes cards. SNOWFLAKES CARDS TECHNIQUES You can make winter and snow cards in many techniques including making faux snow, you can see how here. I made these cards with two easy paper techniques: QUILLING Quilling is the craft of creating designs by rolling narrow strips of paper. Pre-cut quilling paper is available to buy in many colors and various widths – usually 3mm to 10mm – either from craft stores or online. Alternatively, you can cut your own strips from medium weight paper – about the weight of copy …
November 28th, 2017
Inside: how to make fancy fold cards for any occasion or holiday It always amazes me how versatile paper is. I look at it like cooking, because when you cook you can use the same ingredients in so many different recipes and paper is the same. You can use the same paper to make so many different cards just by folding it differently. So here are two fancy fold cards I “cooked”… FANCY FOLD CARDS It’s easy enough to make a card that opens like a book, and those cards are beautiful too, but you can take your cards to the next level. Add a unique structure to a card with a few folds. There are so many different ways you can fold a paper to create a card. Here are a few ideas: Easy Never ending card One paper – three cards Stair step card SQUASH CARD This card …
November 24th, 2017
Inside: how to use die cut shapes in handmade Christmas cards Unlike other crafters I love fussy cutting. But even I sometimes to using die cut shapes either becuae I don’t feel like fussy cutting or I simply don’t have the shape I need to cut. So after establishing the fact that I’m also human… (one lady once told me that my fussy cutting abilities are inhuman). I can share with you how I used the die cut shapes on these Christmas cards. WHAT IS DIE CUTTING Die cutting is a broad term, but in crafting, the act of die cutting is the process of using a machine to mass-produce cut-out shapes. Die cutting machines or card making machines are machines that cut shapes out of paper, chipboard (like cardboard but thicker and more dense), fabric and other materials. In die cutting, dies are metal-shaped objects with a raised, sharp area for cutting. They are …
November 19th, 2017
Inside: how to make two easy pop up cards I love surprises of any kind even if I’m the one making them and pop up cards are exactly that. These type of cards is my favorite because thay always have a surprise in them and they are fun to receive as much as make them. HOW TO MAKE POP UP CARDS Pop up cards are not just for kids. There are many pop card designs that usually seem really difficult to make but usually they are easier than you think. All you need are a few basic steps to make the basic pop up card: Fold a piece of double sided cardstock in half. Cut slits at the center of your card. With the folded side facing you, cut two slits. The paper between each of the cuts will form a tab that you’ll secure your pop up art to. Tabs can be wide …
November 25th, 2016
Inside: how to make a simple tree paper piecing card I’m terrible at math but even I know that according to Aristotle, a philosopher in Ancient Greece, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. Apparently it doesn’t only works in math or life it also works in crafts. In the crafts case a few simple paper pieces can create something truly pretty. WHAT IS PAPER PIECING Paper-piecing is a fun way to add texture, interest and patterns to your design. It’s a great alternative to coloring stamped images and a fabulous way to use any scraps of paper that are just too good to throw away! THE BASICS OF PAPER PIECING Paper is usually a technique made with stamps and cut out paper pieces. However it can also be created just from pieces of paper to assemble a pattern or an image without the base of a stamped image. Consider …
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