| What could be more resourceful and fun than using | | | | list goes on. Wherever you find inspiration, whether it |
| your scrapbooking 'scraps' to make cards, note cards | | | | be in images or through words, you can find ways to |
| or even gift tags? The options are endless, and can | | | | decorate your cards. Use your favorite verse from a |
| be approached with the same mindset of creating a | | | | poem or Bible scripture to give your card special |
| scrapbook page - keep it simple, make it personal, and | | | | meaning. Use a set of rubber stamps to make a |
| all of your handy work will be much appreciated! So | | | | collage, then pencil them in with color, or use clip art to |
| why not work your magic at a small scale and test | | | | decorate children's cards, or you can use photos too. |
| out your new tools and papers by making cards for | | | | Gift Sets - homemade cards are great gifts for any |
| your friends and family? There are many simple | | | | occasion. You can use a series of photos that you |
| approaches to this fun and easy form of art - take a | | | | took at the local botanical garden and create a set of |
| look! | | | | 12 unique cards. Or for the holidays, you can make |
| Start with any cardstock - a standard sized card is | | | | someone's life so much easier by giving them a set of |
| typically 4 ¼ x 5 ¾", which is made to fit | | | | 20 of the same card for their Christmas card list. |
| into a standard 4 ½ x 6" envelope. So your | | | | Recycling Cards - throughout the year, we receive so |
| paper's flat size should be 8 ½" x 5 ¾" | | | | many cards for various occasions. Birthdays, |
| wide. Then, once it's folded, you'll have your finished | | | | anniversaries, Thank You's and Get Well cards. Why |
| standard size. However, your card can ultimately be | | | | not spread the love and recycle them for their |
| whatever size you'd like it to be, and it doesn't even | | | | professional images and color schemes! You can cut |
| need to be put inside of an envelope. | | | | the front of the card apart to use certain elements to |
| Embellishments - in the same fashion as a scrapbook | | | | embellish your own card with borders for your photos |
| page, you can add your embellishments to the outside | | | | or text. Pretty soon, you have a fancy recycled card! |
| and inside of your card. And the fun of making your | | | | And as long as you don't sell your homemade card for |
| own cards comes from adding dimension to them - | | | | money, you're free to use store-bought cards as much |
| they don't have to always be flat like store-bought | | | | as you want! |
| cards. By using objects to personalize your cards, you | | | | However you approach card making, it's fun and easy, |
| can toss the envelope and create cards with lots of | | | | and each card becomes its own work of art, special |
| layers and dimension. | | | | for keeping, or for sharing as gifts! |
| Other Decorations - rubber stamps, stencils, clip art...the | | | | |