Does anyone here do paper crafts like card making?
9 years ago
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Comments (30)For the most part, I think store bought cards are a waste of money . . . and too expensive! When they were young, I always encouraged my kids to make me one instead. Loved them! DH & I don't exchange cards, although we do buy each other gifts and make holidays special for one another. But, because the rest of our entire very large clan lives in other parts of the country, I do like to keep in touch. I send Facebook birthday and anniversary messages with a photo to most of them. In addition, I also call my sibs and parents . . . and, I joined Treat about two years ago. Now I create very special one-of-a-kind cards for very special occasions, such as a card to my mom for Mother's Day, to my dad, to my parents for their anniversaries. There are dozens of design options that I can then personalize myself by changing the wording and adding my own photos that I upload. They LOVE them, as I use childhood pics, pics from our times together over the years, etc. DD goes to college out of state now and DS is working in Arizona. I love being able to send them special cards. Through their affiliated site, Shutterfly, I've created beautifully bound books of photos from our family reunions for my parents, as well as other gift books for friends. From another of their sites, TinyPrints, DD and I designed a very special graduation announcements when she graduated from high school. We got rave reviews on those and they were much less expensive and much more personal that the generic ones the schools try to sell you. Anyhoo, I've been very happy with each company, the prices, card quality, delivery time, etc. Lynn...See Morebeware of price markups in the paper craft aisles!
Comments (9)ROFLOL, Alice...they were taking you to the fake eyes, not the eyelets!!! This whole line of card creating stuff was new to the stores this fall, so maybe your store has not been stocked yet. In my store, it was on a free-standing display in the main aisle near the Sizzix die-cuts, then a whole huge wall section near the scrapping aisle and the picture frames. I could not believe all the stuff! I did find some great packs of little metal charms in matched theme sets...meant for cards, but perfect for making wine glass charms and cheaper than the official "wine glass" ones. It is so true to shop all the aisles to compare products & prices. I remember a post on another board where a girl got those skeleton leaves for half the price in the floral department than the packaged ones in the rubber stamp department!...See MorePaper Napkin Becomes a Greeting Card...
Comments (4)The napkin had two layers... the printed color layer, kinda bonded to a plain white layer so it had more substance than some paper napkins. I left the layers together. The glue I used was Elmer's Washable School Glue 'No Run Gel' - the light blue stuff. I ran a thin bead all around the edges of the backside of the picture, and made a few squiggles in the center area, then used a soft flat paintbrush to smear/paint the glue to the edges and moosh it around in the middle. The glue did NOT grab immediately, giving me some leeway in ooching the design into place. I had thought of using spray-on adhesive, but with that type of glue, once you drop the picture in place, that is where it STAYS! No room for error with most of it. Glad you liked the card. I hope it inspires you to look at your stash of pretty napkins and make a card, too!...See MoreAnyone doing hand-made paper?
Comments (13)Madwoman, you are a gramma after my own heart!!To be honest, I think the basic paper making kit you can buy at Michael's is the way to go. And I've always said paper making is the very best way to recycle your junk mail. Just last month, I taught a "gourd guts" paper making class at a gourd show. Yes, you can use almost any organic material, but I would put a few drops of an antibacterial soap in the tub if that material is still green (as opposed to "dried" flowers, etc.) And if you don't have liquid starch to keep inks or paints from bleeding, the same amount of white glue will do. There are a gazillion things you can do with hand made paper. Check out Arnold Grummer's book or go to ArnoldGrummer.com And have a blast! cora...See More- 9 years ago
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