Cardmaking

How To Make A Mothers Day Card Full Of Flowers

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Flower your mother with love by making this colorful MOM card for Mother's Day! This card was inspired by this great package of flowers: Color Me Crazy by Petaloo. There are 80 flowers in the package, in 2 sizes: 1/2" and 1". The flowers all have white petals and a variety of colored jewel centers. When I bought them, I thought they had adhesive on them -- like stickers -- but they don't. So you will need to use your own adhesive, like I did.   … [Read more...]

Handmade Easter Card Idea: How To Make A Peek-A-Boo Easter Card

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This fun spotted Easter egg has a cute little surprise inside! Here's how you can make your own peekaboo Easter card...   DIY Easter Card = A Bunny + A Peek-a-boo Egg I started with the little 3-inch bunny which I cut on my Cricut Expressions using the Doodlecharms cartridge. … [Read more...]

DIY Birthday Card Tutorial: How To Make A Simple Belated Birthday Card

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You would think a card-making girl such as myself would be on top of birthdays and never be late with a card. But you would be wrong! Here is a cute Belated Birthday card that I now keep on hand for missed birthdays.     Making The Outside Of This Card The base for the card is purple cardstock (8.5"x9"), folded for a vertical card. The 3 sky pieces are from a 12x12 piece of cloud paper, 2.5"x3.5" each. I like that the clouds make it look like the turtle is actually … [Read more...]

Make Your Own Valentine’s Day Cards: 2 Super Quick & Easy Valentine Card Ideas!

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I'm not sure how every holiday seems to sneak up on me, but here I am again, right before Valentine's day scrambling to get this year's Valentine cards put together! So after scrounging around in my sticker box, I came up with 2 different versions of an easy but super cute Valentine card. Here's how to make your own Valentine's Day cards in a hurry...   How To Make The Yellow Valentine Card … [Read more...]

Repurposed Gift Tags: DIY Christmas Card Ideas

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These quick and easy Christmas cards are made from glittery gift tags that I bought after Christmas last year. Along with some scraps of glitter cardstock, I'm ready to bling out the holiday! Here's how I made my own Christmas gift cards (which could also be used as custom gift tags) this year...     … [Read more...]

DIY Wedding Card Tips + Step By Step Instructions

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This is a fun wedding card to make! The idea started with some Jolee's Boutique stickers that I had on hand: Jolee's bride stickers Jolee's tuxedo stickers My plan was for this to be a simple card for a purple-themed wedding with just some stickers on paper and maybe a ribbon. That alone would be a cute card! But... I decided to add a little flair.     Handmade Wedding Card Details You can see here that the stickers alone are classy and make a nice … [Read more...]

Glitter Card Ideas: DIY Sparkle Cards For Any Occasion

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These 3 colorful sparkle cards are super easy to make. I used images cut from my Cricut Expression and Stickles glitter glue in primary colors. I used them as Birthday cards, but you could use any sentiment on the inside (Happy Summer, Get Well Soon, Thinking of You), or even leave the inside blank.   See how I made each of these fun sparkle cards...   First, The Paper All of the paper is 12"x12" or 8.5"x11" Recollections cardstock. … [Read more...]

DIY Handmade Dad Card – A Unique Father’s Day Card Or Birthday Card For Dad

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Want to make a fun card for Dad's special day? This unique card for Dad is sure to let him know how much you care. It could be used as a Father's Day card or a Birthday card for Dad. I made it using my Cricut Expression and Design Studio, but you could make a similar Dad card without using those tools.   Here's how...   … [Read more...]

Mom, You’re The Best: A Handmade Mother’s Day And Birthday Card Idea

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For this Mother's Day card (which could also be used as a Birthday card), I used up some star-shaped letter embellishments that I have been wanting to use. Mine are made of a thin silver metal with a hole punched in it for an eyelet. They came in a kit complete with 100 silver stars and 100 silver eyelets. You can achieve the same effect with a star punch and letter stickers -- which might actually be better, because you can make paper stars especially to match your … [Read more...]

How To Turn A Simple Handmade Graduation Card Into A Graduation Gift Card Holder

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This graduation gift card can easily be customized for any of the graduates in your life. My choice of colors will honor a graduate from Ball State University. You can use the colors of your choice.   The Basic Layers … [Read more...]