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Suzie Orr

I don't buy greeting cards or holiday cards anymore -- I make my own! I also do some rubber stamping and scrapbooking. But mostly I enjoy creating handmade, one-of-a-kind cards. I’ve been an avid crafter for most of my adult life. My crafting addiction started with cross-stitching, then moved on to wearable art, projects with painted wood, fabric crafts, and then paper crafts — which has transformed primarily into card making. I also make the occasional wreath, snowglobe, and other holiday crafts.

A sweet idea for kids Valentine cards and Birthday cards is to stuff Smarties candies inside! Here's a template plus tips for making candy cards yourself.

Flower your mother with love by making this colorful MOM card for Mother's Day! DIY instructions to make a mothers day card yourself.

This fun Easter egg card has a surprise inside. It's a peekaboo card! See how to make this card with bunny ears & a cracked egg that gives a peek-a-boo surprise.

Missed someone's birthday? Here is a cute Belated Birthday card that I keep on hand for missed birthdays. See how to make a Belated Birthday card yourself.

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Have some old Christmas gift tags leftover from holidays past? Here's how to use them to make your own holiday cards this year. Lots of DIY Christmas card ideas here!

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A fun DIY wedding card! My plan was for this to be a simple card for a purple-themed wedding with stickers and a ribbon. But I added a little flair. Here's how...

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Have a Cricut? The minimum you need are a cartridge, spatula, cutting mat & paper. But other accessories will definitely assist your creativity. Here's how to make your Cricut machine even better!

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Put some sparkle in your handmade cards! Make this glitter card with ANY sentiment inside (Happy Birthday, Happy Summer, Get Well Soon, Thinking of You), or leave the inside blank.

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Make a fun card for Dad's special day. This unique Dad card will let him know how much you care. It can be used as a Father's Day card or a Birthday card.

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Use craft embellishments - like ribbons & eyelets - to make a Mother's Day card or Birthday card for mom. These card ideas for mom can be used for any occasion.

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You can turn an simple handmade Graduation card into a gift card holder for your favorite graduate! Choose your paper colors based on the graduate's school colors.

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When I need a quick & easy handmade card, I check the pages of my Scrapbooking calendar. They're designed to be used on scrapbook pages, as embellishments or photo borders!

Oh Happy Day pink flower birthday card. photo by Suzie at TheFunTImesGuide.com

Two handmade flower cards you can make for Mother's Day or to celebrate any girl's special day, including a Birthday. These flowery girly cards are simple to make.

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Remember Sweethearts candy? Or conversation hearts? Here's how to make adorable Valentines cards to look like those fun candies!

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Need handmade Valentine card ideas? I made these cards using only a heart punch, alphabet stamps & leftover paper scraps. Make ANY type of card just by changing the punch!

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As this handmade Christmas tree card shows, you can use any type of character sticker to make a Christmas peekaboo card. Here's how to make it!

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Looking for DIY handmade Christmas card ideas? See how I made this easy Christmas card. It features a Christmas tree and fun word phrases.

Many Thanks - a handmade Thank You card. photo by Suzie at TheFunTimesGuide.com

What's nice about this style of handmade card is how flexible it is. It could just as easily be a birthday card or simple note card.