CardmakingHobbies & Crafts

The Cardmaking category features creative projects and instructions for crafting all sorts of greeting cards, from classic occasions like birthdays and holidays to unique, personalized designs. Learn how to make envelopes, add special touches, and find inspiration for cards that suit any recipient or event.

Looking for easy DIY handmade Birthday cards that you can make quickly? Here are several great ideas!

Want to know how to make an envelope for a card? My step-by-step instructions for making paper envelopes to match your handmade cards.

Need a quick card for Valentine's Day? These 2 cards with matching envelopes can easily be made using 2 decorative sheets of paper, heart stickers, and 1 sheet each of red and white paper.

Here's some Valentines Day card ideas and how to make your own Valentine's Day cards in a hurry... plus matching envelopes!

For this ice cream cone Birthday card, at first glance it just looks like a single scoop ice cream cone. Then you pull up on the cherry and - surprise - you see a second scoop!

So many colors, so little time! Following are all the reasons that I completely adore the Close To My Heart dye-based inks.

I made this card entirely from my Cricut Expression machine, using Plantin Schoolbook for the words, and my new favorite cartridge -- Everyday Paper Dolls -- for everything else. That cartridge cuts out so many things! See why I love it.

What says spring more than a wheelbarrow full of flowers?! I decided to use this card as my Mother's Day card. It would also make a great Thinking Of You card for the gardener in your life or to bring springtime cheer to a friend.

I used this tri fold card that I received as a baby announcement as a model for my own version of a tri fold birthday card. You can use these same ideas to make your own tri fold cards