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.

I made a couple of graduation cards this year. This one feature's the graduate's name on the front cover. See how I made this graduation card, step-by-step.

This card was for a teenage girl. I used her first name and her favorite color to make her a handmade personal greeting card.

You can make this star-shaped card with or without a Cricut machine. Here are directions for making the card both ways...

This card was made to celebrate a little girl's ballet recital, but it would also make a cute Birthday card for a tiny dancer in your life.

I plan to use these flower cards mostly as birthday cards, but they would also be lovely as Welcome Spring cards, Happy Mother's Day cards, Friendship cards, or as Just Because cards for practically any occasion!

This handmade birthday card was fun to make. Remember that photocopied clip art or free-handed turtles would work just as well. Get the kids to help you color them! You could even put fun party hats on the turtles. Darn, I could have done that... I already have the hats! Or, you could paint their toenails sparkly colors.

This card was for a colleague who is leaving for a new job. I have now been recruited to make a card for every event in my office! For this one, I used my Cricut machine and a Sharpie marker, in addition to colored papers.

See how I made this ice cream cone birthday card -- with sprinkles! I used bright colored card stock, striped paper and my cricut machine. Matching envelope too.

This elegant wedding card was created to match the wedding colors: red and black, and the theme: bling. It was a cinch to make and can easily be adapted for any occasion. Simply exchange the stickers or colors to match your event. See how I made this wedding card.

Here are some ideas for using Halloween rubber stamps to spice up your Halloween holiday. There are lots of fun ways you can utilize your Halloween rubber stamps in craft products and holiday decorating themes.

A good friend of mine wanted to make handmade Baby Shower invitations and came up with a dilemma - How can you make sure that the guests know that the excited Mother-to-be is expecting TWIN BOYS?

If you think you don't have any 'Easter' stamps, remember that any spring-like flower stamps will work. Here's a simple hand-made Easter card to make.

The Christmas Holiday is over, and I missed out on getting handmade cards out to many of my friends and family. As a way to make up for that -- at least in my mind I can make up for it -- I can send out a handmade Thank You card for those who's gifts meant so much to me.

This morning on the Today Show, they were discussing if it is 'ok' to recycle gifts. I typically don't recycle gifts, but I am guilty of recycling gift cards. This is the season for gift cards, so if you have stamping or scrapbooking supplies....this one is for you.

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Your kids can help with this card idea - using a snowflake punch, 'make' some snowflakes that they can glue to cards to create their own designs for giving to friends, teachers, or anyone else who is special in their life.

Most people wouldn't think 'blue' when they're thinking about color for Christmas cards, but I love the combination of silver and blue -- even my Christmas tree has white lights and blue and silver ornaments this year!

Here is a simple handmade Christmas card using a cheap and simple piece of patterned scrapbook paper.

Wondering how to make your handmade Halloween cards even more special? Include a Halloween-theme picture of your children -- of course this includes your pets.