Card Making For Beginners – Part 1

Do you remember the last time you went to the store to buy a card? You looked through the various selections to pick just the right one with just the right message. Finally . . .  mission accomplished! Feeling satisfied with your selection, you take it to the counter to pay and the cashier tells you, “That will be $7”. What?! Yep, you forgot to look at the price on the back of the card. So you ask yourself, what is it about this card that’s so expensive? The answer is nothing, really! It doesn’t have any fancy embellishments, texture or dimension – perhaps it’s just a bigger card. Depending on the card, they could run anywhere from $3.50 – $13. While you’re taking out your money to pay, you think to yourself, next time, I’ll make my own card.

Great plan, BUT . . .

Where Do I Begin?

What do I need? How do I create one?

For the next few weeks, specifically on Tuesdays, I’ll be blogging about different aspects of card making for beginners. We’ll explore basic tools you’ll need, how to cut cardstock, what adhesive to use, how to stamp and more.

I have to tell you upfront that you will need to make an investment in supplies and though it may seem like a lot of money at the beginning (definitely more than $7!), the satisfaction of making your own unique card and writing your own thoughts is so much more rewarding than the store-bought card.

Think about it . . . how many times have you gone to a wedding, birthday or other special occasion and the recipient gets duplicates of the same ‘special’ card you bought? You won’t have that problem when you make yours – it will be unique and made as simple or elaborate as you like with just the right words inside because it will come from your heart. Isn’t that why we give cards away? We want the recipient to know we are thinking of them. When I make my personal cards,  I can easily mass produce cards for special occasions and have them ready to go, but I choose not to because I create a card with that person in mind and pray for each person.  My signature stamp on the back of the card has my name and says, “Created Just For You With A Prayer”. My Christmas cards are the only ones I mass produce and that’s because I send out more than 100 but my card logo is still on the back because as I address them, I pray for each recipient.

Types of Cards

What type of cards do you like? Simple? Clean lines? Vintage? Fancy? How do you feel about inside sentiments? Are you straight to the point, no mush, funny, or are you sentimental? Are you someone who just signs your name to the card or are you someone who likes to write a little something inside?  Card makers are all different, but one thing we have in common is that we love what we do and that’s making cards for others!

So are you ready for the challenge? Put Tuesdays on your calendar or better yet, don’t miss out on my posts and sign up to receive them via email or your feed reader by clicking on the link to the top right. Making cards is easier than you think!

Leave me a comment below and let me know what type of cards you like.

Thanks for stopping by . . . till next time . . . be creative . . . Brunie

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