Speaking Of Crafts » Card Making http://www.speakingofcrafts.com Creative Art and Craft Ideas Mon, 16 May 2011 21:36:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Add Craft Punches To Your Cardmaking & Scrapbooking Supplies http://www.speakingofcrafts.com/crafts/975-add-craft-punches-to-your-cardmaking-scrapbooking-supplies/ http://www.speakingofcrafts.com/crafts/975-add-craft-punches-to-your-cardmaking-scrapbooking-supplies/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:29:25 +0000 Linda http://www.speakingofcrafts.com/?p=975 If you haven’t added an assortment of craft punches (or at least one or two) to your cardmaking and scrapbooking supplies,   you might want to consider doing so.   There are a lot of really neat punches available,   and  these punches are so much fun to use.    You can find many,  many uses for them.     Punch out a design on your scrapbook  page or card for effect  and then use the shape you punched out elsewhere.    Make fancy edges and corners on your papers ,  cards  and envelopes.    The possibilities go on and on.

When you consider all the designs and subjects that are available,   it seems as if you can get nearly any style or design of punch you desire.   I’ve just purchased a double-edged one that cuts out a piece of paper that looks just like a piece of lace.   It makes a really beautiful embellishment.

]]> http://www.speakingofcrafts.com/crafts/975-add-craft-punches-to-your-cardmaking-scrapbooking-supplies/feed/ 0 Paper Crafting (Card Making & Scrapbooking) http://www.speakingofcrafts.com/crafts/944-paper-crafting-card-making-scrapbooking/ http://www.speakingofcrafts.com/crafts/944-paper-crafting-card-making-scrapbooking/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:05:25 +0000 Linda http://www.speakingofcrafts.com/?p=944 Paper crafting has become extremely popular in recent months.   Scrapbooking is a perfect way to show off family photos and chronicle family history.    In addition,  other fun  paper crafts are making your own greeting cards,   making hand-made papers,   quilling, and origami.

Often,  paper crafts enthusiasts begin with scrapbooking,  but when the  ‘working with paper bug’  hits them,  then they branch out to making their own greeting cards.   Handmade cards are very unique and original and  are sure to please anyone,   regardless of whether the receiver is interested in paper crafts or not.

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Candy Card

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner and St. Patrick’s Day and Easter not far behind,  you just might want to start your  cardmaking projects now.   I’m sure that you know that everyone appreciates a handmade greeting card.

When I was in grade school (and I’m sure it isn’t any different now),  I always thought it great to give and receive a Valentine with candy attached to it.   I’m just wondering – - Do you think an adult might also enjoy receiving a candy card?

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