Cards
September 1st, 2010 at 08:00am
Under DIY
With only three weeks left until our wedding, my fiance and I have been trying to finish up all of our last-minute, DIY projects. Both of us love worn, aged and vintage-esque décor, but we don’t have enough cash to drop on real antiques. By making new items looked distressed we can save money, achieve [...]
Continue Reading How to: Make Vintage Tags
Tags: Cards, Christmas Crafts, decorating, DIY projects, Green Crafting
By Caitlin
August 30th, 2010 at 04:26pm
Under mixed media art+ thrifty
This past Friday I had the opportunity to check out the CREATE Retreat in Rosemont, IL at the Hilton Hotel. What an exciting event for those who love to design and create! Interweave’s, cloth.paper.scissors sponsored the four-day retreat which featured over 50 classes full of mixed media workshops. This is the first time Interweave has [...]
Continue Reading Recap: CREATE Mixed Media Retreat
Tags: book, Cards, decorating ideas, DIY, green, Green Crafting, Painting, recycled crafts, thrifty, wearable crafts
By Caitlin
July 26th, 2010 at 05:09am
Under Cards+ Paper Craft
I went to the store to buy a birthday card once and couldn’t believe how much they were charging for a boring card with a generic stock photo of a birthday cake on the front and some canned “sentiments” printed inside. Five bucks for a card? That’s more than I spent on the gift! Well, [...]
Continue Reading New Pattern Monday: Papercrafts Galore!
Tags: birthday cards, Cards, cupcake crafts, handmade cards, Paper Craft, personalized notecards
By Karisa
July 5th, 2010 at 04:01pm
Under Cards+ Crochet+ Paper Craft
I love working with the folks in the craft industry. There are so many creative people willing to share their ideas, their projects, and their enthusiasm for making cool stuff. The past two weeks, we’ve added some projects from some wonderful designers willing to share, so I thought I’d send them a big ole thanks!
We’ve [...]
Continue Reading New Pattern Monday: New Craft Designers
Tags: Cards, Crochet, papercraft
By Linda
May 14th, 2010 at 05:00am
Under Ask Maria
Question
I make cards and wanted to know if there are any rules or limits to how big or small I make my cards. I was surprised when the post office wanted additional postage for some of the cards I mailed using clear envelopes. The cards were what I thought was a standard size.
Cass S, MA
The [...]
Continue Reading Ask Maria “What Can I Mail?”
Tags: Cards
By Maria
March 17th, 2010 at 05:00am
Under Easter
Looking for free Easter cards this season? With the return of spring, longer days and greener pastures, Easter presents the perfect opportunity to send cards. Raid your craft stash and find projects for free Easter cards all over the web. For instant inspiration, check out this collection of 9 Free Easter Cards at FaveCrafts.
I mentioned [...]
Continue Reading How to: Free Easter Cards
Tags: Cards, Easter
By Caley
February 9th, 2010 at 01:25pm
Under Book Reviews
Trading Card Treasures by Carol M. Heppner helps you to create artistic trading cards with photographs as the focus. Making trading cards can be addictive for any artist or paper crafter. Learn more and enter to win a copy of the book here.
Contest ends February 23, 2010. You can enter once daily, so return often [...]
Continue Reading Book Review and Giveaway: Trading Card Treasures
Tags: books, Cards, giveaways, paper
By Caley
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:16pm
Under Cards+ Valentine's Day
Valentine’s day is on its way so get started on your Valentine gifts and cards. The best way to go is to make your own Valentine’s day cards to send your friends, they’ll love getting it in the mail. One of our guest contributors, Marty Shipley of Paper Artistry, sent in a really cute Valentine’s [...]
Continue Reading Valentine Hugs and Kisses Card
Tags: Cards, papercrafts, Valentine's Day crafts
By Christine
November 13th, 2009 at 05:00am
Under Christmas
I look forward to the bright colors of the holiday season, from wrapped packages to Christmas lights set set against a snow-covered landscape. When I make Christmas cards, I want them to be equally bright and cheerful. Here are my favorite Christmas cards to make this year:
Merry and Bright Christmas Card- The colors in this [...]
Continue Reading 42 Days Till Christmas: Colorful Christmas Cards
Tags: Cards, Christmas, paper
By Caley
October 22nd, 2009 at 02:28pm
Under Craft Trends
When I was little I used to play Candy Land all the time along with Checkers and Uno. I loved playing board games because who doesn’t? If you’re a child or a grown up board games are always fun. And if you’re an adult, it’s always fun to be a kid again.
I was looking for [...]
Continue Reading Board Games Used for Crafts?
Tags: board games, Cards, drawing book, scrapbooking
By Christine
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