Cards
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
October 21st, 2009 at 10:43am
Under When Creativity Knocks
This episode of When Creativity Knocks features a wonderful Watercolor Card with the fabulous Dee Gruenig. She teaches Ana and Megan how to make a watercolor card. Follow along and make your own card.
Materials:
Stamping
watercolors
card stock
acetate
Watch the episode here.
“Teaching the world to craft…one door at a time!”
Ana Araujo, WCK Creative Designer
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Continue Reading When Creativity Knocks Video: Watercolor Card with Dee Gruenig
Tags: Cards, papercraft, stamps
By Caley
October 7th, 2009 at 10:27am
Under When Creativity Knocks
Kristen Jankowicz shows us a project right from her book, Greeting Cards in Stitches, co-authored with her mother: Sharon Jankowicz. She really makes this card three dimensional. The Flying Heart card will keep you in “stitches.”
Materials:
Felt
Embroidery Thread
Beads
Watch the video here.
“Teaching the world to craft…one door at a time!”
Ana Araujo, WCK Creative Designer
Sphere: Related [...]
Continue Reading When Creativity Knocks Video: Flying Heart Card
Tags: Cards, papercraft, Valentine's Day, video
By Caley
October 5th, 2009 at 11:55am
Under Guest Post
You can become an artist with a stamp, ink, and a little color from chalks, pastels, watercolors, markers, or colored pencils! Rubberstamping is a technique used to create greeting cards, home décor items, collage, apparel embellishment and so much more.
1. You’ll need a rubber stamp or two. There are traditional wood mount rubber [...]
Continue Reading A Simple Guide to Rubber Stamping
Tags: Cards, ink, papercrafts, rubber stamping
By Maria
August 28th, 2009 at 05:19pm
Under Cards+ Christmas+ Gifts
In the difficult economic climate, people are looking for meaningful gifts that won’t break the bank. While it can be difficult to maintain the balance between cost and quality when looking to purchase great presents for family and friends, why not cut costs in other areas, like that of Christmas cards? I found this great [...]
Continue Reading 119 Days Till Christmas: Tips for a Cost-Effective Christmas
Tags: Cards, Christmas, Christmas Crafts, Holiday, Quilting, scrapbooking
By Audrey
August 28th, 2009 at 03:31am
Under Product Reviews
If you love to scrapbook, stamp or make homemade cards, you know the right ink is crucial. These brand new inkpads from FolkArt® of Marvy Uchida have a touch of pearl simmer. The ink is acid-free, archival and water-resistant when dry. The ink comes in 8 colors and we are giving away a set of [...]
Continue Reading Product Review and Giveaway: Metallic Pearl Inkpads
Tags: Cards, giveaways, ink, papercraft, stamping
By Caley
August 21st, 2009 at 02:32am
Under Christmas
**This is the first of a new Christmas series every Friday at FaveCrafts Blog. Stop by for great new Christmas craft projects every Friday.**
Growing up in the Midwest, snow has always been an essential part of my Christmas experience. I love returning home to fields covered in a quiet, white blanket. That soft crunch as [...]
Continue Reading 126 Days Till Christmas: Snowy Cards
Tags: Cards, Christmas, greeting, Holiday, papercraft, snow
By Caley
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