Paper Card Ideas
Finishing a Handmade Card: Insides, Backs and Clean Edges
The last jobs before a handmade card goes in its envelope: lining the inside, cleaning off pencil and glue, checking the fold, pressing it flat and writing the greeting.
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Layout sketches, color palettes, collage, envelopes, embellishments, and finishing touches.
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Card Embellishments: Ribbon, Twine, Sequins and When to Stop
How to attach twine, ribbon, sequins, buttons, brads and pen details to a handmade card, and three simple habits that stop a card from getting overcrowded.
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How to Make an Envelope for Any Handmade Card
Fold a custom envelope from one square of paper using the card itself as the template, then trim the points, glue the pocket and add a liner.
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Collage Cards: How to Compose With Paper Scraps
Build an original collage card from your own paper scraps: tear and cut the pieces, layer them from back to front, glue thinly and press flat. Includes a torn-paper landscape to follow.
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Choosing Card Color Combinations That Look Planned
A practical way to choose colors for a handmade card: one neutral, one main color and a small accent, tested with scraps before gluing, plus five ready-made palettes.
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Card Layout Ideas: Simple Sketches That Always Work
Six dependable card layouts described as plain blocks, with advice on rotating them, placing the handwritten greeting and planning with a pencil thumbnail.