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Christmas cards handmade brighten up peoples faces when you give a special greeting card. It doesn't have to be fancy but a nice, simple and elegant card can make people smile.
Christmas cards handmade brighten up peoples faces when you give a special greeting card. It doesn't have to be fancy but a nice, simple and elegant card can make people smile.
You can purchase a sheet of dimensional stickers and use just one for your card to make it simple but elegant. This is more economical so that you can make more cards from the one sheet of stickers. When you use too many stickers, the card just looks bombarded with stuff.
When you make a birthday card, you'll get a warm reception from the birthday party guests when the birthday girl/guy opens your card and singles you out as the "one" who made that beautiful and clever card.
Right after the Christmas season you'll start seeing many Valentine themed stickers, trim, and paper. When making handmade cards, ideas are almost endless. You can never go wrong with using all kinds of embellishments on your card. I found a set of inexpensive stickers and challenged myself to think of a cute design.
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The sticker I used wasn't my favorite. I had seen so many beautiful valentine stickers after I had purchased this one but I was determined not to waste it. I used the colors on the sticker as my color palette. A black background seemed to make the sticker "pop". I think this Valentine card turned out quite nice.
This card was inspired by the ribbon. I thought I wouldn't buy any Valentine ribbon this year but this ribbon was on clearance and I couldn't pass up the bargain. Click here for instructions. I used an existing design that featured ribbon and changed it up a bit.
I love using up my packs of black and white pattern paper since they go so well with red. Click here for instructions.
I used the herringbone type print and accented the card with glittery punched hearts and used my border punch to give the side of the card some interest.
I had a whole pack of silver craft beads left so wanted to use it up for this handmade card. Click here for instructions. I used a print that said "love" all over but you can use many other kinds of styles.
One popular tool is craft punches. I love using craft punches because my cutting skills aren’t so refined. Since the cut is pretty precise, using craft punches give your card a professional, polished appearance. 
One of my favorites is the 1/2" corner punch. You can round off one, two or all four corners of your card. Rounded corners help soften the look of a card. Find a corner punch that you can punch three layers of paper together. If you are punching three layers of cardstock paper, the punch has to be strong enough to punch out the corners cleanly and not destroy the tool at the same time. 
TIP: Cut two or three different sizes of rectangles or squares in different colors that coordinate with your card, each 1/8" smaller than the other, and round off the corners. Then layer them about 1/8” apart to give a dimensional effect. Click here for instructions
TIP: You can also use a corner craft punch on your photos. Cut a shape from cardstock, 1/8” larger than your photo and round off the corners with a corner punch. Click here for instructions
Round off corners of your photo as well and then place your photo over the larger shape which will create a frame for your photo.
A ¼” corner punch is great for making tags as well as rounding off corners from square or rectangle shapes. Click here for instructions
TIP: To give depth to a card, cut out a rectangle or square shape, round off all four corners using a corner punch and then adhere foam tape on the back. Click here for instructions
For your handmade card ideas,put your sentiment, sticker or other embellishment onto the rectangle or square shape. You can also apply chalk paint to soften and highlight the edges.
Decorative corner punches are pretty and delicate. I like to use it on solid color paper or paper that isn’t so busy because you lose the fine detail of the punch design. Click here for instructions
My other favorite craft punch is border punches. As of this article, I only have one design but it has been so versatile, I’ve utilized it on many of my handmade card ideas. You can include a punched border on the sides, middle and bottom of your card.
TIP: Cut strips of paper using different colors that coordinate with your card. Punch out one side of the edge of each strip and layer by overlapping the strips.
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Circle punches are great for adding a sentiment or featuring an embellishment. Click here for instructions
TIP: Using a graphic software program, create a dotted circle large enough that it fits just inside the circle, close to the edge of the punch. You can also include a sentiment or personalized message. Print it out on light cardstock paper.
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