DIY Card Making Ideas and Guides

DIY Unicorn Greeting Card You will need... For this I actually used very little beyond a Unicorn Mix Pack. The only other equipment used by myself for this was scissors, a glue stick, a pencil, a flower die and a little bit of sketching! If you don't have a flower die or way of die cutting, don't worry, you can still create the card, you'll just need to draw and cut out your flowers. I started with the ears and chose the pink non-shed glit...

DIY Mermaid Greeting Cards   Perfect for birthdays and mermaid lovers, follow the simple steps below to craft your own Let's be Mermaids card! Equipment... A4 Mermaid Card Pack  Loose Glitter White Pearl Gems -  3mm & 5mm Glue Pen Glue Stick Ruler Scissors/Craft Knife Cutting Board (if using a craft knife) 1 Sheet Grey board / Cardboard / Thicker Card If you have die cuts of waves and mermaid tails, then you can skip to...

Assembling Pocketfold CardsPocketfolds are a hugely popular choice for wedding invitations, featuring a small pocket inside a card which can hold RSVPs, additional information sheets, menu choices etc.  With these pocketfolds, the pocket placement is versatile, giving you complete control over the final look of your invite. The pocket can be placed on the left or right hand side, or at the bottom for a vertically opening pocke...

How to Embellish Your Wedding Invites with Vellum   While traditionally wedding invitations are made from cardstock to give them a thicker, sturdier and more luxury feel, this is the one instance where you might want to consider paper for your invites. Vellum paper is translucent, a quality you won't find in card and gives invitations an ethereal, delicate feel. Despite this, this vellum paper is tissue thin and at 100gsm, won't tear e...

The Benefits of Non Shed Glitter Card 1.  All of the Sparkle With None of the Fallout Okay, the obvious first – it’s mess free. Regular glitter card has particles of glitter adhered to the card which are prone to shed and stick with a vengeance to everything. To be fair, the mess created by glitter card is not as widespread as loose glitter, but it still isn’t fun. Any cutting or creasing will only increase the sheddin...