In an earlier post this month I spoke about the cards I make to support the children's village. Well it's coming into the season when our card making is in full swing - Mother's Day, a Baptism service and Easter are all big sellers.
Now this type of card making is different from making cards for personal use or as a business proposition.
It costs £1 GBP to feed and school one child in Uganda for one day so when we first started this venture that is what we priced the cards at. The dilemma we face is that although we want to make the cards as attractive as possible we cannot make them too elaborate as they would cost more to make than what we sell them for.
The above two Mother's Day cards are perfect examples of what people get for their £1.
The blank cards are plain white 6"x6". The front of the card has been covered with embossed wrapping paper. The blue card has been matt and layered onto silver mirror card and the lilac card has been matt and layered onto purple pearlescent card and silver mirror card.
The Mother's Day sentiments are silver peel-offs stuck to a pearlescent tag mounted onto the silver mirror card. These are fixed to the cards using 3D double sided sticky pads to give some diemnsion to the card.
Finishing card making embellishments are a blue chiffon bow and a lovely lilac spotted fabric butterfly on the respective cards.
I think they are really good value for £1 but would love to hear what you think!
Maybe I'm showing my age her but when I made this card the word "funky" just sprang to mind! Is that a word that's even in use today? Pprobably not, but it does me fine!
This Home Made Birthday Card would make a great card for a young teenage girl.
The card developed around the rubber embellishment which was another of the ones I got from the Manchester Show.
I decided to glue the embellishment to the inside back of the card - obviously in normal circumstances this wouldn't be seen but I used a Zig Zag Circle Nestability to cut an aperture in the front of the card.
I've had a sheet of pale pink peel offs for absolutely ages and never seem to have found the right card for them but I thought they might be just right for this one.
I used the Happy Birthday sentiment and then decided that the card looked a little bare so I stuck stars from the same peel off sheet around the embellishment on the inside of the card.
In the photgraph on the right you can see what the card looks like when opened up.
Anyway I hope you like this one - it's easy to make and just that bit different.
Take a look at this video it shows how to use your card makingborder punches to create corners with them. Although the punches shown are a specific brand and design I'm sure with a little practise you could apply these principles to your own border punches.
If you have read the "About Us" page on Cardmaking-Companion you will already know that I make cards which I sell to help support a children's village in Uganda.
I sell the cards, as part of a team, once a month, at Longton Community Church.
The type of cards which always fly off the stand are the ones with words of encouragement on them, especially when they quote a bible text.
Whilst these cards may not be the most difficult cards to make they are certainly the most appreciated by both those who buy them, and by those who receive them.
This photograph shows some of the latest batch I have made. The card blanks are in a range of pastel shades and have a foiled design on them.
The message has been rubber stamped in black VersaFine ink onto white card, matt and layered onto plain card in a complimentary colour to the card blank.
Most of the cards have no card making embellishments on them, only an occasional jewel as a flower centre.
We as card makers can get carried away with making elaborate creations but sometimes all that someone needs is a simple message of encouragement to help them get through the troubles they are facing.
I leave you with this one thought - could some one you know benefit from a card like this at the moment?
With Valentine's Day fast approaching here is a rather cuteHandmade Valentine Card. The great thing about this card is that it is also suitable for other occasions when you want to tell someone how much they mean to you.
It could be sent to cheer someone up when they are feeling down. In fact one of my friends is going through a hard time at the moment so I might just send it to them.
I've used a 5" by 7" white card blank which has been partially covered with a red gingham background paper from the Raggedy-Anne collection at Cardmaking-Ideas.com
The heart border has been cut using the edger heart lace puch from Martha Stewart.
The sentiment is one I got awhile ago fromHero Arts and it has been stamped in a burgundy Versa Color ink.
Finishing touches are the red chiffon bow and a rubber teddy bear card making embellishment. This is one of the embellishments I purchased on my recent trip to the Manchester card show.
I really enjoyed making this card and I have to say I am pleased with the result!
to help support a children's village in Uganda.
they mean to you.
