Card-making tips

Add your own card-making tips, and help others to learn from your experience.

Maybe you have been making cards for years and know lots of little things to make life easier.

But the new card maker may not have heard about the things that you take as an everyday occurence and so here is the place to pass on your knowledge.

Some of the things I have learned have come about because of a mistake that has been done, and we all make them.

And at the end you think "Well that turned out OK..." so perhaps it was worth making the mistake for.

If you have done the same then let us know what it was and how you benifited from that learning curve.

Tell us your best storage ideas, or about your favourite piece of equipment, the one you just couldn't bear to be without.

Think about all the little things you do that are second nature to you now, and ask your self if someone else would benefit from this snippet of information that you have.

The tips gathered here will be added to the website and credited to you as the author, and by adding some tips here you will build your own page.

What little snippets can you pass on to us all?

We all have things that we do to help our selves save money or time, maybe something that was passed down to you from your mum or grandmother.

I remeber my own mum always having a button jar, and in it she stored all the odd ones she found, and this was something I shared on the website.

You may know something that is quite simple that we may not have thought about, and yet when it is passed on we will say......"Wow! why didin't I think of that"

Don't be shy, share your treasures with fellow crafters.

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Mixed up peel-offs
Every time I went near a craft shop I came home with more peel-offs.

Fancy~straight~coloured~corners and names, you name it I had it.

I stored them ...

Ribbon storage
My ribbons were tucked in a drawer and getting in a mess. I'd used cards and cut out the shape to wrap ribbon round but found them becoming unravelled....

Ribbon scrap storage
I had a ton of ribbon scraps and pieces that weren't on spools for whatever reason (some of them came in packets instead, some were scraps that were too ...

Matching gift tag when making windowed cards
When making my own trifold window cards I am often using spellbinders rectangles etc. to cut out the window.
Using the cutout piece for a matching gift ...

I need a solution
I'm sort of new to card making/scrapbooking, and have gone a little overboard with buying supplies.

Now I don't know where to store them. I've got ...

Matting board
I went to a picture framer and asked if they wanted to get rid of their off cut bits.

I needed a car and this was loaded, by them, with all the "off ...

Paper Scraps
I finally gave in! My scraps of paper were unmanageable in a drawer. I could never find the color I wanted only to give up and use an entire piece just ...

Homemade Crafty Storage Solutions
Instead of spending a fortune on storage for your crafty treasures, stop for a minute and have a look at what's already there....

I "borrowed" the removable ...

Using double sided tape
I use double sided tape all the time but it is very unforgiving and once it is stuck, so are you... if you haven't got it quite right!
But if you rub ...

Card/Paper Scraps Storage
At the side of my workdesk I have a small box.

It holds a lot of clear A4 sleeves (like you use in ring binders) all standing upright so the tops are ...

Free embellishments.
Embellishments & ladies undies...!!!

For small neat tidy flowers and/or bows, I snip them off new briefs and bras...Yes. True. I do not like the ...

Storing your brads, buttons etc.
A handy tip on storing for your brads, buttons etc...
Spice jars, with lids, and in their holder. Easy to mount on the wall, and easy to see colours.

Christina ...

Decoupage Snippit
I can't remember where I read this tip but it has proved to be so helpful to me.

Before cutting out your decoupage it helps to put a bit of sellotape ...

Embossing Buddy
I was trying to figure out how to stop the small particles of ink from staying on my card when I was heat embossing.

I had heard of embossing buddies ...

Coloring flowers, lace, ribbon with Copics
Coloring lace, ribbon, flowers with Copics.

You can use Colorless blender solution or 91-95% Isopropyl rubbing alcohol, which is a LOT cheaper.

Pour ...

Storing Punches.

Recycling and Storage.

Storing punches.

From Argus: a wooden CD unit which can be wall mounted.

It has 12 sections, and it is strong, so it ...

Whitmans to the rescue! Not rated yet
I use Whitmans candy boxes for storage because they are very sturdy. They can be decorated and labeled if you wish. I store scissors and other tools for ...

Cleaning scissors Not rated yet
I found this tip on another forum and it works wonderfully.
When your scissors get sticky from cutting foam tape, just spray them with WD40 and wipe ...

A very cheap alternative to U Mount for unmounted stamps Not rated yet
Instead of paying a small fortune for U Mount, or something like it to back your unmounted stamps with, instead I buy a large roll of double sided craft ...

Annoying ribbons in tops Not rated yet
Make use of those annoying ribbons, that come inside the shoulders of every top or blouse, for hanging up on a hanger.
I have started to cut them off ...

Quick C6 inserts (makes 2) Not rated yet
Take an A4 sheet of paper and fold it in half, lengthways. Then fold in half again, widthways, so its quarter of an A4 size.
Then all you do is trim the ...

Die cutter storage Not rated yet
I have a Big Shot and because it wasn't a cheap piece of equipment I like to look after it. It has to last me a long time, and so do the dies I buy to ...

Storing Ink pads. Not rated yet
Casette tape holders are good for storing the large ink pads. Bet most homes have some, if you are a more mature household, that is!!!!!

Anyone got ...

Storing your ribbons. Not rated yet
Pegs or paper clips are useful for storing ribbons,and these scarf holders too.

But I've found another way to store them on reels.

1. A holder ...

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