| Card making is a rewarding and fun hobby. Not only | | | | sophisticated flourishes and swirls. So no matter what |
| do you get to be creative and play around with your | | | | your taste and style, you will be able to find |
| favourite craft supplies, but you also have the | | | | something appropriate for your project. If you are a |
| opportunity to make personalised and unique gifts for | | | | little more advanced and have a bit more time on |
| someone special in your life. | | | | your hands, you may prefer to use stamps instead |
| Making cards is simple, but when you're still learning | | | | of stickers. |
| what to do, it can be difficult to know where to | | | | 3. Ribbon - Ribbons are the perfect way to add |
| start. A good starting place is to decide what | | | | texture and dimension to your cards. Muted natural |
| embellishments you would like to use to decorate | | | | colours give your cards an elegant feel while bright |
| your card. My favourite embellishments are: | | | | colours make your card look more funky. |
| 1. Patterned Papers - There is a huge number of | | | | 4. Brads - Brads are another way of adding dimension |
| patterned papers to choose from. I suggest you | | | | to your cards. You can arrange them in patterns to |
| check your local scrapbooking store and pick out | | | | give the impression of different shapes or you can |
| some of your favourites. Often papers are so | | | | use them to secure other elements like tags and |
| detailed and exquisite that you don't need any other | | | | ribbons to your cards. |
| embellishments for your card. I tend to buy a lot of | | | | 5. Ink Pads - Technically ink pads are not considered |
| floral papers as they make interesting backgrounds. | | | | an embellishment, but I would never make cards |
| Plus, you can cut out individual flowers as your | | | | without a few ink pads on standby. I often use them |
| centrepiece. | | | | to ink the edges of my papers to give them a softer |
| 2. Stickers - Stickers make great centrepieces for | | | | and more interesting look. |
| your cards. And again, there is a huge range of | | | | Once you've chosen your embellishments, you're all |
| stickers on the market for you to choose from. | | | | set to start making gorgeous cards of your own. |
| There is everything from cute baby shapes to | | | | |