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LoveToKnow: Crafts
You'll find all the details you need
to know in order to make your own cards on this LoveToKnow Crafts
channel. Read articles like
Card Making Techniques,
Handmade Card Making,
Free Card Making Programs and even
Sentiments Used in Card Making. There is an entire category on
the topic of making cards. | | |
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VistaPrint
You can create personalized cards, notepads,
business cards and postcards at this site and have them printed and
shipped to your home. If you watch carefully, you can catch
specials where you can get these items for free and just pay
shipping. The site uses an easy WYSIWIG type software to allow you to
create your own cards on the fly. | |
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Card Making World
This site is chock full of card making
ideas and many different printables to help with making those cards.
You'll get ideas for birthday cards, thank you cards and all occasion
cards. If you are just getting started in making your own cards, be sure
to check out the handy guide on
how to print your own cards and put them together. | | |
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Stampin' Up
If you're interested in making cards with stamps,
then you'll want to check out all the items that this company has to
offer. You'll find paper, die cuts and stamps of all sizes. Learn more
about the
Stampin' Up story and how the company came to be. Get ideas for
different card ideas and even get some scrapbooking ideas. | |
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My Fun Cards
This is free software and you don't even have to
register to use it. It will help you create birthday cards, romantic
cards, holiday cards and missing you cards. Find a
complete list of the different types of cards, the characters that
can be placed on the cards, ideas for photo cards and even some
printable coupons that you can give as gifts. | | |
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Kodak Gallery
Use your own photographs to create unique,
one-of-a-kind cards. A lot of moms choose to use this site to create
photo Christmas cards to send to family and friends. You can also create
unique thank you cards or cards for any other occasion. Learn more about
how
Kodak Gallery got started and their philosophy on digital photos. | |
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Making Greeting Cards
You'll find tons of information on
making greeting cards on this site. Be sure to sign up for the free
newsletter to get regular useful tips. Get a
list of tools and supplies that you need to make cards. You'll also
get some
card making tips that will help you make the best cards possible as
well as learn how to store supplies. | | |
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Cardmaker Magazine
If you're interested in making cards, you might want to consider
subscribing to this magazine with a focus exclusively on card making.
You can also read many free articles on the site. Be sure to read the
online newsletter to get ideas on everything from how to use color
to stamping without smudging the ink. | |
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All Crafts Card Making
You'll find many different topics,
such as
card making techniques. You'll also find links to greeting card
verses, making father's day cards and Valentine's Day craft ideas. In
addition, you'll find bonus topics that can take your card making to the
next level like how to do quilling and origami and paper folding. | | |
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Impress
You'll find tons of stamps and card making supplies
through this site to help with your card making hobby. Check out the
What's New page to see what the latest offerings are. You'll also find
many different
ideas for cards, including gift cards, cards for baby showers, place
setting cards and thank you and birthday cards. | |
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Split Coast Stampers
A gathering of stampers from all corners
of the country. There are many different topics focused on using stamps
to create greeting cards. You'll find a huge
gallery of photos of various projects using stamps. Visit the
latest news page to stay up to date on happenings in the group.
There are forums to chat with other card makers and stampers too. | | |
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Blue Mountain
A nice selection of printable card making
supplies and templates. You'll find items such as printable wedding
anniversary cards. You can make an e-card or you can go to the
Create and Print section of the site to create a card and print it
right from your computer. Remember to print on heavier card stock and
either purchase or create matching envelopes for a complete look. | |
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Printable Cards
This site features a complete section of
printable cards of many different varieties. For example, check out the
bingo cards. You'll also find printables for greeting cards, memory
cards, money cards and gift tags. Still need more things to create and
print? Why not try bookmarks, door hangers and coupon books. | | |
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Discount Card Stock
If you're looking for some card stock to
create your cards with, this site has some really reasonably priced,
high quality stock. Browse through the different
colors, such as purples, creams, tan and brown or orange. You can
also search by cardstock texture, specialty papers, parchment, envelopes
and other premium papers. | |
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How to Make and Decorate Your Own Greeting Cards
View these
videos to learn how to make your own greeting cards. The instructors in
these videos will take you step by step through simple projects all the
way to more difficult projects. You'll also want to view
How to Make Pop-Up Cards,
How to Make Homemade Greeting Cards and
How to Make Character Faces Greeting Cards. | | |
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Making Memories
The great thing about this online retailer is
that you can purchase gorgeous papers and card making supplies, and you
can also get ideas for projects. Check out the
idea gallery for new project ideas. Product categories include Hard
Embellishments, Paper, Kits & Decor, Rub-ons, Soft Embellishments and
Stickers. | |
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Roberta Sabuda
Learn how to make pop up character cards.
Learn how to make a
pop up poinsettia flower, happy Chinese New Year pig, Valentine
candy box and even a pop up angel. Robert Sabuda also creates pop up
books, so you might want to browse through some of his available titles
and see if you can gain inspiration for card making. | | |
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Envelope Mall
Once you make a beautiful card, you'll want an
envelope to send it in. You can buy bulk envelopes and gorgeous
envelopes on this site. You'll find
beautiful metallics,
transparent envelopes, French envelopes and card sleeves. You can
buy each of these styles in nearly any color imaginable and even have
your own graphics printed on them. | |
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Creativity Portal: Make Invitations
Learn how to make
invitations for parties, weddings and other special occasions. Many of
cards are highly unique, like the
Purse-onal Invitation. You'll also find many other unique ideas for
cards that you can make. Check out the paper folding instructions, pop
up instructions, stamping instructions and so much more. | | |
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Karen Foster Design
Karen Foster has some really unique
designs in papers that you can use for card making. You'll find
stationary, including note cards and papers. Check out the scrapbooking
products for even more ideas of materials to use. The site also features
an idea gallery. | |
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