Learn How to Make Your Own Birthday Cards, Christmas Cards, Mother’s Day Cards, Thank You Cards and Blank Greeting Cards With Our Free Card Making Ideas and Instructions
Birthday Cards to Make
Bella Flora Happy Birthday Card — Learn how to make this card using our free cardmaking instructions below.
Embossed Cupcake Birthday Card, Wedding Card or Anniversary Card
Embossed Cupcake Card Making Project for Wedding, Birthday, Anniversary or Other Celebrations
Mother’s Day Cards to Make
Here’s a card making idea for those of you who like to make your own cards. This is a Mother’s Day card constructed from floral patterned papers and embellishments.
Learn How to Make This Beautiful Turquoise Mother’s Day Card With the Following Free Insructions
Floral Mother’s Day Card With Bow: You can learn how to make this lovely card using our free card making instructions posted below.
Christmas Card Making
I hope those of you who celebrate Christmas had a lovely holiday season in 2022. We are currently working on revising and updating our page of Christmas cards for Christmas 2023. It is temporarily unavailable, but we’ll repost it again in plenty of time for this year’s holiday season. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks so much for your interest!
Valentine Cards to Make
You could make any of the following cards to give to your loved ones on Valentine’s Day. Furthermore, some of these card designs would also be suitable to send as wedding cards, anniversary cards or birthday cards.
Slimline Card Idea Featuring Paper Flowers; the Flower Stamps Are Made by Gina K Designs
Pictured above is a brand new slimline card that you could use as a Valentine’s Day card — or not. It also works for basically any other occasion, depending on the sentiment you choose to use for creating it. Find the supply list and instructions HERE.
You can make this handmade greeting card to give a loved one for Valentine’s Day, anniversary, wedding, birthday or any happy occasion.
Be Mine Valentine’s Day Card With Flower Motif and Paper Lace
Card Making Idea: Learn how to make a Valentine card with a heard design with our free card making instructions.
How to Make Thank You Cards
How to Make a Flower Thank You Card
How to Make a Party Invitation
Celebrate! Party! Card: This image accompanies our free instructions for How to Make a Party Invitation
Blank Greeting Cards and Other Miscellaneous Card Making Ideas
“I Miss You” Greeting Card
Card Making Idea: I Miss You Card With Embossed Tree and Landscape Design
Click here to get the supply list for making this card plus more info about it.
Blank, All-Occasion Hand-Painted Floral Greeting Card With Mesh Border
Painted Blank Floral Greeting Card With Mesh Border
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By Amy Solovay
About the Author: Amy Solovay is a freelance writer with a background in textile design. She holds a bachelor’s degree with a studio art minor; and she has also obtained another degree in textile design.
This page was last updated on 8-27-2022.
This is just a note to say thanks for all the great project ideas you have posted on this website. I’m a beginner to paper crafts like scrapbooking and card making, and I have found it discouraging that most of the projects being posted by the manufacturers each require a huge investment in supplies like dies and a die cutter. I got started with this because I thought it would be a good way to save money on making my own cards. LOL! That was naive of me, wasn’t it?
I’m glad I found your blog / website, and I appreciate the ideas you’ve shared that actually will save me money. I love how you’ve used inexpensive decorative scissors to make so many of your fancy embellishments. If I do that instead of buying border stickers the way I have been doing, I will save a small fortune. A thousand thanks for all the great ideas.
Hi Kirsten,
You really can save money by making your own cards, but it definitely takes some focus to actually realize a savings. If you get distracted by all the lovely supplies available, and buy everything that looks like it could be useful, it is all too easy to spend more than you save. You also have to actually, proactively sit down and make bunches of cards, or you don’t get your money’s worth out of all the supplies. But if you can manage to work through those two issues, then it is definitely possible to make truly stunning cards that are much more cost effective than store-bought greeting cards.
I definitely do recommend getting a few pairs of decorative scissors. I got mine in around 2006 or 2007. Since then, they have paid for themselves many times over in cost savings over buying die-cuts, stickers and other embellishments. They’re the first thing I reach for when I want to make an impressive looking card or other paper craft project.