Learn How to Make Your Own Birthday Cards, Mother’s Day Cards, Thank You Cards and Blank Greeting Cards With Our Free Card Making Ideas and Instructions
Birthday Cards to Make
Embossed Cupcake Card Making Project for Wedding, Birthday, Anniversary or Other Celebrations
Mother’s Day Cards to Make
How to Make Thank You Cards
Thank You Card Making Idea Inspired by Sunset Colors
Slimline Thank You Card Making Idea Featuring Floral and Botanical Motifs
Floral Slimline Thank You Card Making Idea
How to Make a Thank You Card With a Flower
How to Make a Party Invitation
Blank Greeting Cards and Other Miscellaneous Card Making Ideas
You Are the Best Card Making Idea Featuring Gina K Designs Stamp and Inks
“I Miss You” Greeting Card
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Blank, All-Occasion Hand-Painted Floral Greeting Card With Mesh Border
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.
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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 10-14-2025.
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,
Thanks for dropping by! I appreciate your thoughtful comment.
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.