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Using Free Picasa Software for Card MakingHow to use Google's free Picasa software in your card making and computer crafting Permalink -- click for full blog post "Using Free Picasa Software for Card Making" Free card making ideas and printables!Card making ideas, free digital scrapbooking elements, printables, discounts on craft supplies and craft business ideas - all in one place. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free card making ideas and printables!" Announcing: The Parchment Challenge #1
The aim is to show the variety of cards that the same pattern can produce, and hopefully inspire others to get into making parchment craft cards! Card Making Ideas NewsletterThe Card Making Ideas Newsletter features exclusive printable freebies and card making resources. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Card Making Ideas Newsletter" free printables for card making and paper craftsFree printables for card making and paper crafts plus cardmaking ideas on using your freebies Permalink -- click for full blog post "free printables for card making and paper crafts" Embossing Techniques Using the Fiskars Embossing StencilsEmbossing techniques and how to get the best from your Fiskars Shapeboss and Scrapboss dry embossing system Permalink -- click for full blog post "Embossing Techniques Using the Fiskars Embossing Stencils" Dry Embossed Cards using Cuttlebug, Fiskars etc.Dry embossed cards using Cuttlebug, brass stencils or Fiskars templates etc Permalink -- click for full blog post "Dry Embossed Cards using Cuttlebug, Fiskars etc." Printable Greeting Card - Ultimate in ConvenienceOne printable greeting card can save time, money and embarassment Permalink -- click for full blog post "Printable Greeting Card - Ultimate in Convenience" Making Cards Christmas 2009 - VIP MembersMaking cards for Christmas from inspirational and free card making supplies Permalink -- click for full blog post "Making Cards Christmas 2009 - VIP Members" Making Cards for VIP Members - October 2009 #2Making cards with freebies and inspiration from thousands of our members Permalink -- click for full blog post "Making Cards for VIP Members - October 2009 #2" Butterflies on a Brick WallFree craft supplies - Butterfly printables from the September newsletter. Butterfly Printable Craft supplies also used: Kraft brown card stock White Permalink -- click for full blog post "Butterflies on a Brick Wall" Snow Babes Christmas CardFree craft supplies - Little Girl Printable Sheet. Craft Supplies Needed: Cardstock Snowflake paper Peel off border, stars and Christmas greeting Permalink -- click for full blog post "Snow Babes Christmas Card" Gibson Girl using Free Background PapersFree Craft Supplies - Background papers with vintage florals, which I enlarged in Picasa. VIP Freebies - February 2009 Craft Supplies and Making the Permalink -- click for full blog post "Gibson Girl using Free Background Papers" Floral Boxed Notelet CardsFree Craft Supplies:Vintage floral images in full, glorious colour from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine. From The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 1 Permalink -- click for full blog post "Floral Boxed Notelet Cards" Frugal Card MakingFrugal card making is a practical and inexpensive way of making your own cards, great for children too Permalink -- click for full blog post "Frugal Card Making" Die Cut WalkiesThis is a simple card combining die cuts, punched shapes and striking coloured card. Members Area and Idea Gallery Card Making World Permalink -- click for full blog post "Die Cut Walkies" Wedding Car KeepsakeTools needed 2x A3 Card 1 A4 glitter card Acetate Patterend Vellum Ribbon Flowered ribbons Peeloffs Gold lace Double sided tape Wet Glue (tacky) Permalink -- click for full blog post "Wedding Car Keepsake" Card Making MagicCard Making Magic has lots of information and beautiful card designs covering a range of card making techniques Permalink -- click for full blog post "Card Making Magic" Card Making Techniques: Old and NewVarious card making techniques you can try for handmade cards Permalink -- click for full blog post "Card Making Techniques: Old and New" Baby's 1st BirthdayI used a 12x12 white pearlised card blank (like a diamond shape) and made my own template for the envelope card. The finished size you see above is Permalink -- click for full blog post "Baby's 1st Birthday" Baby ChristeningWas this done in Parchment Permalink -- click for full blog post "Baby Christening" Baby GirlThis was made with a challenge from another site i use, materials used were dovecraft baby girl pack,pink bazil card, Deja views sharon ann collection Permalink -- click for full blog post "Baby Girl " Weddding Dayi have been doing a parchment course. the cake is embossed . the arch at the top is also embossed to give a lace appearance. i have put a small Permalink -- click for full blog post "Weddding Day" cupcakerubber stamp and whispers pens on white paper and miri Permalink -- click for full blog post "cupcake" happy birthday cardcrocheted flowers, cut-out hearts, and printed-out birthday Permalink -- click for full blog post "happy birthday card" Greeting Card Factory InsertsThe newest version of Greeting Card Factory (GCF) is supplied on just 1 DVD - older versions needed 4 CDs to be installed! Installation is fairly Permalink -- click for full blog post "Greeting Card Factory Inserts" White Carbon Paper for Black Parchment Craft PatternsMy hobby is parchment craft and recently a number of designs using black parchment recommend using white carbon paper to trace the design to the Permalink -- click for full blog post "White Carbon Paper for Black Parchment Craft Patterns" vipvip Permalink -- click for full blog post "vip" card making with picasa background papers and free printablesCard Making with Picasa Background Papers: this video shows you how EASY it is to change the colour of your digital scrapbook supplies and printables Free Paint Shop Pro TutorialsFree paint shop pro tutorials for card making - digital, traditional and hybrid paper crafting. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Paint Shop Pro Tutorials" Hucklebury Brother Decoupage CardUsed the freebie blue background and the boy milking freebie picture (link opens in new window). Using Paint Shop Pro I coloured in the boy and Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hucklebury Brother Decoupage Card" Medallion cardDora the Explorer colour-themed background papers were used from The Craft Library... Dora Printables photo 10 and Dora Printables photo 6 Permalink -- click for full blog post "Medallion card" Free Card Making IdeasUse the free card making ideas gallery here for your own inspiration Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Card Making Ideas" Finding a Craft Business Idea for Making Money with Card MakingWant to make money but need a suitable craft business idea? Become an 'Infopreneur' and make your knowledge sell!You can be an Infopreneur...how to use your knowledge to earn money Permalink -- click for full blog post "Become an 'Infopreneur' and make your knowledge sell!" Lizs Crafts Special OffersSpecial offers on card making supplies from Lizs Crafts - free p&p on UK mainland orders over £20 - wholesale available too! Permalink -- click for full blog post "Lizs Crafts Special Offers" Christmas Bookatrix SantaUsing the glitter girls Bookatrix board I used red and green card and used peel-off borders,as well as 3D decoupage. Bookatrix Bargains on eBay Permalink -- click for full blog post "Christmas Bookatrix Santa" Digital Season's GreetingsFreebies from the Scrapbook Max! newsletter (The Groove, Nov 07) Everything was part of the free kit except the 'Season's Greetings' faux vellum Permalink -- click for full blog post "Digital Season's Greetings" Christmas BowsI used meduim size bow, ribbon punches. I made this card with my own imagination. Card Making World Homepage Permalink -- click for full blog post "Christmas Bows" Quilled Christmas CardUsed a quilling kit and it didn't take long to master it, for the red flowers I used my shredder to cut the strips, decoration is a decoupage. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Quilled Christmas Card" Handmade Xmas CardsMaterials were bought from a craft shop and the designs inspired by magazines. Card Making World Homepage Permalink -- click for full blog post "Handmade Xmas Cards" McKrafty's Christmas CollectionIvory card stock cut 8 x 8. Edges shaded using archival ink pad in forest green. Christmas ornaments cut from Sizzix die cut. Attached to card Permalink -- click for full blog post "McKrafty's Christmas Collection" Christmas Rose Parchment CardParchment work coloured with water colour pencils mounted on black paper but it looks blue Card Making World Homepage Permalink -- click for full blog post "Christmas Rose Parchment Card" Christmas Tree CardMaterials: buttons, thread, paper, textured paper, pen, pastel, and adhesives. How to Make This Card: Cut out base square as well as the tree Permalink -- click for full blog post "Christmas Tree Card" McKrafty's Christmas CollectionIvory card stock cut at 12 x 4. Provo craft Christmas slab paper cut to cover card stock. green and pink buttons each trimmed with pink and green Permalink -- click for full blog post "McKrafty's Christmas Collection" Iris Folded Christmas cardI had made this iris-folded card using metallic card stock, wrapping paper (cut into one inch strips, then folded into half), string and a punched out Permalink -- click for full blog post "Iris Folded Christmas card" Christmas Tree Greeting CardLilac spiders web paper, with torn printed Christmas vellum in silver and attached with silver brads. Silver die cut Christmas tree in 3D and lilac Permalink -- click for full blog post "Christmas Tree Greeting Card" Snowman Lost Christmas CardRubber stamped image of a whipper snapper snowman with Stazon ink. Used lilac snowflake paper with a border of satin edged organza ribbon. First Permalink -- click for full blog post "Snowman Lost Christmas Card" Christmas Robin using DufexMade with Dufex image of Christmas robin (see below). The holly vellum is attached with small gold brads. Finished with dots of glitter glue in Permalink -- click for full blog post "Christmas Robin using Dufex" Flower Burst Template CardMade from a template and covered with paper from Dove Craft. I cut around the flower at top for a better Permalink -- click for full blog post "Flower Burst Template Card"
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I've started our first parchment challenge with this pattern - you can basically do anything you want with the pattern and then post the instructions with your completed photo.