The Heart of a Card
The Heart of a Card
As cardmakers, you pour love, creativity, and time into the design of your heartfelt cards. But do you carry that sentiment into the inside of your cards? Kimberly Crawford explores making the heart of the card–the inside–just as powerful and inspiring as the outside. Learn unique techniques such as pop-ups, shaker cards, acetate cards, and more. These unique cards will be sure to bring a smile to your recipient's face.
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What you'll learn +
- How to carry the design from the front of the card to the inside
- How create a die-cut opening in the front of a card to reveal part of the inside
- How to create peek-a-boo cards
- How to create cards with a clear card base
- How to create two kinds of basic pop-up mechanisms with scissors
- How to create a pop-up card
- How to create a pop-up mechanism with a die
- How to use a honeycomb pad to create a shaped and dimensional pop-up
Lessons
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1. The Basics
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2. Peek-A-Boo
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3. See-Through Cards
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4. Pop-Ups | DIY
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5. Pop-Ups | Dies
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6. Pop-Ups | Honeycomb
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The Heart of a Card
As cardmakers, you pour love, creativity, and time into the design of your heartfelt cards. But do you carry that sentiment into the inside of your cards? Kimberly Crawford explores making the heart of the card–the inside–just as powerful and inspiring as the outside. Learn unique techniques such as pop-ups, shaker cards, acetate cards, and more. These unique cards will be sure to bring a smile to your recipient's face.
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What you'll learn +
- How to carry the design from the front of the card to the inside
- How create a die-cut opening in the front of a card to reveal part of the inside
- How to create peek-a-boo cards
- How to create cards with a clear card base
- How to create two kinds of basic pop-up mechanisms with scissors
- How to create a pop-up card
- How to create a pop-up mechanism with a die
- How to use a honeycomb pad to create a shaped and dimensional pop-up
