I love your videos. You are real and very creative. As much as I enjoy watching the Ginas, Lauras and Jennifers, but they seem to be plugging products, and have all the new stamps and dies, and some of us have a limited budgets.
Love this, also a paper shredder is good for strips (if you want to keep them the same width that is), you have now made me want to cut up strips 🤦🏼♀️🙆🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤣 thanks JD.... 👌
I find it hilarious that you used your machine to cut out strips lol And even funnier that there is a die which cuts strips as well. These cards turned out great!
💛 Hey JD. In the '80s I revived my paper crafting. I began using my favorite vintage quilting patterns reproduced with colored paper on greeting cards. A lot of fussy cutting done ! Keep up the paper crafting videos. We ❤ these. 🙋 Nana in se OK usa
Fab-You-Lusss! Love your glamorous designs. You really went for it! I recently got shiny black cardstock from Erin Lee Designs, and you’ve inspired me to use some of it for large word dies/alpha dies like your Hey sentiment. One was better than the next! I began cutting some strips with my largest paper cutter, DH heard rhythmic cutting and asked what I was doing in the craft room. I said, Making Strip Cards, to which he replied Please Don’t Send One to My Mother! 🤪
Love the black card fronts. I think it brings out the vibrancy of the colour card strips more. Great ideas for using card strips and scraps. Thanks for sharing!
JD, this blew me away. The greatest part was how inexpensive it was. Didn’t need all kinds of dies or stamps, didn’t really need a die cutting machine. How fun and authentic these cards are. Only you JD! Tfs. Blessings to you and your family.
I guess I forgot to hit the comment button when I wrote one last night! All of the colour combos and designs were really effective!! Just watched the end again so I could sketch the design options. You are the first person to mention electronic die cutting machines for cardmaking of anyone I have watched on RUclips. Would absolutely love some videos using one. I own a Cricut and am just making friends with it.
I love making card fronts with my scraps. You are a champ though to make that many in 2 days! I poop out after 2 cards😊 Great to see your beautiful smile...hope you and your family are all staying safe & healthy
👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽what a great way to spend time just creating different designs with strips. I loved all your cards and that black hi die cut was so sharp. I’ll ck down below to see where you got it. Great job.
Are you sure you’re not a closet quilter? Your reader’s comment about how these designs resemble Amish quilts is spot-on. Gorgeous results! Each one a gem. I appreciate the different ways to cut strips. They need to be precise. TFS your talent!
Boy, you hit the ground running with this video. I have been playing with strips of paper since I bought the dies, but cutting them on the Cricut sounds ALOT easier. I have not only been mixing the colors of the stripes but also the width...I throw a 1/8” gold strip in amongst the colors, really gives it some punch. Thanks for your great idea’s. It got me fired up to give it another shot.
My favourite thing from this video is the idea of smooshing off the excess glue for the die cut sentiment! I've struggled with messy liquid glue and it never dawned on me to smoosh off the excess on scrap paper - when I saw it on the video, it seemed so obvious! Apparently not. :) Thank you for all of these ideas. As with most of us, I have loads of scraps that I couldn't bring myself to throw away ("I might need them some day") and now I have the motivation to do so!! :)
I agree about cutting off the edges being satisfying! It's like the big finale! I love the diamond shape one you made!! I have SO many branding strips and narrow strips I could make scrap cards for days. TFS 💙
These are definitely my favourite cards ever! They have that 80s, Tron-like vibe that's also really 21st century at the same time, if that makes sense. I also loved watching you cut off the strips, it is so satisfying! I could watch you make each one all day! I'm itching to try this out, thank you so much for sharing your talents!
These are amazing!!! I was watching a bunch of Jennifer McGuire videos and she was using up her scraps for strip cards. One of her viewers suggested using a paper shredder to make strips😻
There are some awesome ideas here for using up scraps of card. I have a whole drawer full of scraps which are crying out to be used and this has given me some great ideas :)
I would LOVE to see more ways to use my Cameo to cut card dies! Since quarantine started, I have spent WAY too much for card making supplies, especially dies, and have sent out a lot of cards! I tried to use my Cameo but I could never get the proportions right for cards, though I use it endlessly for my scrapbooking! I love cards made from cardstock and patterned paper! Thanks for the great ideas!!
Go into Silhouette Studio and put a rectangle or square on the virtual mat. Resize it to A2 size (4.25 x 5.5) or whatever size you want (use it as a reference). Go to your fonts, pick a style, and type the sentiment you want on the card. Play with the measurements, resizing it, then place it wherever you want on the rectangle area. Once you have an idea what you want, delete the rectangle (no need to cut it out), copy and paste the sentiment multiple times (if you want), line them up, and cut them out. Now before you cut, take into consideration... -if you are using (for example) a script or cursive font, chances are, the letters are not welded together, which will result in the letters getting cut separately. Make sure the letters make one sentiment before cutting. -when cutting left to right (the regular way), sometimes the paper is slightly curved up. You can try cutting them backwards by flipping the sentiment(s) over (left right) in Silhouette Studio. When the cutting is finished, just flip the sentiment(s) over and adhere to your actual card. This way, the paper is curving downward. GREAT TIP: there are PLENTY of free beautiful, unique, fonts online to download, and you can play with different sentiments and phrases that you can customize yourself. Many are free for personal use only. I hope this helps. Happy crafting! 😁
This paper strip tutorial is the absolute best that I have seen! You gave so many different examples of designs. Love, Love, Love it! Thank you! I'd like to see your creations of die cutting the panels of strips rather than using the whole panel as a card front. Just want to pick your creative brain. :)
These are stunning. Thank you so much for sharing them. I guess they are labour intensive, but they would also be incredibly relaxing to make - kind of a crafty meditation. The results are incredible as well, especially when you added the gems. I'm really impressed with the way you get simple supplies and turn them into amazing cards. Thank you for showing that it's possible to do great things without using name brand goodies. You're an inspiration. Take care.
These are really, really attractive cards. They are also very labor-intensive. I hope so to receive your cards recognize what a labor of love you have put into them.
Love your videos and your personality! I’ve been cutting strips for years with the paper trimmer, but DUH, I have a cricut, and design so many things, not sure why I haven’t used it to cut strips before! Used for circles, squares, triangles, hearts..... again, DUH. Thanks.
There wasn't one card I didn't absolutely love! Your designs are so modern, clean and vibrant. I'm just getting into card making, so far this has been the best tutorial. Thank you for sharing!!
Hi J.D! This is where you shine! One simple technique and a million ideas! You are so relatable as a paper crafter and I feel like I have found a friend. Thank you for sharing your creative gift and inspiring me to jump in and do all the things! I already made up a few myself and I will be ordering those word dies for sure. Happy Crafting!
Great pattern play! The color scheme reminds me of Amish quilts, both muted and luminous. I'm glad you and your sense of humour are back! Ute, Stephans wife
Great cards! So fun! I love all the variety you came up with. I’ve also discovered that saving my trimmed scraps works too- like water color background or even pieces of printed papers. Something so satisfying about making these kinds of cards! 🙂
First crafting supply to go in quarantine is black card stock. Yes I didn't know I liked it just as much as you do. I have been wanting to do more strip cards and this is inspired me like crazy I just need to cut more because I think cutting as well as trimming is so amazing.
I learned a lot from this video. I'm not sure I am keen on learning how to "Cricut" things, as I am not great at that, BUT I am loving this clever way of creating cards (I have a line on that die to cut strips). I am, however, going to invest in a Scan and Cut, but I'm not sure that's up your alley. These cards are fantastic, and anyone can do them, and that's wonderful!
What a fabulous designs. The jewel tones rely nailed it. I love using scraps...but never thought of designing the spacing as you did. Thanks for the inspiration. If it wasn't nearly 1AM Irin to me craftroom and get started on this idea now. 😃
I love your videos. You are real and very creative. As much as I enjoy watching the Ginas, Lauras and Jennifers, but they seem to be plugging products, and have all the new stamps and dies, and some of us have a limited budgets.
Love the way your topper is the same size of your cardstock......much easier way than having an edge showing...'W's other half
Love this, also a paper shredder is good for strips (if you want to keep them the same width that is), you have now made me want to cut up strips 🤦🏼♀️🙆🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤣 thanks JD.... 👌
The black card bases struck me immediately before you even started speaking. I love your color combos and it really is a phenomenal video.
You knocked it out of the park! Awesome job on all those cards!
I find it hilarious that you used your machine to cut out strips lol And even funnier that there is a die which cuts strips as well. These cards turned out great!
Just wow. I don't know which one I like best. They are all truly special! Such labors of love.
💛 Hey JD. In the '80s I revived my paper crafting. I began using my favorite vintage quilting patterns reproduced with colored paper on greeting cards. A lot of fussy cutting done !
Keep up the paper crafting videos. We ❤ these.
🙋 Nana in se OK usa
These cards are so fun! I can see how addictive it would be once you have the strips cut. There's just no end!
Fab-You-Lusss! Love your glamorous designs. You really went for it! I recently got shiny black cardstock from Erin Lee Designs, and you’ve inspired me to use some of it for large word dies/alpha dies like your Hey sentiment. One was better than the next! I began cutting some strips with my largest paper cutter, DH heard rhythmic cutting and asked what I was doing in the craft room. I said, Making Strip Cards, to which he replied Please Don’t Send One to My Mother! 🤪
I'D, you are very creative with all these scraps. ♥️
Brilliant!...scraps and patience are all you need. Black card stock is my go to...ALWAYS...lol
I would love some cameo videos and yes for more black card stock 😍 your cards came out really cool!
Love the black card fronts. I think it brings out the vibrancy of the colour card strips more. Great ideas for using card strips and scraps. Thanks for sharing!
Loved the little squares card. It reminds me of a quilt. You could use pastels and make a baby card!🥰
I have used strips to weave a card front. Will use this method now. Thank you for Sharing.
JD, this blew me away. The greatest part was how inexpensive it was. Didn’t need all kinds of dies or stamps, didn’t really need a die cutting machine. How fun and authentic these cards are. Only you JD! Tfs. Blessings to you and your family.
I guess I forgot to hit the comment button when I wrote one last night!
All of the colour combos and designs were really effective!! Just watched the end again so I could sketch the design options.
You are the first person to mention electronic die cutting machines for cardmaking of anyone I have watched on RUclips.
Would absolutely love some videos using one. I own a Cricut and am just making friends with it.
I love making card fronts with my scraps. You are a champ though to make that many in 2 days! I poop out after 2 cards😊
Great to see your beautiful smile...hope you and your family are all staying safe & healthy
You’ve taken cardstock strips to a whole new level!! Thank you!!
Wow, your scrap cards are awesome! I've done cards from strips in the past, but these designs are super fancy and cute😍
These designs are awesome! Love more ideas for using my scrap stash.
Stunning! Try running them through an embossing folder. Takes them to a whole new level! Thanks for a wonderful video.
What a great idea to use up paper scraps! Different textures would look awesome too.
All of those cards are Super Cute!! You're right...cutting the excess off was so satisfying to watch!! Great technique for scraps. TFS!💗
I love cutting the overhang off too!
WOW! You are a breath of fresh air! Love your ideas! Where have you been!!! We miss you! These cards are gorgeous!
👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽what a great way to spend time just creating different designs with strips. I loved all your cards and that black hi die cut was so sharp. I’ll ck down below to see where you got it. Great job.
This is an awesome video. Your designs are beautiful and still doable. You’re right, trimming off the scrappy edges of the card = satisfying 😆
Are you sure you’re not a closet quilter?
Your reader’s comment about how these designs resemble Amish quilts is spot-on. Gorgeous results! Each one a gem.
I appreciate the different ways to cut strips. They need to be precise.
TFS your talent!
Nice cards. Love your color choices and the spark those little gems give to them. 🤗
I am SOOOOOO doing this!!!!! What a brilliant idea! I have SO MANY scrap pieces of paper! Thank you for this video!!!
Boy, you hit the ground running with this video. I have been playing with strips of paper since I bought the dies, but cutting them on the Cricut sounds ALOT easier. I have not only been mixing the colors of the stripes but also the width...I throw a 1/8” gold strip in amongst the colors, really gives it some punch. Thanks for your great idea’s. It got me fired up to give it another shot.
My favourite thing from this video is the idea of smooshing off the excess glue for the die cut sentiment! I've struggled with messy liquid glue and it never dawned on me to smoosh off the excess on scrap paper - when I saw it on the video, it seemed so obvious! Apparently not. :) Thank you for all of these ideas. As with most of us, I have loads of scraps that I couldn't bring myself to throw away ("I might need them some day") and now I have the motivation to do so!! :)
YOUR CARDS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL!!!
Everyone more beautiful than the last!!
I agree about cutting off the edges being satisfying! It's like the big finale! I love the diamond shape one you made!! I have SO many branding strips and narrow strips I could make scrap cards for days. TFS 💙
Beautiful card colors and cards are fantastic. I don’t have the patience to do this anymore
These are definitely my favourite cards ever! They have that 80s, Tron-like vibe that's also really 21st century at the same time, if that makes sense. I also loved watching you cut off the strips, it is so satisfying! I could watch you make each one all day! I'm itching to try this out, thank you so much for sharing your talents!
I love every single design that you made. I have done just plain diagonals before. You have inspired me to try other designs.
I like the last one best! Love the scraps in an unusual order.
These are amazing!!! I was watching a bunch of Jennifer McGuire videos and she was using up her scraps for strip cards. One of her viewers suggested using a paper shredder to make strips😻
You are so adorable and talented! Miss you like crazy!!! PLEASE come back!!!
It was satisfying watching you cut off those strips! Really cool idea for scraps and the cards you made were unique and cool.
Still my favorite cardmaker! Love the wave card!
Always looking for ideas for masculine cards. These are perfect! Thanks, JD!
There are some awesome ideas here for using up scraps of card. I have a whole drawer full of scraps which are crying out to be used and this has given me some great ideas :)
These cards are incredible. What a great video. I have so many scraps. Now I have an idea of what to do with them. Thank you!
And love the color combinations !!
These are all wonderful cards; shared this on Facebook for all my scrapbook and card-making friends. Thanks
These turned out gorgeous! TFS!
Clever! Those strips are gorgeous on black.
Hi JD,
watching you affix all those strips is mesmerizing. I love the final results, you have inspired me. Thank you x
Thanks for the kind words Anne!
I'm loving your Cricut card making tutorials. Please keep them coming.
Well JD, you really out did youself w/this one! Unique and fantastic! Thanks Lady.
I have a box of scraps cut into strips and you just gave me great inspiration on how to use them. Thank you for the beautiful cards.
I would LOVE to see more ways to use my Cameo to cut card dies! Since quarantine started, I have spent WAY too much for card making supplies, especially dies, and have sent out a lot of cards! I tried to use my Cameo but I could never get the proportions right for cards, though I use it endlessly for my scrapbooking! I love cards made from cardstock and patterned paper! Thanks for the great ideas!!
Go into Silhouette Studio and put a rectangle or square on the virtual mat. Resize it to A2 size (4.25 x 5.5) or whatever size you want (use it as a reference). Go to your fonts, pick a style, and type the sentiment you want on the card. Play with the measurements, resizing it, then place it wherever you want on the rectangle area. Once you have an idea what you want, delete the rectangle (no need to cut it out), copy and paste the sentiment multiple times (if you want), line them up, and cut them out.
Now before you cut, take into consideration...
-if you are using (for example) a script or cursive font, chances are, the letters are not welded together, which will result in the letters getting cut separately. Make sure the letters make one sentiment before cutting.
-when cutting left to right (the regular way), sometimes the paper is slightly curved up. You can try cutting them backwards by flipping the sentiment(s) over (left right) in Silhouette Studio. When the cutting is finished, just flip the sentiment(s) over and adhere to your actual card. This way, the paper is curving downward.
GREAT TIP: there are PLENTY of free beautiful, unique, fonts online to download, and you can play with different sentiments and phrases that you can customize yourself. Many are free for personal use only.
I hope this helps. Happy crafting! 😁
@@cyanoxicrose thank you so much! I'll try this! It's very helpful!
JD
These cards are absolutely stunning. You’ve come a long way baby.
This paper strip tutorial is the absolute best that I have seen! You gave so many different examples of designs. Love, Love, Love it! Thank you! I'd like to see your creations of die cutting the panels of strips rather than using the whole panel as a card front. Just want to pick your creative brain. :)
I love your videos !!!!
To cut scrap paper use a paper shredder to cut a heap of strips in one size
Love these cards, so different and modern.
These are stunning. Thank you so much for sharing them. I guess they are labour intensive, but they would also be incredibly relaxing to make - kind of a crafty meditation. The results are incredible as well, especially when you added the gems. I'm really impressed with the way you get simple supplies and turn them into amazing cards. Thank you for showing that it's possible to do great things without using name brand goodies. You're an inspiration. Take care.
Love all the different ways you used the straps, awesome cards!
More cards with electronic die cutter please!
These are really, really attractive cards. They are also very labor-intensive. I hope so to receive your cards recognize what a labor of love you have put into them.
Love,love these cards.Thank you for this.I can't wait to try these and I think I'm going to get the kids to help me with these.
Every one of these cards is amazing. I love your sense of design and construction. Thank you for sharing.😷
Love your videos and your personality! I’ve been cutting strips for years with the paper trimmer, but DUH, I have a cricut, and design so many things, not sure why I haven’t used it to cut strips before! Used for circles, squares, triangles, hearts..... again, DUH. Thanks.
There wasn't one card I didn't absolutely love! Your designs are so modern, clean and vibrant. I'm just getting into card making, so far this has been the best tutorial. Thank you for sharing!!
Stunning colors and designs, amazing cards
Love these! Simple, but packs a colorful punch! TFS!
absolutely striking and such a simple idea but so very effective.love black and white in my own cardmaking but the geometric look great!
Sorry I’m just seeing this video, but WOW! These cards are beautiful! Great job! Thanks for sharing!
JD, simply awesome sauce!!! Gorgeous cards!!! TFS wouldn't have thought to use all the different ways to use the strips! :)
These cards are fabulous! They look really classy & modern. Oh and this video was so relaxing to watch! TFS xxx
These cards are absolutely beautiful. Thank you for the ideas.
Thanks for showing us the finished cards first. Great ideas 👏🤩
I would really love to see videos on making cards using an electronic cutter. I haven’t found ANY so far.
Amazing ideas. These designs really stand out with those gold and black sentiment.
These cards are awesome! I would love to see videos on electronic cutting machines. Great idea for these cards! Thank you so much for sharing.
Hi J.D! This is where you shine! One simple technique and a million ideas! You are so relatable as a paper crafter and I feel like I have found a friend. Thank you for sharing your creative gift and inspiring me to jump in and do all the things!
I already made up a few myself and I will be ordering those word dies for sure.
Happy Crafting!
Fabulous cards! So pretty in the jewel tones.
Great pattern play! The color scheme reminds me of Amish quilts, both muted and luminous. I'm glad you and your sense of humour are back! Ute, Stephans wife
Great job. They were beautiful. Thank you for sharing this technique.
Great cards! So fun! I love all the variety you came up with. I’ve also discovered that saving my trimmed scraps works too- like water color background or even pieces of printed papers. Something so satisfying about making these kinds of cards! 🙂
Love this technique!! Beautiful!! Blessings to you!
First crafting supply to go in quarantine is black card stock. Yes I didn't know I liked it just as much as you do. I have been wanting to do more strip cards and this is inspired me like crazy I just need to cut more because I think cutting as well as trimming is so amazing.
What a great tip of taping those dies together, you rock
I learned a lot from this video. I'm not sure I am keen on learning how to "Cricut" things, as I am not great at that, BUT I am loving this clever way of creating cards (I have a line on that die to cut strips). I am, however, going to invest in a Scan and Cut, but I'm not sure that's up your alley. These cards are fantastic, and anyone can do them, and that's wonderful!
Wow! Absolutely Gorgeous! Will have to try this. I have a ton of scrap plain colored card stock. Thanks💚
Great job! I’m not a scrap paper person, but you maybe changed my mind! Love the designs!
These are fabulous! Love the jewel-tone colors. TFS.
All of the cards turned out to be absolutely stunning!! It's a good way to use up your leftover scraps too!
What a fabulous designs. The jewel tones rely nailed it. I love using scraps...but never thought of designing the spacing as you did. Thanks for the inspiration. If it wasn't nearly 1AM Irin to me craftroom and get started on this idea now. 😃
Absolutely gorgeous cards.
I love this post…thank you for sharing your ideas!!!
So many fab ideas in one video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing this video! I love all the different ways and designs you came up with using strips.... Another new project for me to try.
I was making these yesterday, by coincidence. So satisfying cutting up sll those strips with a guillotine!
Wow, they came out so pretty.