When I’m trimming my borders or cardfronts I save the little slivers and put them along the bottom or side of the inside to carry the “theme” to the inside.
Great tips! One of my yearly projects really helps all year! I buy a calendar from a dollar store, collage the front and back cover with family pictures and write everyone's birthday by the day of their birthdays. On each month I write in the margin the dates I need to send the cards out. After I send the card out I put a check mark by it. I usually write all the birthdays in the calendar between Christmas and New Years so I am ready to start the new year. I love seeing all the pictures when I check the calendar!
I design cards & cut out everything to make 8-12 cards with my senior friends at our senior center. The cards that we don't use are sold in order to replenish our cardstock or envelopes. I had a stamp made for the back of the cards. It is Handmade by Seniors of Taylor Texas in a circle with the state of TEXAS in the middle. The people buying them love our stamp.
I keep a binder with the instructions for some of your nifty paper crafts that I like to make often. I put the date on it and the name of your video. That way I don’t have to search for your video. I just go to my binder and follow the instructions and rewatch the video if I need a refresher.
Great idea! I’m always searching for my favorites from Maymay and others on RUclips. Thanks for sharing your tip. I might even have to have a section for recipe videos from my favorite cooking channels too!
I like to take pictures of my cards also. In order to remember who I send them to, I try to include the envelope with their name on it, in the photo of the card.
I love decorating the insides of my cards. I used to colour on premade ones as a kid lol so decorating the insides just makes sense. I usually use a frame and a cluster. I do pull the front theme to the inside.
Thank you so much for highlighting my tip. It was so much fun to see my name pop up on your video. I loved the tips and tricks from the other Made-Its! Great stuff.
This episode made me laugh out loud and remember my sweet mother. She sent me the same birthday card two years in a row. It was so sweet and made me feel loved. After she passed, I told my sisters. They had received the same cards too. Mom was a Hallmark or American greetings person, so she probably didn’t remember sending us duplicates. This made me laugh and brought back great memories of my mom. Can’t wait to see her again! 😊
I keep the birthday and work anniversary date of each of the staff I supervise (over 40) on my work calendar.. Whenever I have a free evening, I make up a few cards with birthday/anniversary sentiments on them and then store them with envelopes in my desk. I give the handmade cards to my staff just so that they know I am acknowledging their special day and I care about them. I definitely get back more than I give from their smiles and genuine ‘thank you’s for showing that I care about them on a personal level, not just a work level.
I pick out all my cards each month in advance. I can see which folks I need to create for yet - plus I put the date I need to mail it where the stamp goes which will be covered when the stamp is applied.
Loved this video with all the tips. I also loved watching you cross stitch, I used to do this many years ago. I’d like to pass this along this tip, hope it helps. If you are using an even number of strands say 2, instead of pulling two out pull one and fold in half, then thread the open ends into the eye of the needle. This will give you your two strands, as you pull your first stitch run your needle so it goes through the loop (closed end) and do the next stitch. This will secure the stitch and you don’t need to hold the extra string. When you finish run it through like you did and that will hold the stitches. I crossed stitch a lot of things and never had any problems. 🥰💕
I also like to use the photos of old calendars. The big pictures can be Mystery Cut while the tiny thumbnail pictures on the back are easy to group or use as singles. The perfect stamp to use with a thumbnail grouping is "For Everything There is a Season."
In the beginning of my card making I was so critical of my own cards. But, for whatever reason I held onto them. Then as I got better and knew more, I found those cards weren’t all that bad and could be used. Often they just needed some tweaking, like cut off the front and layer it, or add some dimension, or cover up some boo-boos with sequins, flowers, die-cuts. Some were just too awful and needed to be thrown out. It’s just paper anyway, right? But, the most important thing was I learned not just how to improve my card making over time, but to accept the cards I was making as a reflection of my unique skill and artistic leanings.
OMG Maymay how fun was this GOSH what a magnificent way to spread the inspiration and watching you....just keeping us in stitches.....and it was exceptionally interesting for all the diefferent ways your madeits create with the stitches and making cards!! Your hearts looks so sweet and precious and your total look is stunning and quite Beautiful!! Again, this was oodles of fun so thanks for coming up with yet another funtabulous way to spread the craftabulousity to the masses. GIRL YOU SO ROCK!! Thanks to one and all for sharing your Trips, Tricks & Techniques!! SO CAN TRULY SAY EVERYONE TO GIFTED AN IDEA YOU SO ROCK!! Joan Smith
This was a great video I love the binder idea keeping a card you make so if you make it again you will remember how you did it every card I make is unique but I sure love this idea
I have a sketch book that I design my cards, taking note of the dimensions, stamps, dies, inks, embellishments, I will use on the card. This has helped me wonderful in making cards!
I make sentiments for every occasion. I use all the sentiment stamps I own. For instance, I stamp out all of my "Happy Birthday" Then I stamp out all of my "Thinking of you" and so on. Then I cut them out. I would place each occasion strip in their own small envelope. I attach a tab at the top of each envelope, stating what sentiment is inside. Then, file all the envelopes standing upright in a small box in alpha order. Whenever I accumulate extra cardstock scraps, I'll sit and make more. Thanks for doing this Maymay! Everyone's tips are very helpful! ❤
I have been cataloging my stamps and dies. I stamp or cut out the dies and I have challenged myself to make a card with them. Sometimes, it might just be using a sentiment of a set but I have to use something. Loving it and finding different cards and colors
When I feel inspired to make cards I go ahead and make several and hang on to them. That way when I need one I go to my stack, pull one out, put an appropriate sentiment on it and mail it out.
So many good ideas! I take a picture of a card that I am going to send. I either Edit and type the name in the corner or have the name from the envelope peeking above the card in the picture. I mostly only send Birthday cards now, so I can go back to the same time for past years to see what I sent "so-and-so". I also put them in an Album in my Photos section on my device so all of my cards are easier to find.
Great tips! Thanks for both of these videos. Love to be efficient in my crafting. I have a section in my card box called "Ready to Finish" for when I need something quick. Those pre-cut sentiments finish it up and I'm set. 😊
When I make birthday cards for future use, I get it all ready and put the date to be mailed in the area where the postage stamp will go. The handwritten date is covered up by the stamp.
Whenever I see card fronts, embellishments, and other ephemera that the colors match my aesthetic, I'll stick them all into an A2 envelope for later when I get inspired to get creative with them.
Take a picture of the card. Upload to walgreens photo center. They can print and mail to you. I do every 90 days to get the most for my money. Then i place that in my journal with instruction to make it. If it's a difficult or multi layer card. I take a picture of each step
I send 7 cards of every occasion to my family so I make 7 at a time, then I store in a box I have divided into each occasion - I then go to my phone and put each date in my calendar plus I put in the date I need to mail that card - this way I have them all made ahead
Is that cross stitch made of paper? I bought the needles from you May May but I didn't know how this would work so I waited, Is is a good started for little ones or too fragile?
I hate sending cards to people look at them then throw them away. I made 70 different cards to a friend for her birthday and she kept them for a few days and then throw them away. It took me 2 1/2 months to come up with all the ideas what a waste. I’ll never do that again 8:46
I heard some very wise advice regarding that. All of us like to think our cards will be greatly appreciated, but they aren’t always. This person said, think of the card as your art piece while you are making it, but once sent or given away, it is no longer yours, and should be forgotten. However, recognize the various people you make cards for and don’t send them the card it took you three hours to make if you know they will toss it! I only give my very best work to fellow crafters, who know what it took to make, or to people who have told me they keep them. For example, I have a sister in law who told me she keeps my holiday cards and puts them up every year with her decorations. She gets my best cards!
My sister has saved her cards for years. This year I’m gonna make layout of my grandchildren and special events. Thank for the advice Happy crafting Gayle Mora
Amessy room is a sign of an extremely creative mind!!!!
When I’m trimming my borders or cardfronts I save the little slivers and put them along the bottom or side of the inside to carry the “theme” to the inside.
I do that, too!
I love decorating the insides of my cards. 😊
Great tips! One of my yearly projects really helps all year! I buy a calendar from a dollar store, collage the front and back cover with family pictures and write everyone's birthday by the day of their birthdays. On each month I write in the margin the dates I need to send the cards out. After I send the card out I put a check mark by it. I usually write all the birthdays in the calendar between Christmas and New Years so I am ready to start the new year. I love seeing all the pictures when I check the calendar!
I design cards & cut out everything to make 8-12 cards with my senior friends at our senior center. The cards that we don't use are sold in order to replenish our cardstock or envelopes. I had a stamp made for the back of the cards. It is Handmade by Seniors of Taylor Texas in a circle with the state of TEXAS in the middle. The people buying them love our stamp.
I keep a binder with the instructions for some of your nifty paper crafts that I like to make often. I put the date on it and the name of your video. That way I don’t have to search for your video. I just go to my binder and follow the instructions and rewatch the video if I need a refresher.
Great idea! I’m always searching for my favorites from Maymay and others on RUclips. Thanks for sharing your tip. I might even have to have a section for recipe videos from my favorite cooking channels too!
I like to take pictures of my cards also. In order to remember who I send them to, I try to include the envelope with their name on it, in the photo of the card.
I love decorating the insides of my cards. I used to colour on premade ones as a kid lol so decorating the insides just makes sense.
I usually use a frame and a cluster. I do pull the front theme to the inside.
Thank you so much for highlighting my tip. It was so much fun to see my name pop up on your video. I loved the tips and tricks from the other Made-Its! Great stuff.
Excellent tips! Crafty people come up with fantastic solutions
Maymay, I thought you had stitched hearts ❤️. I must have Valentine’s Day on my mind 😊
This episode made me laugh out loud and remember my sweet mother. She sent me the same birthday card two years in a row. It was so sweet and made me feel loved. After she passed, I told my sisters. They had received the same cards too. Mom was a Hallmark or American greetings person, so she probably didn’t remember sending us duplicates. This made me laugh and brought back great memories of my mom. Can’t wait to see her again! 😊
I keep the birthday and work anniversary date of each of the staff I supervise (over 40) on my work calendar.. Whenever I have a free evening, I make up a few cards with birthday/anniversary sentiments on them and then store them with envelopes in my desk. I give the handmade cards to my staff just so that they know I am acknowledging their special day and I care about them. I definitely get back more than I give from their smiles and genuine ‘thank you’s for showing that I care about them on a personal level, not just a work level.
I pick out all my cards each month in advance. I can see which folks I need to create for yet - plus I put the date I need to mail it where the stamp goes which will be covered when the stamp is applied.
Great tips everyone! Cute card!
Loved this video with all the tips. I also loved watching you cross stitch, I used to do this many years ago. I’d like to pass this along this tip, hope it helps. If you are using an even number of strands say 2, instead of pulling two out pull one and fold in half, then thread the open ends into the eye of the needle. This will give you your two strands, as you pull your first stitch run your needle so it goes through the loop (closed end) and do the next stitch. This will secure the stitch and you don’t need to hold the extra string. When you finish run it through like you did and that will hold the stitches. I crossed stitch a lot of things and never had any problems. 🥰💕
I also like to use the photos of old calendars. The big pictures can be Mystery Cut while the tiny thumbnail pictures on the back are easy to group or use as singles. The perfect stamp to use with a thumbnail grouping is "For Everything There is a Season."
In the beginning of my card making I was so critical of my own cards. But, for whatever reason I held onto them. Then as I got better and knew more, I found those cards weren’t all that bad and could be used. Often they just needed some tweaking, like cut off the front and layer it, or add some dimension, or cover up some boo-boos with sequins, flowers, die-cuts. Some were just too awful and needed to be thrown out. It’s just paper anyway, right? But, the most important thing was I learned not just how to improve my card making over time, but to accept the cards I was making as a reflection of my unique skill and artistic leanings.
Oh!!! Thank you. I thought I was the only one that did that!!!!
OMG Maymay how fun was this GOSH what a magnificent way to spread the inspiration and watching you....just keeping us in stitches.....and it was exceptionally interesting for all the diefferent ways your madeits create with the stitches and making cards!! Your hearts looks so sweet and precious and your total look is stunning and quite Beautiful!! Again, this was oodles of fun so thanks for coming up with yet another funtabulous way to spread the craftabulousity to the masses. GIRL YOU SO ROCK!!
Thanks to one and all for sharing your Trips, Tricks & Techniques!! SO CAN TRULY SAY EVERYONE TO GIFTED AN IDEA YOU SO ROCK!!
Joan Smith
Love this video! Your cross stitch card is very pretty. I love all the tips too.❤
Lynn Le Bel I too keep a card sample with my stamp and die sets right in the holder.
This was a great video I love the binder idea keeping a card you make so if you make it again you will remember how you did it every card I make is unique but I sure love this idea
I have a sketch book that I design my cards, taking note of the dimensions, stamps, dies, inks, embellishments, I will use on the card. This has helped me wonderful in making cards!
Great tips! Thanks for coordinating them!
I make sentiments for every occasion. I use all the sentiment stamps I own. For instance, I stamp out all of my "Happy Birthday" Then I stamp out all of my "Thinking of you" and so on. Then I cut them out. I would place each occasion strip in their own small envelope. I attach a tab at the top of each envelope, stating what sentiment is inside. Then, file all the envelopes standing upright in a small box in alpha order.
Whenever I accumulate extra cardstock scraps, I'll sit and make more.
Thanks for doing this Maymay!
Everyone's tips are very helpful! ❤
So fun. 😍 I do some of those things. We all need Crafty Fun.
I have been cataloging my stamps and dies. I stamp or cut out the dies and I have challenged myself to make a card with them. Sometimes, it might just be using a sentiment of a set but I have to use something. Loving it and finding different cards and colors
Awesome tips & project!!!❤😊
Would love to hear more cardmaking tips! This was very helpful. Thanks!
This was awesome…getting to watch you cross stitching and listening to the tips was double great!
When I feel inspired to make cards I go ahead and make several and hang on to them. That way when I need one I go to my stack, pull one out, put an appropriate sentiment on it and mail it out.
This was fun. Loved hearing others tips. ❤
So many good ideas! I take a picture of a card that I am going to send. I either Edit and type the name in the corner or have the name from the envelope peeking above the card in the picture. I mostly only send Birthday cards now, so I can go back to the same time for past years to see what I sent "so-and-so". I also put them in an Album in my Photos section on my device so all of my cards are easier to find.
Great tips! Thanks for both of these videos. Love to be efficient in my crafting. I have a section in my card box called "Ready to Finish" for when I need something quick. Those pre-cut sentiments finish it up and I'm set. 😊
Great ideas! Thx for sharing.
When I make birthday cards for future use, I get it all ready and put the date to be mailed in the area where the postage stamp will go. The handwritten date is covered up by the stamp.
Really enjoy these videos and loved all the tips. Hoping for some upcoming Valentine’s Day and Easter projects.
Great tips
I love the cross stitch. I worked in a craft store in the 80’s and learned with fabric and a hoop.
Whenever I see card fronts, embellishments, and other ephemera that the colors match my aesthetic, I'll stick them all into an A2 envelope for later when I get inspired to get creative with them.
Great tips!! ❤ Thanks Maymay and thanks to all who shared all of their fabulous tips.
I take photos with my phone and add the recipient's name using the add text feature. This way you can keep track of the date sent, too.
Great tips!
I have a craft section on my phone and a file on my computer to get ideas and see how I made a card before.
Lovely ideas and great format! Thanks
Take a picture of the card. Upload to walgreens photo center. They can print and mail to you. I do every 90 days to get the most for my money. Then i place that in my journal with instruction to make it. If it's a difficult or multi layer card. I take a picture of each step
This is so pretty.
I send 7 cards of every occasion to my family so I make 7 at a time, then I store in a box I have divided into each occasion - I then go to my phone and put each date in my calendar plus I put in the date I need to mail that card - this way I have them all made ahead
Oh what a fun video, thank you for letting us watch you stitch while listening to great ideas!
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Maymay, how did you get the design on the piece you were cross stitching. I used to cross stitch, would love to do it for a card.
Hi, she made a sketch of what she wanted it to look like and then started with the center and worked her way out for each color
Is that cross stitch made of paper? I bought the needles from you May May but I didn't know how this would work so I waited,
Is is a good started for little ones or too fragile?
Hi it is heavy weight cardstock, it would depend on the age... thanks
Great tips
I hate sending cards to people look at them then throw them away. I made 70 different cards to a friend for her birthday and she kept them for a few days and then throw them away. It took me 2 1/2 months to come up with all the ideas what a waste. I’ll never do that again 8:46
I heard some very wise advice regarding that. All of us like to think our cards will be greatly appreciated, but they aren’t always. This person said, think of the card as your art piece while you are making it, but once sent or given away, it is no longer yours, and should be forgotten. However, recognize the various people you make cards for and don’t send them the card it took you three hours to make if you know they will toss it! I only give my very best work to fellow crafters, who know what it took to make, or to people who have told me they keep them. For example, I have a sister in law who told me she keeps my holiday cards and puts them up every year with her decorations. She gets my best cards!
My sister has saved her cards for years. This year I’m gonna make layout of my grandchildren and special events. Thank for the advice
Happy crafting
Gayle Mora