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I'm new - are there instructions on how to make cards?
I see all these great cards in the gallery but have no clue how to make them...are there instructions that you post with each card in the gallery? If so, where are the instructions, I don't seen to see them.
Hi and welcome to a great website! On the top yellow bar you will see the word "resources". Click on it and you will see some tutorials on the different techniques. You can also go to "forums" and then type in a search for a particular type card. There will undoubtedly be a discussion thread in which someone almost always includes a link to the how-to from this or some other site. Enjoy!
And if you can't find the answer to a question, you can always PM someone who did it and get the answer. A lot of times, I just try it. It can be a little hit and miss but if I run into a snag, I ask a question. Good luck! And welcome to SCS!
__________________ Diane
Smile! It makes people wonder what you've been up to. Go see my gallery!
When you try a new technique or try to recreate a card, use computer paper or some sort of scrap paper or CS if you can. When I first started I wasn't smart enough to use scrap paper all the time for practice and I went through a LOT of CS!!!
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just don't ask MamaKimberly- I hear she is having problems getting her stamps to work for her (heehee)
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just kidding- really you just need to get in there and play. SU is the greatest. Ask your demo for inspiration sheets if she has them or look to the catty for ideas. your stamps may not be the same but you can alway alter the ideas to fit your stamps.
i agree...your best bet is to head to the stampin up website and use the "locate a demo" icon to find a demo near you. just tell her (or him of course) that you want to learn how to make cards! you can't beat hands-on!
Having said that, this website is an unbeleivable resource. there is a "new to stamping" forum, maybe you should check that out? my advice is to just cruise around the forums and look at the gallery and ask questions.
but if what you are asking is how to make the basic "standard" sized card from a sheet of cardstock, here is how: you need a nice heavyweight piece of cardstock, at least 60 pounds, but 80 is best (standard Stampin Up cardstock weight). fold the 11 1/2 inch side in half and cut. fold down the middle using your fingers, a coin, or better yet a bone folder. viola! 2 blank cards ready for your stampin pleasure. this size card is generally known as "invitation" size.
if you are new to stamping, i would advise you to just stamp on scrap paper before actually putting anything on cardstock (referred to as "CS" here at splitcoast). Just start playing and have fun. try different colored inks, different colored CS and when you are comfortable enough graduate to markers and watercolor pencils. Stampin Up does all the color coordinating for you, and we have some great sets that you can start with. Again, contact your nearest demonstrator for more on that, and for an Idea Book and Catalog. Its a great resource that will really help you get started on your way to cardmaking (and beyond!).
One thing that might be obvious to you (but wasn't to me when I started making cards) is that to make a standard-sized card, take an 8.5 x 11 sheet of cardstock and cut it in half, so you have two pieces that are 8.5x5.5. Then fold that piece in half and you have 4.25x5.5" card. So each piece of cardstock can make two cards.
At first, I had no idea how to make a card a certain size and I had the ODDEST cards you'd ever want to (or not want to!) see!! :oops: :shock: :lol:
This is one thing that I show ALL my Stamp Campers! If there is someone new, I go over it at the beginning of every class!
I'm new - are there instructions on how to make cards?
