I used mainly green, red, white (and a little bit of yellow and some silver) stuff, as for me these are the colours that go really well with Christmas cards. And actually not only cards - most Christmas decorations are made in those colours. Well, the other thing is that red and green have become my favourite colours lately... :)As you can see there are ribbons on all those cards. There are two reasons for this:
1. we usually use ribbons to decorate our Christmas presents, and the card is some kid of a present as well, especially a hand made one, so I thought I will add some ribbonts to those cards, and
2. I just love to tie the ribbons since I have mastered good technique for doing this.
I remember, not so long ago, I was struggling when putting the ribbon on my cards.
I always wanted to do this nicely so it looks neat. But what I was doing at the beggining were just ugly knots... Well, some time has passed, i did practice a lot and... I think ribbons on my cards look really good now. Don't you think? :)For those who still struggle with ribbons: relax and just practice a lot. And soon you are going to master it. And so you can tie your ribbons not only nicely but also economically - using only as much ribbon as it is required for your card. But if you still just can't make it - come over to one of my workshops and I will show you how to do this step by step.
Althouth my cards look very simple - all I used are different colours of card stocks cut in a different shapes, ribbons and a little bit of glitter - I made sure I use only good quality products. Well, quality always was, and actually still is a big issue in all kind of crafts, and I am going to talk about this a bit more on this blog soon.
There is something else we use to make our cards or other crafts, and I think they are the most important and valuable ones: our imagination and creativity. And the rest just follow :)If you would like to:
- purchase any of those cards,
- purchase products I used to make them,
- sign up for a workshop or
- host a workshop at your place
let me know: gabriela.jandura@gmail.com .
Happy crafting!
