Cardmaking - Advice, tips, Advantages and disadvantages (Hints and Tips in General)

Member Name: craftydonna

Product:	Hints and Tips in General
Date:	30/10/06 (181 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap, easy to do.

Disadvantages: Mental block

What is Card making?

This is the Craft of making greetings card to either sell for a profit or just to send to family and friends.

Card making is becoming more popular in today's society with supermarkets like Asda and Tesco selling craft products to develop this skill.

You will normally find that people who do card making also do other crafts like Scrap booking, rubber stamping, cross stitch and so on.

I myself do card making and scrap booking and love them both equally, my only problem is finding the time to do more.

I also co run an online Paper craft group called Folditpapercrafts where we share our tips and ideas which helps when you get that mental block, plus a great way to make some buddies.

Card making also comes with its advantages and Disadvantages:


Advantages

1. You can make a card more Personal

2. Brings out your creative side

3. Something the whole family could get involved in, no matter what age they are.

4. Low costs - You can keep costs down by using any household bits to make cards like old clothes, tin foil, sweet wrappers etc.

5. Making home-made personal items can make the person who receives the card feel more special.

6. Card making can take your mind off things and help with stressful times.

7. You shouldn't be bored there are just hundreds of types of cards you can make.

8. Helps your children become interested and more creative if they see you doing this.

9. It can be as quick and simple or as complicated as you wish.

10. there is a huge variety of techniques you can use to make cards.


Disadvantages

1. Can be very addictive

2. Can get expensive at times, when companies bring out new must have craft products.

3. The children hog your craft Box.

4. You end up with craft stuff stuck to everything tables, carpets, children :)


As you can see there is alot more advantages to this craft so why not give it a try.

You can find plenty of card making magazines on the market, look out for them in your local newsagents and supermarkets.

Summary: A great Hobbie to enjoy