Happy New Year, crafty friends! I hope you had a joyful and creative 2024, and as we step into 2025, I’m excited to share new inspiration for handmade card ideas to make this your most creative year yet! And there’s no better way to do that than by starting the new year by making 6 new card templates. Welcome back to Creativity Made Simple, where we’re mixing things up again to bring you even more ideas every month.
What is Creativity Made Simple? It’s our free monthly card making templates class! Card making is simple when you use these templates to inspire your creativity. They are your patterns to help you design quick and easy cards, or provide a starting point to step your handmade cards up to any level of creativity.
For the Creativity Made Simple series, I have paired up with two of my Klompen Stampers team members to bring you all more creative ideas! Each of us created 2 templates with 2 complete cards – so 6 templates and 12 card ideas total! Our goal is to inspire you to create card templates and use them as inspiration for making beautiful handmade cards.
Creativity Made Simple – Volume 4
Join me as we make six new card templates! Pause, rewind, and replay as much as you need to grab all the measurements for free. I will also be sharing with you some bonus card ideas created using the templates that are not a part of the written tutorial.
Written Tutorial – Creativity Made Simple
Card Templates Volume 4
The PDF tutorial includes all the measurements and diagrams for making six different card templates plus step-by-step instructions for twelve completed cards. The featured stamp sets for the completed cards are Bright Borders and Hugs for Love. You can purchase the written tutorial for $24 in my TUTORIAL STORE.
Tips For Creating With Templates
- Change the sizes or shapes of layers based on the stamps, dies, and punches you are creating with
- Layers can be cut from cardstock, Designer Series Paper, or any specialty paper
- Rotate the orientation of the template to make either a vertical or a horizontal card
- Step it up by adding additional layers, embellishments, die-cuts, or punches
Bonus Handmade Card Ideas From Templates
Just another example of how you can use card templates to create with any stamps, ink, & paper! These cards were designed with the Happy Hibiscus Bundle. Make sure to watch the video tutorial to see more handmade card ideas that were designed with the class featured stamp sets, Bright Borders and Hugs for Love.
This is Template #10 which we made in Volume 4 of Creativity Made Simple. I built different focal images for the focal layer and then added a sentiment.
This is Template #11 white we made in Volume 4 of Creativity Made Simple. For this one you can see how I rotated the card template to make a vertical and a horizontal card. I also chose to add an additional layer behind one focal image but not the other.
More Creativity Made Simple Template Classes
Don’t miss out on more handmade card ideas designed using templates!
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Thank you for sharing the tip on making flag end ( that may not be the correct term). I always have problems cutting those and your tip just helped me.
Jana😊
I’m so happy that my tip was able to help you – I hope lots of pretty banners/flags make it to your cards!
I just love all your videos. It’s so nice seeing your family involved. I have learned so much from you and your team. Thank you for all you do. You areAppreciated! 💕