Welcome to Class 6 of our Card Making 101 series! In our previous class, we explored the simplicity of card kits, perfect for easy card making because they eliminate the need to design layouts. Today, we’re taking the next step and learning how to design our own card layouts! Don’t worry, we’re still keeping things fun and easy by using Stampin’ Up! Mix & Match card making products. These products include beautifully printed card bases and ephemera packs, making it simple to create stunning cards. To help you get started, we’ve included a free downloadable Mix & Match card making inspiration sheet featuring 24 card ideas to help get you started.
In class 6 of our Card Making 101 series, you’ll learn about the Mix & Match:
- Printed Cards & Envelopes
- Ephemera Packs
- Stamp Set
- And how to make quick & easy cards!
Want to learn more about the basics of card making? CLICK HERE for our full Card Making 101 series where we discuss stamps, ink, paper, and more for your card making.
Card Making 101, Class 6
In this video class, I (Jackie, an experienced card maker) teach Jesi (my daughter, a new card maker) everything she needs to know about Mix & Match card making products. We hope that if you’re also new to making cards you can learn alongside Jesi and build your knowledge and confidence as she does.
There’s a lot more information shared in the video class than what’s written below. So make sure to give it a watch to learn everything you need to know about easy card making for beginners! Below is just quick information about some of the most commonly asked questions about Mix & Match.
CLICK HERE to download your free Mix & Match card making inspiration sheet.
Easy Card Making
To start off our easy card making with Mix & Match products, we created cards using only a sentiment. The thought of only adding a sentiment to your card may seem boring but with beautifully printed designs on the card bases, they’re not! To make this first batch of cards the only products we used were:
- Mix & Match Cards & Envelopes
- Saying Something Ephemera Pack (the one with only sentiments)
- Adhesive of choice (I used Liquid Glue & Stampin’ Dimensionals)
After only using one ephemera pack for our Mix & Match card making, we then stepped it up a little by adding in two more ephemera packs. This is when the fun and creativity really began! To make these designs I punched out a lot of pieces and truly mixed and matched them around to create small scenes and collages that I liked. This second batch of cards was made with the products listed above along with the Something For Everything Ephemera Pack and the Fully Flowering Ephemera Pack.
For this final batch of cards, we added in all the Mix & Match products. So that includes everything listed above, the Labels & Layers Ephemera Pack, and the Simply Said Stamp Set. Same as the second batch of cards, I mixed and matched pieces to create different collages. The difference between these two batches is that this set of cards includes stamping! Each one has a stamped sentiment from the Simply Said Stamp Set on a piece from the Labels & Layers Ephemera Pack.
I hope this shows you the progression of how easy card making can be using the Mix & Match products! I love creating with the Ephemera Packs – they’re so fun, easy, and make beautiful cards.
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I hope you learned in this class how easy card making can be, and that you don’t need a lot of supplies! You can make a ton of different cards using only these few products.
Learn More About The Basics Of Card Making
Don’t miss any of the other classes in Card Making 101 that will help you learn all about card making, what you need, and how to get started!
January 2025 Happenings
Create 6 new card templates from Volume 4 of our FREE Creativity Made Simple: Card Templates video series. Create layouts to help you design quick & easy cards using any stamps, ink, & paper you have.
In addition to making your free card templates, there are even more exciting January happenings…
- Spring Mini Catalog coming Jan. 7
- Sale-A-Bration coming Jan. 7
- New Online Exclusive Products coming Jan. 7
- Creativate Retreat Jan. 17-18
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