What Are Card Templates?

A card template, or maybe you’ve heard it called a card sketch, is a basic card design or layout that provides a visual guide for creating handmade cards. It is not a finished card but rather a starting point or inspiration for the card maker. Whether you’re a seasoned card maker or just starting this paper craft, having card templates is a useful tool to have if you feel overwhelmed or uninspired to create when faced with blank cardstock.

Making templates will help you try new layouts and designs while using any stamps, ink, and paper that you have. Think of your templates as patterns. Just like if you sew, knit, or woodwork, having a pattern takes the guesswork out of designing, but allows you to get creative with the images and colors.

Card Making Templates Series

Join us in our ongoing card making templates series to create four different card templates every month! These classes focus on creating card layouts to help you design quick and easy cards.

This card template series will help you try new layouts and designs while using the stamps, ink, and paper that you already have. Follow along with our free YouTube videos to make your templates. Then, when you need creative inspiration flip through your templates and pick a design you want to create!

If you’re a crafter who prefers written instructions with measurements and diagrams, we do have written tutorials available for purchase. There are tutorials available for each class that include easy-to-follow instructions for making the four card templates plus step-by-step instructions for making eight different cards. The completed cards are made with a variety of products and designed for a variety of occasions.

Fun Fold Card Templates Series

Are you tired of the same old rectangular cards and looking for something different, something unique? Fun fold cards are the answer! Elevate your card making skills and delight your recipients with fun, interactive designs that go beyond the ordinary.

In our fun fold card templates series you can follow along with our free YouTube videos to make 54 different fun fold card templates. Then, use your templates to craft unique and memorable cards with any stamps, ink, and paper! These card templates will become your new favorite crafting tool.

If you’re a crafter who prefers written instructions with paper cutting and scoring diagrams, we do have written tutorials available for purchase. There are tutorials available for each class that include step-by-step instructions for making the templates and for making completed fun fold cards using a featured stamp set.

54 Fun Fold Card Templates Book

If you’re new to our fun fold card templates series, let me recommend our Fun Fold Card Templates Book which is now available! We took all 54 templates from our series and packaged them all together in one convenient location.

This book contains paper measurements, cutting and scoring instructions, diagrams, and easy-to-follow instructions to make all 54 fun fold card templates. Use the book to create all the templates, or use it as a resource for making cards. You will never have to search for another fun fold card design again – they are all together and easy to follow!