LEARN HOW TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL ONE-OF-A-KIND HANDMADE CARDS
IN 30 DAYS
AND CONFIDENTLY DESIGN YOUR OWN CARD IDEAS
(Without feeling like a copy cat, or feeling overwhelmed by not knowing where to start or feeling like you need all the latest tools)
If you are new to card making, maybe have been crafting for a while or you might even be an Stampin' Up! demonstrator looking to make beautiful one-of-a-kind handmade cards while having fun and enjoying your crafting time then you already know that coming up easily with your own card ideas is key to enjoying your crafting time.
I am sure you have had one of those days when you finally found time for some crafting time without the kids running around and as soon as you hit your craft room you have no clue where to start, inspiration has left, and then you start looking at your phone, going thru your Instagram and Pinterest boards trying to find card ideas to make, but some how all the cards in your "maybe-i'll-make-this-card" list seems like you don't have the stamp set or something that could work to make that card.
Suddenly you get frustrated as you already know that your precious crafting time is soon to end, that you have to back to your day and feel frustrated as you have not completed even a single card?
We all have been there, we all have those days where you want to have immediate inspiration to just enjoy making cards.
HERE'S WHAT YOU
MIGHT NOT KNOW
Having a process to guide you on how to make cards confidently and being able to come up with your own card designs will help you:
-
ENJOY YOUR CRAFTING TIME TO THE FULLEST
Even if you already enjoy your crafting time you know there are always days when you are simply not inspired, you might have time to craft but you just don't know how to kick-start your creative mojo. Having a process to help you come up with card ideas easier and faster will allow you to enjoy your crafting time even on those days where inspiration has gone out the window. -
USE OTHER CARDS AS INSPIRATION TO CREATE FRESH & UNIQUE CARDS EVERY SINGLE TIME
You might feel at times as a copy cat and even though "CASE-ing" (aka Copy and Share Everything) is always encouraged in the card making wold, you might feel a bit guilty by always relying on others' creations to make your own cards. Having a process to come up with your own card ideas will help you find your inner designer and feel confident making your own handmade cards. -
MAXIMIZE THE CARD MAKING SUPPLIES YOU ALREADY HAVE
Say no more to those days where your "Maybe-i'll-make-this-card" list is making you feel like you need to get the latest tool to be able to make beautiful cards. You will realize that you can use anything you already have when you are designing your own cards. And you will only be buying what you think you will be using multiple times and not just to make THE ONE project you found online. -
BRING JOY TO SOME MANY MORE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE
Being able to make cards easier will help you make even more cards than ever, so you will be able to mail even more cards to your loved ones. On these times were we continue to be social distanced a lot of our loved ones are feeling even more lonely than before. Sending them regular notes to let them know you are thinking of them will surely brighten their day and put a smile on their face. -
START MAKING SOME INCOME EASIER WITH YOUR HOBBY
You might be thinking of sharing your hobby with more people and even make some income in doing so. When you come up with your own card ideas easier and faster you will see how easy it is to make cards to sell, or make card classes for others to see how to make cards. If you are a Stampin' Demonstrator looking to do workshops and card classes you will see that coming up with your own card ideas is essential to keep classes coming every single month.
Even though the reasons to come up with your own card ideas are obvious, the process to doing so is anything but
WANT TO CREATE YOUR OWN CARD DESIGNS? AWESOME.
But where do I even start?
Every time you go to your craft room ready to start making cards you find yourself wasting that precious time trying to come up with card ideas only to find out that you just can't make up your mind.. Overwhelm starts to show as you know the time is ticking and soon you have to go back to your crazy life and yet you haven't found inspiration, let alone made a card.
Surely you find lots of ideas online, but yet you cannot decide what to do, you start looking at your craft supplies and realize that the card you liked was made with a stamp set you don't yet have, and you cannot find anything on your stash that could be used for that card, and when you do, it looks like you ended up creating the exact same card, feeling like a copy cat with a little bit guilty to the point that deep inside you question if you are even creative.
Here is why coming up with card ideas can be so daunting
Without a clear process on how to look at cards for inspiration and use them in a unique way that helps you to come up with fresh ideas every single time, you are going to find yourself feeling like you are not creative, that you cannot come up with your own card creations and feeling like you have to rely on other's ideas to make cards.
Believe me I have been there, and I promise you, this can be fixed.
We all are creative in nature and you can too create your own beautiful cards when you follow a process to guide every single time you feel like you don't have inspiration or don't know how to start.
You will realize that having a process to kick start your creativity will help you create cards easier and faster. You will soon realize that you are still looking online for card ideas, but this time you will know how to look at them and how to use them create one-of-a-kind cards!
The 4 Reasons
Why Most Card Makers Fail at creating their own card designs
(and how to guarantee that you don't)
They believe they need to have all the fancy tools or latest crafting supplies
Card makers are always following the latest trends online, after all every single crafting company seems to be releasing new stamp sets and tools that are to make things easier in our crafting day or are supposed to help us make that perfect card for that special person.
However this gets too overwhelming and even confusing.
Specially as you start building a huge stash of craft supplies that you end up not using and instead it seems like you could easily be featured in the next hoarders season.
And what is even worst, when you are ready to craft it always seems like you don't even have that perfect set to be able to make the one card you found online.
I know how that feels, but let me share something with you..
When you learn to come up with your own card ideas, you start using what you already have. You make the design work for you and the crafting supplies you already have, rather than feeling like you need a new stamp set to make your card. You will then maximize your tools and realize that while we all want to have everything, we really don't need it all.
They believe their cards need to be too elaborated or complex to be beautiful
When card makers are looking online for card ideas the'll see all these beautiful cards with complicated techniques or multiple layers that make them believe that their cards need to be of the same type to be as beautiful as the cards they are admiring.
This is a true belief for every single new card maker when they are comparing their beginning with someone else's middle or even end.
You see as you start making cards, you will soon realize that with practice you are going to develop your own unique style and it will start to show as you get more experience with your card making.
So it's not fair to yourself comparing your cards with someone else's that might have already been crafting longer and that might have already developed that style that you are now admiring.
Be gracious with yourself, and know that you will too evolve and create those beautiful cards as you progress.
We all have to start somewhere, and believe me, you may even realize you like cleaner and simpler looks better than fancy techniques for your cards.. I assure you, with time you will be able to tell what is your preference and your own style.
They believe they have to have an art degree to be able to have a card where the colors are perfect and the design is spot on
There might have been a that day when card makers know what they want to make, they might already have the card in mind and even a sketch, but when it is time to pick the paper they may soon realize that they don't know which pattern to use, what colors to pick, or even how to decide which color to use as the background. The truth is they might even have tons of patterned paper as well as solid paper in every single color.. yet the decision is hard..
Soon they get overwhelmed!! They really wanna make cards, but they cant stop thinking how to choose their prints? is it by tone? by similar colors? by opposite colors on the wheel? they might even consider magic?? and then this thought saying "I'm not good at this part of card making" starts to creep out.
Believe me a lot of card makers think that coming up with color combinations is the hardest thing.. But I can assure you that this part of the card making process does not have to be this hard.
When you have a guide of how to get color combinations and how to mix and match colors you will soon realize that this is actually easy. You just need a few tips on how to look for inspiration and how to pick the paper you want to use.
They believe that designing their own cards is too hard
This is a big one! A lot of card makers believe that they can only make cards if they CASE (Copy and Share Everything) someone else's project. Which is not wrong at all and in fact a lot of designers feel proud when their designs are CASE'd.
However because card makers have been relying in other's designs, they start believing that they cannot come up with their own card ideas, and in fact they even believe that they cannot make a card if they are not copying someone else's design.
But let me share with you a little secret, if you can copy a card, then you know how to create a card.. right?
It is just matter of having a step by step process to guide you thru the designing sequence to realize that there is a inner designer within you, and that you can make the most beautiful cards every single time.
Having a process in place will help you decide the products to use, the colors to coordinate, to be able to design your next one-of-a-kind card with confidence and without any frustrations.
Shh...I'm going to let you in on a little secret
While making cards is REALLY EASY coming up with your own card ideas can be overwhelming.
When people start learning how to make cards, they get tutorials and follow instructions to learn how to make cards, however with more experience card makers want to try their own style and come up with their own designs.
It is at this stage where there might be a block, as up until this point, card makers have been learning how to make those cards from the tutorials and they even become comfortable with CASE-ing other card makers' designs.
And when it's time to start with a blank piece of card stock to create their own unique designs, they get stuck and even unsure on what to use or how to start making their card.
But here is the secret I wanna share with you today; When you have a STEP BY STEP PROCESS to help you KICK-START YOUR CREATIVITY and help you make those decisions from what colors to use, which papers to select and which elements to add YOU will be able to come up with your unique card ideas CONFIDENTLY.
And with your permission, that's what I'd LOVE to show you how to do.
"Alejandra is so knowledgeable and so much fun to watch she comes up with such great ideas and her cards always turn out beautiful"
CYNTHIA HORTON
"Alejandra is fun to listen to and makes it so simple to understand how to make beautiful cards. I am always waiting for her videos!"
MICHELLE STOKER SCOTT
"Allie just creates the most magnificent cards. Love them all."
TERESA FOSTER
Introducing
CARD MAKING 101
The Step by Step Process for Creating Beautiful One-of-a-Kind Handmade Cards
I've taken everything I've learned in 15+ years making cards as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, designing my own card classes and teaching others how to make their cards from how to cut their paper, how to make bows, how to stamp and color, to how to create BEAUTIFUL EASY-TO-MAKE handmade cards into a comprehensive, step by step program that not only teaches you how to make cards, but helps you KICK-START YOUR CREATIVITY to be able to come up with your own card ideas quickly and knowing your cards will look amazing every single time.
CARD MAKING 101 IS NOT A CARD CLASS BUT A CARD MAKING DESIGNING PROGRAM.
YES! you will learn the basics for card making as well as stamping and coloring techniques, but more importantly, you will have a meticulous step-by-step process for you to be able to tap into your creativity to be able to create your own card designs confidently.
The end result: You will be able to design and create beautiful cards in no time, and best yet, knowing all the designs are your own, no more relying in other's designs!
Card Making 101
is the ONLY program of its kind that…
Shows how to use the craft supplies you already have
No more feeling like you need to get all the newest crafting supplies to be able to make beautiful cards. Instead you'll use what you have been collecting all this time. If you are like me, I know you have a closet full of patterned paper and stamp sets that you might not have even used.
Helps find your own style and find your inner designer
When you follow the process shown in this program to make your cards you will start noticing what are the things you like to use the most when designing and soon you will identify what is your style. You will realize that your inner designer was there all this time.
Guides in the selection of color combinations for your crafting projects
You will learn practical ways to find color combinations so that you can feel confident selecting colors in your card designs. And if you still feel a bit unsure, you will get a PDF with lots of color combinations to help you at the beginning of your card making journey.
Provides an easy to follow step by step process process for you to be able to design and create your own cards with confidence
This program shows you how to kick-start your creativity to be able to design and create your own cards with confidence and knowing that they will look amazing every single time . At the end of this program you will be able to design a whole card set in no time.
So if you’re ready to finally design and create your own cards confidently while having fun
Here's how I'll help you get there:
Module 1
Paper and Basic Tool Kit
On this first module we will cover the basic tools that you will need to start making beautiful cards. Of course there are a lot more of tools in the market, but remember we will using what we already have, and I am sure you already have all the ones suggested in this module.
You will learn the difference on these tools, and some tips on how to use them and take care of them so that you feel confident using them through out your card making journey.
Even if you are an experienced card maker, you will find value on these lessons. Going back to the basics always provide a fresher look and even help us remember things that we might have already forgotten.
Highlights:
- Learn about the different types of paper, when to use them and how to cut them
- Get confident making bows or tying knots. On this module you will get plenty of help to see how to make bows and knots from the spool and the different ways you can add them to your projects!
- Know when to use what type of ink pads and how to re-ink them
- Learn all about die cutting and embossing machines as well as which type of dies are the must have in your collection
- See the difference in adhesives and learn when each of them are used
Module 2
Basic Stamping
Leaning the basics of stamping will help you create cards confidently as you will be able to customize your cards to any occasion that you need.
You will learn how to stamp with the different type of stamps to ensure you always have sharp crisp images every single time and how to avoid some of the most common issues when stamping.
This module will equip you with basic techniques, so that as you continue to gain experience you can venture into more complex techniques
Highlights:
- Stamp confidently with any type stamp and get a crisp sharp image every single time
- Learn different ways to add to color to your images and your projects
- Get some tricks to stamp using a stamp positioner to improve your stamping and die cutting, not to mention how to stamp quickly several cards at a time.
Module 3
Card Idea Generation
Now that you have the basics on the tools, the stamping and coloring, it is time to start going thru the process to kick-start your creativity to be able to look for card ideas in a faster way and using the products that you have.
You will see the cards online on a different way to help you generate as many card ideas as you want in no time.
Being frustrated by not knowing what to do or taking forever looking for ideas online will be a thing on the past. You will know what to look for in the projects you find online to help you generate fresh, unique card ideas.
Highlights:
- Confidently find color combinations for your projects
- Identify the elements on a card to help you kick-start your creativity by making your own sketches
- Learn how to modify and use the same sketch over and over to get unique card ideas every single time
Module 4
Putting Everything Together
On this module you will learn how to prep to design a whole card set in no time. This is where you will apply everything you have learned so far into a card set.
If you are Stampin' Up! demonstrator you will love this Module even more as I know this will help you generate your card classes in no time! If you are not into teaching classes, you will love this class as well as you will see how easy it becomes to create cards for every occasion.
Highlights:
- Learn the preparation needed when you are getting into the designing process
- Then start making the key decisions on color and patterns to use to help you in the designing process
- You will learn what visual elements are needed when you are putting cards together so that you don't waste paper or other crafting supplies when making your projects
- Learn how to create card sets from products in a collection and the difference when the products are not part of a collection that way you can create cards with anything and everything you already have!
Take the Card Making Challenge
In the Card Making 101 Program you will get the step by step process to create easy one-of-a-kind cards that will help you kick-start your creativity to be be able to create beautiful cards every single time confidently and knowing that all the designs are proudly yours.
This process is...
... easy to follow
... easier to implement
... great to kick-start your creativity in no time allowing you to come up with card ideas faster than ever before
... and ensures you are using the crafting stash you already have by helping you design cards around your products rather than casing the exact designs from other crafters.
But unlike other programs, I don't want you to wait 6 weeks before you feel like you are able to create a whole card set in no time.
Enroll right now and during the first 14 days watch Module 1 & Module 2 and start playing with basics, stamp a few images and color them following my tutorials.
If you don't feel totally confident and motivated with your stamping progress (and your ability to create beautiful cards), simply reach out, show us that you have put in the work and I will refund your course fee. Simply reach me at [email protected] and I will take care of it.
Here’s what you’re getting when you enroll today:
Card Making 101 Program - $300 Value
- Bonus 1 - Q&A Live sessions (6 sessions - one each week of the program) to ensure there is no questions from each Module. Unlike any other program for card making you will have access to me during the live sessions to answer any question from each of the modules in this program. I want to make sure you make progress and that by the end of this program you feel confident creating your own cards. - $ 200 Value
- Bonus 2 - Stamping nights (2 times - during implementation weeks of the program) - get together virtually to create our own projects and if you need help with your ideas, I will be there to support you - $100 Value
- Bonus 3 - Facebook Group - A safe community, to help each other, celebrate the wins and share progress on your card making journey - $50 Value
- Bonus 4 - Fun Folds Card Class - step up your game now that you know how to design your cards by learning how to transform your designs into Fun Fold cards and wow your loved ones when they receive one of your Fun Fold cards - $ 50
When you add it all up, that’s a value of $700
But when you enroll today, you’ll get access to everything for just:
Pay Monthly
2 Monthly Payments of
$87
OR
Pay Upfront
1 Single Payments of
$147
Frequently Asked Questions
Ver. 1 Questions our top students asked before enrolling in (course name)
Ver. 2 What people asked before signing up for (course name)
Ver. 3 What our most successful students asked before joining (course name)
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Here’s what you’re getting when you enroll today:
Card Making 101 Program - $300 Value
- Bonus 1 - Q&A Live sessions (6 sessions - one each week of the program) to ensure there is no questions from each Module. Unlike any other program for card making you will have access to me during the live sessions to answer any question from each of the modules in this program. I want to make sure you make progress and that by the end of this program you feel confident creating your own cards. - $ 200 Value
- Bonus 2 - Stamping nights (2 times - during implementation weeks of the program) - get together virtually to create our own projects and if you need help with your ideas, I will be there to support you - $100 Value
- Bonus 3 - Facebook Group - A safe community, to help each other, celebrate the wins and share progress on your card making journey - $50 Value
- Bonus 4 - Fun Folds Card Class - step up your game now that you know how to design your cards by learning how to transform your designs into Fun Fold cards and wow your loved ones when they receive one of your Fun Fold cards - $ 50
When you add it all up, that’s a value of $700
But when you enroll today, you’ll get access to everything for just:
Pay Monthly
2 Monthly Payments of
$87
OR
Pay Upfront
1 Single Payments of
$147
Ver. 1 - How to know if you’re ready to achieve X outcome in [course name]
Ver. 2 - [course name] is PERFECT for you if…
Ver. 3 - You’re Ready to Achieve X Outcome If
Ver. 4 -- X# Ways to Know You’re Ready to Achieve Y Outcome
- The person who’s just getting started and wants to do it right
- The person already struggling who wants to fix it once and for all
- Something that exclusively empowers them to use your product or service
General desirable trait or characteristic. Ie. willing to put in the work - Specific actions that back it up - ie. Already investing 4 hrs/week actively trying to (achieve X)]
- Has a big fear or concern that your USP addresses
Aware of and excited about the big outcome] - Aware and excited of the quickest, most valuable win (as listed in GG)
- Ready to take the actions needed to generate it as listed in GG]
[Criteria Close: ie. If you said “yes” to at least 6 of the above, I can’t wait to meet you inside (course name)]
Here’s what you’re getting when you enroll today:
Card Making 101 Program - $300 Value
- Bonus 1 - Q&A Live sessions (6 sessions - one each week of the program) to ensure there is no questions from each Module. Unlike any other program for card making you will have access to me during the live sessions to answer any question from each of the modules in this program. I want to make sure you make progress and that by the end of this program you feel confident creating your own cards. - $ 200 Value
- Bonus 2 - Stamping nights (2 times - during implementation weeks of the program) - get together virtually to create our own projects and if you need help with your ideas, I will be there to support you - $100 Value
- Bonus 3 - Facebook Group - A safe community, to help each other, celebrate the wins and share progress on your card making journey - $50 Value
- Bonus 4 - Fun Folds Card Class - step up your game now that you know how to design your cards by learning how to transform your designs into Fun Fold cards and wow your loved ones when they receive one of your Fun Fold cards - $ 50
When you add it all up, that’s a value of $700
But when you enroll today, you’ll get access to everything for just:
Payment Monthly
2 Monthly Payments of
$87
OR
Payment Upfront
1 Single Payments of
$147
