Handmade Cards - Open Theme #2 - International

Hey Girl - Love the cupcake card. Thanks for hosting.

Talk wiht you later.

CJ

Why can't you use stickers? I often use those dimensional stickers or put stickers on card and cut around with foam underneath to make the image dimensional. Do you mean just a meaningless, thoughtless flat sticker on a bit of card?

that is a good question about stickers. last swap i wanted to make some cards with gold peel-offs (like a flower outline, in gold, in this case), and color them in, but i was afraid of being marked down for stickers... i can make cards just as well without stickers, but sometimes they can add the perfect accent...

o, new question... does the added layer of cardstock need to be on the front? or can it be in the middle of the card? (i've recently tried a type of pop up card with flowers popping up in the center. i think adding cardstock to the front might make the card too bulky for the theme....) (and no, i don't have to send that particular card... i just want to know if i can :D ).

Dang about stickers. I too use a lot of the dimensional stickers on my cards or add a sticky dot on the back of chipboard shapes. Does that make it a sticker? I will just watch this one until I get an answer about "stickers". I'm not sure what you mean by 2 layers of cardstock either. Do you fold the cardstock in 4? Or do you just put 2 layers on the front of the card? Some of the embellishments, ie gems, are actually stickers - does that disqualify them as embellisments?

Net3811 said it best “just a meaningless, thoughtless flat sticker” (Teacher reward type for example), is what is meant by “no stickers”. Sticky dots on the back of an embellishment are not a sticker, it’s still an embellishment. As for the added cardstock, just don't take one piece fold it in half, slap a sticker or stamp an image on it and say "Done". Pop ups are great, anything with dimension goes! Be creative & have fun "Accessorize", don’t stress about it. When you are finished and it looks like something you would like to receive, you’re done! I hope this clears things up for you all, thanks for your questions.

Oh, CJ thanks I made that one for a swap awhile back.

By the way everyone, cards left blank inside are ok too!

Thank you @nlgrudis for getting back to us so quick. I'm in and so relieved that I can use "fun" stickers. I don't like the flat ones either - I use them up on the outside of envelopes or give them to the kids to be creative with. I plan to leave my cards blank inside and out so that my swap partner can stamp them with whatever suits them.

wonderful! so many more possibilities!

I have to join after seeing your amazing website! Thanks for the great resources!!!!

If you haven't sent yet, please, please notice the middle of the swap description... it says to include a note explaining how you came up with those cards... this has been going unnoticed in both these swaps... not a huge thing, but also such a minor thing to potentially be rated down for...

@ dreamerkins, Good point! Even I forgot on the USA swap! Wrote it out, but never put it in the envie. Thanks for bringing this up.