Nurture your Creativity
Making things by hand helps calm the nervous system. The intentional act of slowing down, and focusing your mind on a simple task, whether it's conscious breathing, playing an instrument, tending a garden, or doing something creative, brings you fully into the present. You can make a little card in minutes, or assemble the elements over several hours or days. By immersing yourself in what you're doing right now, you open yourself to the magical flow of creative energy. The added appeal with card-making, is the fabulous opportunity it brings to reuse and recycle all the bits and pieces we collect and accumulate. From fabric remnants, beads, buttons, ribbon and fibre, to broken china, scraps of paper, wire, old jewellery, shells, gemstones, and even deconstructed, store-bought cards; everything has the potential to be re-imagined on a card.
100+ Creative Handmade Card Ideas in the Card Couture eBook
Rich in inspiration rather than instruction, the Card Couture Little eBook of Ideas is a curated collection of beautifully simple, handmade works of heart, designed to inspire your cardmaking for years to come. Preview a sample.
Cultivate creativity ... make time to play
A Little eBook
of Ideas
Want card-making ideas at your fingertips? The Card Couture Little eBook of Ideas is the ultimate visual reference for handmade cards, perfect for makers and creators of any age, with over 100 hand-crafted card ideas, to inspire your card-making journey. There are no step-by-step guides, descriptions or templates, because making cards is not about following instructions and producing replicas. It is a curated collection of simple and stylish designs, to inspire your card-making projects for years to come. Some things are too important to be taken seriously, and creativity is one of them. Give yourself permission to play, experiment, and make cards without attachment to results. Open the flow to your creativity, one card at a time.
I just looked at the book sample and it's amazing!
Heidi, Auckland
Absolutely gorgeous!
Denise, Perth
Perfect for those who want to create their own lovely cards
Joyce, Auckland
Where Craft
meets Couture
There is no such thing as a new idea; it is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning, making new combinations indefinitely. But they are the same old pieces of coloured glass that have been in use through the ages. Mark Twain
Use these handmade card ideas to inspire your own. Give your kaleidoscope a turn, and let your imagination lead you. A little card takes minutes to make, requires few resources and minimal cost, yet it can brighten the day of both the giver and the receiver. The expression of our creativity enriches all of us.