You can make card making as simple or complicated as you choose. Either way, a handmade card, means so much more than what you can find on the shelf. It doesn’t take much to get started. Once you have these supplies you’ll be able to make 48 cards easy, more if you use your white cardstock for the card base. If you were to buy that many cards at the store you’d spend I’m guessing around $150, maybe more, that’s assuming $3/ card. And to make more cards you have your initial investment made, so to make more generally just means you need more paper. Here’s my list of basic supplies to get you on your way to making beautiful handmade cards for all occasions. I’ve included some of my recommendations in case you might be interested in trying this out. I figure you can start from nothing to card making for as little as $100 (if you do this during Sale-A-Bration you will get a few extra goodies or book a party and let your friends help you get the things you want- then everyone can take advantage of Sale-A-Bration):
Paper Trimmer ($24.95)
Paper and Stamping Ink: Razzleberry Lemonade designer series paper ($9.95) with 1 pack paper from a single color; I love razzleberry ($5.50), Whisper White cardstock ($7.50), and 1 stamp pad from a single color; again I’d choose razzleberry ($5.95)
Adhesive: 2-way glue ($3.50)
Design Stamp Set (if you want to be a minimalist choose something generic; flowers, fancy design, birds): Holiday Blitz ($38.95)/ Always ($28.95) / Best Wishes & More ($26.95) / Garden Whimsy ($26.95) / Lovely as a Tree ($27.95) ***super popular*** / Petal Pizzazz ($32.95)
Verses Stamp Set (there are several all occasion sets available out there): Family Phrases ($19.95) / Three Little Words ($13.95) / Sincere Salutations ($23.95) [added Jan 19, 2009; the new Celebrations Mini catalog has a verse set called 'Well Scripted,' it's so cute... can't wait to order it myself]
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