I have not bought a greeting card of any kind for more years than I can remember. How easy it is to make all kinds of beautiful cards with personalized photos from your own computer.
Our granddaughter is graduating from preschool Friday. She has a house kitty that she adores. Whenever I find a card with a picture that looks like her Cookie, I buy it. I found a birthday card but not a graduating from preschool one.
Many of us make our own cards. When it comes to using commercial scoring tools, you end up having a lot of money tied up in such a creative hobby.
One woman's remnant, is another woman's reward. Every single garage sale/estate sale I have ever been to has had at least one bag of miscellaneous sewing notions: buttons, lace, beads, and threads for cheap.
If you have a friend, co-worker, or family member who loves horses, this handmade card is perfect for the occasion. This is a page about making a love of horses greeting card.
Making shaped cards is easier than you might think. Try this pretty butterfly card for the next card giving event or make several and give them as a gift. This is a page about homemade butterfly note cards.
Have fun creating a lovely, unique card using the collage art form. This is a page about handmade rustic flowers and vases collage card.
Send a friend or family member a lovely greeting card heralding the arrival of spring. This is a page about handmade "Spring is Here!" card.
There are so many motifs you can incorporate into your homemade cards. In this one we see an African sunset. This is a page about handmade sunset silhouette card.
This is a page about making fall birthday and greeting cards. Use a variety of fall motifs and make your own greeting cards.
I have been using www.snapfish.com to create greeting cards that I can print on my own home printer. Any kind of card stock or even good thick writing paper works well.
I'm a rubber stamper/scrapper/paper crafter. This is a photo of one of my hand stamped "purses" and matching card. I usually make 6 cards for each "purse" and give them as gifts.
You can make your own greeting cards by savings up interesting pix you find and then mounting them on computer card . . .