Card Making

Pop-Up Box Card Tutorial

If you have ever wanted a card that makes someone say, “Wait… how did you DO that?!” a pop-up box card is it. It stands up like a tiny paper stage, lets you layer lots of cute images, and then (magic trick!) folds flat to slide into an envelope. I learned this style after many, many happy...

How to Make a Shaker Card

If you have ever picked up a card and heard that magical little rattle , you already know the appeal of a shaker card. It is interactive, it is joyful, and it looks far more complicated than it actually is. Today I am walking you through my beginner-proof method, plus the exact supplies that give...

Watercolor Techniques for Card Makers

If you have ever looked at a watercolor card background and thought, “That is gorgeous… and also a little intimidating,” come sit by me at the craft table. Watercolor on cards is much more forgiving than it looks, especially when you treat it like play time instead of perfection time. We are going...

Mass Produce Holiday Cards Efficiently

If you have ever found yourself in mid-December surrounded by glitter, half-stamped sentiments, and 37 envelopes you still need to address, you are in very good company. Mass producing holiday cards does not mean making something boring or rushed. It just means setting up a workflow that lets you...

12 Creative Ways to Use Paper Scraps in Greeting Cards

If you have a little box, bag, or drawer that whispers “save me” every time you trim a card panel, welcome. You are in good company. I grew up at my grandmother’s dining table, surrounded by paper clippings and ink pads, and I still cannot toss a pretty offcut to save my life. The good news is that...

Fix Card-Making Mistakes Without Starting Over

I have a confession: some of my favorite cards started out as total disasters. A thumbprint in Versafine, a sentiment stamped slightly to the left, a glue smear that caught the light at the worst possible angle. If you have ever stared at a card and thought, “Welp, that’s going in the bin,” come...

7 Essential Die Cutting Techniques Every Card Maker Should Know

If you have ever run a gorgeous die through your machine… then held up the result like, “Why does this look a little lumpy?” you are in very good company. Die cutting can be as simple as “cut the thing,” but the real magic happens when you start using your dies like multi-purpose tools: cutters,...

Card Making on a Budget

If you have ever looked at your craft desk and thought, “I have plenty of supplies… so why am I still out of the one thing I need?” you are in very good company. I started making cards at my grandmother’s dining table with a handful of scraps and a couple of ink pads, and honestly, those scrappy...

15 Quick and Easy DIY Birthday Card Ideas for Last-Minute Crafters

If you have ever looked at the clock, looked at a blank card base, and whispered, “Oh no,” you are in the right place. I grew up making birthday cards at my grandma’s dining table with a pair of scissors that barely cut straight and a stamp pad that always ended up on my fingers. So trust me when I...

About Chloe Harper

Welcome to Craft Card Co. If you’ve ever looked at a handmade card and thought, “I wish I could make something like that,” I’m so glad you found your way here. I’m Chloe Harper, and I believe a handmade card is like a hug folded in half. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to be made with...