Basic Cardmaking Kit

 These supplies are the basics for making cards:

Cardstock - I like 110 lb. cardstock for my card base and this is economical paper. This is available at office supply stores, Sam's, Costco and Walmart but not at craft stores. You can use the heavy weight craft store cardstock as card bases but the value pack cardstock does not make a good card base. Value pack cardstock is ok for layering in designs.

Adhesives - at the minimum you need a wet adhesive and a tape runner. You will also need "pop dot" adhesives.

Paper cutters - you need a paper trimmer and a good pair of scissors. Your paper trimmer should have a measuring arm.

Patterned papers - we often use patterned paper. You can buy it as individual sheets or in coordinated packs. I recommend these smaller sized packs as the scale of the design is more suitable for cards.

You will need a good quality black ink. My favorite is Versafine. It gives a nice, crisp image. StazOn is also good but it isn't good for clear stamps.

Envelopes - you can buy envelopes at office supply stores as well as the craft stores.

Oven Liner?? You need to bring something for a work surface so you don't get glue all over the tablecloths on my tables. It can be a silicone oven liner, a piece of cardboard, any smooth surface for you to work on.

An old magazine? Old magazines are great for glue workspots. You do your gluing on one page and then flip the page for a clean spot. This will help keep your work surface clean.

Other supplies you might want to have:
Coloring Tools - water color pencils & blending pen,  markers
Glitter Glue like Stickles
Ruler

September 2013 Card of the Month projects

Happy Birthday Border Card:

This is a card that I found on www.splitcoaststampers.com. I don't have the exact same stamps but I have a bunch of border stamps so I think we can create something similar.
Supplies:
Colored cardstock for your card base and scalloped circle
white cardstock for stamping
black ink pad
Coloring tools
Glitter glue to highlight candles (optional)
Jewels to decorate your borders (optional)
border stamps (I will share mine)
colored inks (I will share mine)

Thank you to Jeanne on www.splitcoaststampers.com for this cute design.You can also see details on her blog:
http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/2013/08/paper-sweeties-august-release-day-3.html