Paper Craft Articles

All Sorts of Things to Do With Paper

The term "paper crafts" covers a wide field, from origami to scrapbooking to card making and more. Here I have combined articles that didn?t seem to fit other categories. You will find patterns for place cards, greeting card tips, and articles about paper making, origami or paper folding, quilling, paper pricking and more.

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3D Botanical Print Note Cards
How to create a 3D effect when making note cards.

3D Heartily Hybrid Card
How to make a multi-purpose 3D gatefold card from a template.

Altered CD Envelopes
Dress up the lowly CD envelope by adding digital artwork - with a Valentine's Day Theme.

Blooming Paper Handmade Cards
How to make lovely paper that blooms into flowers to use in your handmade cards.

Crafty Coordinated Card and Envelope
How to make a unique card and envelope set the easy way with the Crafter's Companion Ultimate.

Decorative Book Covers
How to design and make unique book covers.

Unique Bookmarks
How to design unique bookmarks using digital tools.

Bulk Invitations
Making party invitations in bulk.

Calendar Creator Express
An easy way to make unique calendars.

Coffee Filter Paper Roses
How to make large colorful paper roses.

Coloring Book Pages
Make your own coloring books using greeting card software.

Coordinated Gift Bag and Card
Use your computer to make a bag and card that will wow the birthday gal.

Customized Envelopes
You can create any size envelopes with the Crafter's Companion Tool.

Della Robia Wine Glass Collars
A colorful way to identify wine glasses at a party. It also makes a nice place setting.

Digital Graphic Wedding Gift
Make a very personalized wedding gift using digital graphic techniques.

Digital Window Envelopes
Adding digital designs to envelopes.

Doodling Around
A Fun Way to Pass the Time

Easter Cards
Simple to make, Easter-themed cards.

Elegant Paper Flowers
How to make fancy paper flower blossoms.

Envelope Book Tutorial
For small treasures and clutter.

Fall Leaves Handmade Card Pattern
A beautiful autumn themed greeting card.

Faux Oil Painting Using Mod Podge
How to achieve a textured look using Mod Podge.

Flower Fairies
Recycle paper flowers into these cute fairies.

Gift-Matching Hybrid Cards
How to make hybrid cards to match your gifts.

How to Make a Giant Check
Ideal for special presentations.

Glossy Greeting Cards
How to get a glossy finish on your greeting cards.

Greeting Card Gift Boxes
Illustrated instructions to make cute gift boxes from old - or new - greetings cards.

Greeting Card Folding Techniques
How to get professional results when folding greeting cards.

Help for Greeting Card Novices
Advice for beginning greeting card makers.

Choosing Greeting Card Stock
Picking the right size paper and envelopes.

Home Decorating Patterns
Use your computer and printer to jazz up your house. Courtesy of Good Housekeeping Magazine and Hewlett-Packard.

Iris Folding
Where to find patterns.

Iris Folded Card
Iris folded card paper craft designs resemble the iris of a camera or eye as the iris opens and closes.

Laminated Tasseled Bookmarks
How to make original bookmarks.

Make Your Own Puzzles
Image transfer methods for pre-made puzzles.

Mixed Media Card
How to make a greeting card that combines digital and traditional card making techniques with a touch of mixed media art.

How to Make a Monoprint
Monoprint means 'one print', but here's how to get two prints in one.

Open Door Card Design
An original card design ideal for open house invitations.

Advanced Card Making Tips
How to streamline the process of making the Open Door invitation card.

Magazine Page Boxes
Recycle magazine pages into colorful boxes.

Menu with Cord
How to make an elegant menu for a fancy dinner party.

Mint Matchbooks
Use your computer to make mint matchbook party or wedding favors.

Mrs. Grossman's Sticker Magic
A review of a delightful book.

An Introduction to Origami
A brief history of origami plus a recommendation of a helpful origami instruction book and other origami supplies.

Origami USA 2005 Christmas Tree
Video of the 2005 Christmas Tree at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Paper Clay Roses
How to make and decorate these beautiful roses.

Paper Mache
Making paper mache characters.

Paper Making
Recycle waste paper into beautiful craft papers using traditional paper making techniques.

Paper Pricking
Paper pricking tips.

Paper Tole 3D Decoupage
How to make 3D paper tole decoupage greeting cards.

Photos on Greeting Cards
Tips on personalizing cards with photos.

Pop-Up Place Cards
Place cards for any occassion.

Postcards
Make your own.

Post-It Note Holder
A note holder made with digital scrapbooking techniques.

Pressed Flower Card
How to collect and press flowers for crafting a beautiful pressed flower card.

Red Hat Card
Design and print custom cards.

Santa Pop Up Place card
How to make festive Christmas place cards using the Scor-It tool.

Scor-It
The Score-It Board makes it easy to create paper hinges and emboss your paper crafts.

Teabag Tile Rosette
Tea bag tile rosette folding creates lovely kaleidescope effects.

Tissue Paper Flowers
Tips for advanced tissue paper flowers for teens, tweens and more dexterous kids.

Patterns & Templates for Your Computer
Patterns for everything from greeting cards, to wrapping paper, to scrapbook pages to quilt patterns, all free from printer manufacturers.

Peek-a-Boo Card Design
An excellent card design for smaller children's birthdays.

Printing Greeting Cards
More tips on how to get the most out of your greeting card program.

The Art of Quillery
A brief look at the almost forgotten craft of paper filigree.

Quilled Earrings
A new and practical quilled paper project.

Return Address Labels
How to make return address labels.

A Simple Way to Transfer Images
A low tech way to transfer images for your greeting cards or scrapbook layouts.

Stamped Valentines Cards
Decorate your Valentines with art stamps.

Stationery Set
How to make your own matching stationery.

Tea Light Birthday Cake and Card Project
A colorful and unique tea light birthday card and gift tutorial.

Then & Now Anniversary Card
A card idea that can be used to commemorate any milestone.

Tubular Wine Bottle Tote
How to make a tubular wine bottle tote from a cardboard mailing tube.

Unique Envelopes
The Utimate Crafter's Companion tool makes making envelopes easy but they can still be made the old-fashioned way.

Valentines Bagalope
A cute Valentines Day gift bag.

Bound Vellum Notebook
A Zutter Bind-It-All tutorial.

Hand Made Wedding Card Pattern
Make a unique wedding card using rubber stamps.

Window Envelopes
Adding color and interest to your envelopes.

More Window Envelope Ideas
Adding color and interest to your envelopes.

Wine Corsets
Dress up your holiday wine gifts.

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