Greeting Cards and more For Fun And For Profit!

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Making Personalized Cards, Invitations and Signs

I enjoy making my own greeting cards and did it before the age of computers. Now I have lots of fun learning new ways to make them. One of my favorite things to do is to swap heads using clip art and a picture of the person I am making the card for. I have a program that let's you do a few of them but I always wanted to do more and different ones so finally figured out how to do it. I think people enjoy receiving their very own personalized greeting card, don't you? I am going to show some of the cards, invitations and signs that I have done. I have covered names and other information to protect the innocent.

NOTE: When I began this lens, I was just intending on showing cards, signs, and invitations that I did for fun or for non profit groups. Since then I have joined Zazzle and Cafe Press,print on demand companies, and am making merchandise from my original artwork and photographs. If the particular item is not showing as a Zazzle or Cafe Press product, it is because I used clip art from Microsoft Home Publishing or Picture It. These items can not be sold due to copyright. I am enjoying selling my Zazzle and Cafe Press Products. Thank you.

Spring Tulip Note Card

Spring Fever? Send this card as a reminder that spring is on it's way!

Ready for Spring?

Mug with photo of our yard in the spring

Spring Tote Bag

Spread the Joy of Spring as you shop

Tulip Tree "Thinking of you" Note Cards

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Tulip Tree Friendship Mug

Happy New Year Cards with Old Photos

Fun cards made from old pictures of me!

Inside card reads: ...and now it is 2010... Happy New Year! I hope you make lots of fun memories this year!

You can really make these personal but replacing my picture for an old photo of you! Just click on the link and personalize it. It's lots of fun!
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Our Own Christmas Card

Digital Cameras Make Card Making Easy

My daughter-in-law and I set the scene for this Christmas Card using some of the old stuffed animals and an old sled in front of our fireplace.
We took pictures with the digital camera and then faded the edges in the "Picture It" program.

The digital photography and paintings are the property of the owner and are not to be copied.

Christmas Card Using My Digital Camera 

Thanksgiving Card

Clip art border from Microsoft Home Publishing

This card contains a prayer that was adopted by our Tate Family the Thanksgiving after our father's death. Dad had always said the blessing at our family gathering for Thanksgiving and we did not know how we were going to get through that first Thanksgiving without him. I found this poem in one of our mom's old "Ideals" and we made copies for everyone and read it in unison. Thus, beginning another tradition. The prayer is now also used as part of the closing ceremony for our Tate Family Reunion.
Tate Family Reunion

Now my sisters and I send this card each year to anyone we know who has lost a loved one during the year. We hope that it brings them as much comfort as it has us through the years.
Tate Sisters

I decided to make a lens about our Thanksgiving Prayer tradition. This is near and dear to my heart and I wanted to share our story.
Thanksgiving Prayer-A Family Tradition

Thanksgiving Prayer Card 

This year's Thanksgiving Prayer Card using my own border 

Cornucopia Card 

Pilgrim Head Swaps

Fun for the Thanksgiving Table

Last year I did these pilgrim head swaps and had one at each place at the table with the person's head on a pilgrim. I printed on cardstock and then fixed them where they could stand on their own at each place. At first I thought it might be fun to make them into napkin rings which would have been easy enough but they showed up better this way. It was quite the conversation piece.

Fall Leaves from Ohme's Zazzle Shop

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My Fall Trees and Fall Flowers Lenses

I have made a cards from the photographs on these two lenses

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Head Swapping Is Fun!

Here is an example of one I did for a friend of mine's 70 Birthday. That is her head on a clip art body with clip art hair and crown.

These clip art images are from Microsoft Home Publishing 2000 and these examples are to show what can be done with this program.

A Birthday Card for a Special Friend. 

Fun Invitations

For Showers, Birthday Parties, and More

I do a lot of invitations using the same idea of the head swap. This was an invitation I did for a Honey Do Shower. I guess that might be a southern tradition so I will explain: A Honey Do Shower is a Shower for the Groom so he will have everything he needs when his wife says "Honey Do this or Honey Do that". They are usually a lot of fun and the groom gets some very useful gifts like yard equipment, cleaning supplies, and grilling needs.

Honey Do Shower Invitation 

May Palooza Invitation 

Signs For Any Occassion

Hospitality Rooms, Promotional Flyers, Fun Directions and More

My niece (sister Joan's daughter)got married last year. The other sister (Betty) and I were in charge of the Hospitality Room for my niece's wedding. This is the sign we had on the door. This is my niece's head with her husband's head and their dog.

Unique Wedding Ideas

Welcome to the Hospitality Room 

Picture of my decorations made a Halloween Card easy-to-do 

Halloween Postcards for Sale

Halloween Card out of my Copper Pumpkin 

This card is for sale

at Cafe Press

Everyday Cards from Photos and Paintings

I like to take photographs of the pets and flowers and often use those on cards. Also I take pictures of my paintings and use them. It really makes your cards more personal.

I like to call this photograph "A Study In Lines" 

Relax!

"A Study in Lines" is now available on Zazzle

I have made cards from my photographs of the cats and the flowers 

My Shrimp Boat Painting is now available on Zazzle

Just click the card for more information on how to purchase. Thank you!

The Programs I Use

Microsoft Home Publishing 2000 and Microsoft Picture It

I switch in and out of these two programs because I like some things about both. I am sure there are other programs out there that do this but I am comfortable with these and enjoy working with them. The Picture It Program will allow you to cut out things from a picture which is something I do a lot. I like the clip art selections in my old Publishing Program.

Great Programs for Making Cards and Invitations

Available at Amazon

As I stated above, I use a couple of programs and move in and out of them. I have not tried all of these but may have to soon. I have a lot to learn about digital photography and am enjoying the journey.
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My Camera

Simple Easy to Use Digital Camera

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Using Zazzle For Local Events

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Rubber Stamping is a fun way to make cards 

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Making Cards with Rubber Stamps: Over 100 Illustrated Projects and Inspirational Ideas

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The Mercantile in Pendleton SC has a wonderful collection of Rubber Stamps and teach classes in card making.

Guide for Card Making 

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The Complete Practical Guide to Card-Making: 200 Step-By-Step Techniques And Projects And Over 1000 Photographs - A Complete Practical Guide To Making ... Host Of Different Styles, For All Occasi

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I don't own this book but it sure looks like it would be filled with ideas for creative card making.