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
Tulip Tree "Thinking of you" Note Cards
by Ohme
Tulip Tree Friendship Mug
Tulip Tree Blossoms on a Tee Shirt
What is a Tulip Tree?
Wikipedia knows
Sometimes called a Japanese Magnolia
Magnolia liliiflora (variously known by rather many names, including Mulan magnolia, Purple magnolia, Red magnolia, Lily magnolia, Tulip magnolia and Woody-orchid) is a small tree native to southwest China (Sichuan, Yunnan), but cultivated for centur...
Happy New Year 2009
Fun cards made from old pictures of me!
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!
Our Own Christmas Card
Digital Cameras Make Card Making Easy
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
Ohme's Zazzle Store
Christmas card by Ohme by ohmeakanancy
Design personalized note cards At www.Zazzle.com
Browse other Major Holidays Cards
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
Just click on the item for more information. Thank you!
Fall Leaves Note Card by ohmeakanancy
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fall leaves postage stamp by ohmeakanancy
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Fall leaves mug by ohmeakanancy
ceramic mugs made online with zazzle
View other Maple Mugs
My Fall Trees and Fall Flowers Lenses
I have made a cards from the photographs on these two lenses
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Fall Flowers - A Stroll In Our Yard - October 2008
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Fall is in the air and we are enjoying the blossoms of our Confederate Rose, Angel Trumpets and Ageratum. Our yard has been neglected lately due to the drought and we did not have our usual beautiful bloomers through the summer but now that fall is h...
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Fall Trees - A Stroll Around Pendleton SC
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I took a stroll around Pendleton in Fall 2008 and soaked up the beauty of the Fall Trees around the Village Green and around our home. I was able to snap some pictures that I would like to share with you along with a poem by Helen Baeseman titled &qu...
Head Swapping Is Fun!
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
Honey Do Shower Invitation
May Palooza Invitation
Signs For Any Occassion
Hospitality Rooms, Promotional Flyers, Fun Directions and More
Unique Wedding Ideas
Welcome to the Hospitality Room
Picture of my decorations made a Halloween Card easy-to-do
Halloween Postcards for Sale
Postcards (Package of 8)
Price: 7.25 
Halloween Card out of my Copper Pumpkin
This card is for sale
Greeting Cards (Pk of 10)
Price: 16.99
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. Mott, the Cat, got Zazzled
Mott, the Cat, Notecard by ohmeakanancy
Create custom notecards With www.zazzle.com
Browse Domesticated Cards
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
Great Stuff on CafePress
Shrimp Boat Painting that I did in 1975
My Shrimp Boat 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
Great Programs for Making Cards and Invitations
Available at Amazon
![Picture It! Photo Premium 9 [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZEFT5RCPL._SL75_.jpg)
Picture It! Photo Premium 9 [OLD VERSION]
I use the Premium 10 version but don't think there is a lot of difference.
Amazon Price: (as of 11/28/2009)
Microsoft Home Publishing Suite 2000
This is the one that I like the clip art but I usually transfer it to Picture It to create the final picture.
Amazon Price: (as of 11/28/2009)
Vegas Movie Studio 8
This is the program that I used to make the DVD slideshow. I found it to be fairly easy to understand and liked it because it allowed me to enter parts of 10 songs with easy fade in and outs.
Amazon Price: (as of 11/28/2009)
My Camera
Simple Easy to Use Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SD750 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)
Amazon Price: $487.38 (as of 11/28/2009)
Cards by Ohme on Zazzle
Ohme's Zazzle
Using Zazzle For Local Events
Who is blogging about Zazzle?
- Give Zazzle for the Holidays « Zazzle Blog
- The SEASON is here and that means it's time to Give Zazzle for the perfect Christmas gift. What's Give Zazzle? Give Zazzle is about sharing your creativity, cheer, laughter, uniqueness, and so much more with those that you care about. ...
- Zazzle Sale on Ties
- I just noticed that Zazzle is having a $9 off tie sale starting right now. Why should you care? Well, some of you have seen the ties I've designed for various debates that have biblical manuscripts or the like on them. ...
- The Avery & Zazzle Photo Album Design Contest WINNERS! « Zazzle Blog
- The Avery & Zazzle Photo Album Design Contest is over and the votes are in! Before we announce the winners we'd like to thank everyone for participating; it was another great set of entries for this contest and equally hard to judge. ...
- Zazzle Featured Seller Interview With Olympia « Zazzle Blog
- Olympia, from the Zazzle Stores olmpal and zazzleproducts1, was kind enough to sit down and answer some questions about her experience as a Zazzler. Check out the interview below and don't forget to check out her stores olmpal and ...
Please share your card making ideas with me.
Thank you for visiting my site.
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen Nov 27, 2009 @ 6:47 am
- Just stopped by to say thanks for visiting my Fun and Funky Birdhouses Lens
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- Alfiesgirl Alfiesgirl Oct 11, 2009 @ 10:52 am
- Your cards are fabulous..as is your photography..your Zazzle products look great. I also make cards though i don't usually use photographs on my creations..now i have seen your cards i am sure going to give the photography a try and see what i can come up with..Excellent stuff..i love the cards, the Zazzle stuff and especially the photography..oh yes i almost forgot to mention..your "yard" looks awesome!!
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- OhMe OhMe Aug 12, 2009 @ 12:10 pm | in reply to paperfacets
- Thank you for visiting this almost forgotten about lens. I sure appreciate it!
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- paperfacets paperfacets Aug 12, 2009 @ 11:36 am
- The shrimp boat is awesome. Some good easy ideas. Excellent!
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- C-Joy C-Joy Apr 27, 2009 @ 6:15 am
- Goodness - I have a difficult enough time removing red-eye from photos, and to swap heads.....truly amazing! Thanks for sharing your work:)
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- fotolady49 fotolady49 Apr 26, 2009 @ 5:49 pm
- Thanks for visiting my CutACollage lens and your comment.
Love your lens. I love making greeting cards also and started way before computers. You do nice work and you are very talented. I love looking at other artists work. 5*****
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- CatharinaE CatharinaE Apr 22, 2009 @ 2:27 pm
- I love card-making and art so I really like your lens! 5*
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- OhMe OhMe Apr 22, 2009 @ 1:32 pm
- Oh me! I can not thank ya'll enough for taking the time to visit this lens. I have never really thought of my card making as a business but you folks have encouraged me to start thinking that way. Thank you.
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- calicoskies calicoskies Apr 22, 2009 @ 1:26 pm
- Love the tulip tree!!! Your designs are wonderful - 5*s :)
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- what-u-c what-u-c Apr 22, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
- This is very nice, I am sure you will do very well with your new found business. Great job.
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- ClaudetteKeith ClaudetteKeith Apr 17, 2009 @ 7:48 am
- Nice work Nancy
Claudette
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- BevsPaper BevsPaper Apr 7, 2009 @ 1:50 pm
- Awesome cards! I would like to lensroll to by Milestone Birthday lenses - it fits.
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- a_willow a_willow Mar 29, 2009 @ 6:23 am
- These are looking wonderful! You won't mind me lensrolling it to my Zazzle store lens: Creative Digital Art by Willowdesign?! :)
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- makemoneywithgiftbaskets makemoneywithgiftbaskets Mar 13, 2009 @ 5:44 am
- wow wonderful lens. Awesome cards
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- daria369 daria369 Mar 7, 2009 @ 2:05 pm
- I very much enjoyed this lens since I'm making all of my greeting cards also. Your shrimp boat painting looks beautiful and all of your final products are fun, congratulations!!
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- SherryHolderHunt SherryHolderHunt Mar 7, 2009 @ 12:23 am
- Great lens! Love your Shrimp Boat painting. 5*s and rolled to SherryHolderHunt's Zazzle Gallery Showcase and
shh...don't tell gallery art
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- CreativeArtist CreativeArtist Mar 6, 2009 @ 7:44 pm
- Great lens! Thanks for lensrolling Zazzlers Who Squidoo. Please add your squidoo lens to the other list on it and I'll post a picture for you.
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- Vitruvian-man Vitruvian-man Mar 5, 2009 @ 6:52 pm
- Nice lens. you are very talented.
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- mbrownauthor mbrownauthor Mar 5, 2009 @ 5:45 pm
- Nice work, Nancy!
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About OhMe
Ohme aka Nancy Hellams
Lensmaster OhMe has been a member since July 18 2008, has rated 5,442 lenses, favorited 4,450, and has created 82 lenses from scratch. Nancy Hellams donates their royalties to Squidoo Charity Fund. This member's top-ranked page is "Thanksgiving Prayer - A Family Tradition". See all my lenses
My Bio
I have lived in Pendleton for over 50 years and love my town and all the people in it. I don't act in any official capacity but just love to promote it. My husband and I have been married for 31 wonderful years and have one daughter, one grandson, one son and daughter in law. Our daughter and grandson live in Pendleton and we love our role as parents and grandparents. We are truly blessed with a great family and great friends.
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