Basic card making materials required

Card blanks :

Popular card blanks for wedding initiations are Gatefold Card Blanks , Foil blocked, Wraps or Wallets.
Ready cut Card Inserts are always handy for printing your invitation wording rather than directly onto the card blank.

Envelopes :

Try to use a matching envelope, however craft brown, gold and silver works well with almost all coloured card, more envelopes here

Glues :

You don't need all of these, just choose the ones you required for your project.

Uhu stick for sticking paper to card, it won't get absorbed by paper and is almost invisible.

PVA glue such as Anitas tacky Glue, use it to stick beads, flowers, and other heavy objects, use a small artists brush to apply. Dries clear

Tulip paint is a perfect adhesive for glitters, quite fine lines and detail can be obtained.

Double sided tape, use to stick paper, mirror board etc. great for sticking inserts to card blanks.

Glue Dots are very versatile, they're basically small blobs of glue, use them to stick beads, flowers and card etc.

Adhesive Velcro Dots are great for sticking anything with a flap!

You can find more information on glue in our November 2002 Newsletter

Papers :

Mulberry papers makes a great backdrop, find out how to fray the paper in our very first project back in 2001, Vellum papers can also be used.

Peel-off Stickers :

Easy to use, add text and picture to your cards, you can change the the colour of peel-offs using an Identipen or add colour to peel off images using tulip pens.

Embellishments:

Are ready made decorations, simply peel and stick!

Small paper flowers for a traditional invitation look

Die cut Shapes

Tools :

Tools and cutting equipment of your choice