Ten Easy Tips for Mass Producing Cards!

I needed to make 50 ~ Christmas party invitations & needed a cute but quick card idea. It had to be something I could reproduce easily and did not include too much coloring. I turned to the Splitcoast Stampers website, as I often do for inspiration. I found THIS adorable card using the Mr. Twister set by Stampin' Up! ~ thanks to Julie for the fabulous idea! Check out her BLOG ~ her scrapbook pages are gorgeous! So this is my version of Julie's card ~ I like how it turned out.

Are you making cards to send this year? I know many cardmakers who don't because it is too overwhelming. I also know many of you have probably already started working on your holiday cards. Today, I thought I'd share my tips for mass producing cards just to break-down the steps to save you some time. BTW ~ although these tips are great for this busy time of year, my tips would be useful any time you need to make a big batch of cards.

#1: Come up with your idea! Search website galleries, blogs, stamp company sites, catalogs, or magazines for inspiration.

#2: Once you have your idea, make sure you want to make it over and over again! YOU NEED TO LOVE IT!

#3: Determine how many cards you need. I keep my address list on a Word address label file & keep it updated throughout the year. When my envelopes are ready to go, I just print my labels and stick them on!

#4: Make a sample of the card idea ~ simplfy where necessary & make sure your measuresments are exact so they are easy to cut with your paper trimmer.

#5: Select easy tools to use, like punches. I love my Nestabilities; however, I don't really want to make 90 Christmas cards with 2 or 3 layers of Nestabilities. I would much rather punch out my items.


#6: Make the coloring easy or use solid image stamps.

#7: Make sure you have all the supplies you need ~ order if necessary.

#8: Cut all the pieces of cardstock.

#9: Stamp and color all of your pieces at once. It's much easier to stamp all of your images at the same time.

#10: Use an assembly-line process when you put them together.

Enjoy making your cards ~ or not! Make sure you come back and share your link with me so I can see what you made!

ETA: These cards were made in compliance with the Stampin' Up! Angel Policy that can be found HERE.

Supplies Used: All supplies are from Stampin' Up! (unless otherwise noted): Stamp set ~ Mr. Twigster, Snowflake Jumbo wheel; Cardstock ~ Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip; Pattern Paper ~ Ski Slope; Punches ~ Scallop Circle, 2 circle punches, scallop border; Ink ~ white pigment. Other Supplies used: Ink ~ Palette, Copic Markers, glitter pen.

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