Jewel Me This, Jewel Me That - Scrapping and Card Embellishments

These are the little jewels that I use on almost every card I make. A company called Doodlebug Design, Inc. makes them. There are other vendors out there as well. They are great little embellishments for adding to flourishes in wording (like in the middle of O's or at the end of the serifs, like in an "S") or you can also add them to showcase the design of a paper or make a design all your own. I often use them on the corners of cards, on the corners of text cutouts or even along the edges. They come in a sheet that has a variety of sizes and they come in an array of colors.
One important thing to note is that they are fairly heavy if you use more than a couple on a card. So, if you are planning to mail your card, it may require extra postage. This past Christmas, I mailed about 50 handmade cards and all but 3 required extra postage. But, I heard from many people who received the cards, that they were pleasantly surprised and were planning to frame my holiday greeting work of art.

Scrapbooking or Card Making Fiber

This is one of my favorite companies for fiber - It's called BasicGrey and this happens to be "Mellow". These are great for scrapping and greeting cards because they are usually in some sort of color scheme (for those of us who are color-challenged!) and you can use them together or separate them. They just add that little something extra and really give your greetings and scrappings a personal feel and touch.
I often use my little hole punch and add a tiny bit to a corner or glue a little remnant horizontally or vertically across the card.
For Christmas last year, I used a full length to hang a custom-made decoupaged canvas. I used some glittered letters and some Christmas scrapbooking papers to create some holiday-inspired decor.
I googled this company and there are many, many websites that sell BasicGrey fibers - many times on sale.
Let your imagination go and create something beautiful and personalized!

A Scrapbookers and Card Makers Dream: 3-D Glue Dots

These are a fabulous new discovery of mine. There are many of you that have probably already used them. But, these little glue dots are great for adding dimension to your scrapbook pages and cards. They come in a sheet that is perforated and you peel one side off, stick it to whatever you want to be 3-D, peel off the other side and mount it. They are wonderful. I picked these up at Archiver's on my scrapbooking/cardmaking supply trip this last weekend. I've already used them on two different cards!

Creative Memories Personal Trimmer - Product Recommendation

This is the little trimmer that I use for my card making on most occasions. It's by Creative Memories. This is a great little tool to have. You can pick up similar trimmers at Hobby Lobby, Michael's, JoAnn Fabrics or just about any craft store.
If you are cutting large sheets of paper, it's a little hard to use, but the cutting surface is lined, so it's very easy for measuring and getting straight lines.
I used the little drawer to keep paper remnants for future use. Once again, just a great tool to have.