Card toppers help to make card making easy! A card topper
transforms a plain card blank into an attractive card. Use a card topper for a
quick card making solution or if you want to add your own decorative touch, use
the card topper as part of your own card design. There are many different types
of card toppers available from craft stores and card making suppliers which
will help you to make cards for all occasions.
What are Card Toppers?
Card toppers are ready assembled embellishments that are
added to blank cards.
They are used to transform a plain card blank into an
attractive card. While card toppers are a great way to make quick cards, they
can also be added to cards that contain lots of hand crafted detail such as
hand colored images and stitching. Types of card topper include ready made and
themed designs on a piece of card stock and three dimensional items made from
polymer clay or other similar material.
Using Card Toppers
Card toppers are very straight forward to use. They are
simply attached to the front of a card using glue or double sided tape. Some
card toppers come complete with double sided tape to make fixing even easier.
One of the benefits of using card toppers is that are quick way to make cards,
simply add a card topper and stamp a sentiment or greeting for a fast handmade
card. This means that card toppers are ideal for mass producing cards or
invitations. However it is also very easy to customize card toppers by adding
more embellishments.
Buying Card Toppers
Card toppers are available from card making supply stores
and craft shops, as well as from online retailers. Card toppers can be purchased as
single units or in multi-packs for when you have a lot of cards to make. It is
also possible to buy handmade card toppers from card makers and fellow
crafters. Discount card toppers are often found at the end of a season or after
a celebration such as Christmas or Halloween and this can be a great
opportunity to buy low-cost card toppers for the next year.
Make Your Own Card Toppers
While it is possible to buy card toppers for every occasion,
you can also make your own. Use small panels of card stock to assemble your
designs. This is a handy way to ensure that you have a supply of your own card
toppers to hand. Make card toppers using your favorite rubber stamps and add
embellishments such as ribbon, buttons and brads.
Tips for Using Card Toppers
Here are some tips for making the most from card toppers:
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Make the card
topper blend into your card design by color coordinating embellishments, card
stock and ink. This will give the card a more complete design and stop it from
looking as though the card topper has been added as an after thought.
·
To really make
your card topper stand out, use glue dots or adhesive foam pads to attach the
card topper to the card.
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Remember that card
toppers will add to the bulk of your card, therefore they may need additional
protection when packaged in an envelope to stop the card topper from getting
squashed or damaged.
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