Greeting Card + Software

If you need to whip up a quick batch of greetings but don't want to compromise on style, give this fab technique, foiled cards, a go. Fantastic foils are easy-to-apply, give a beautiful metallic finish, and can be used for a vintage, distressed effect that the recipient of you ...more

Make the most of those left-over paper scraps by creating textured greeting cards. Q & C designer, Corinne Bradd, shows how to add bright shades, a modern design and a clever pattern without too much hard work. This handy technique is perfect for making crafty, textured cards.

Christmas may not be until a few months from now, but it's never too early to start crafting for the holidays! If you're excited about the holiday season and can't wait to begin crafting gifts and cards for your loved ones, check out this video to learn how to make an accordia ...more

One way to keep your budget in line is with MoneyWell. This video tutorial for beginner users teaches you the ins and outs of setting up credit cards accounts, and how to manage them. MoneyWell from No Thirst Software is a personal finance software with powerful "envelope" bu ...more

Gambit is one of the coolest X-Men, and his kinetic energy powers are awesomely powerful. If you want to depict them using special effects in a film, this video will show you how to do it using three free pieces of digital editing software: Monkeyjam GIMP And our old friend ...more

Create gorgeous, sparkly motifs and embellishments out of beads to give your greetings a bit of bling. Corinne Bradd shows how easy it is to combine stunning gems, bright sequins and coloured wire for a unique, eye-catching effect. The finished bead decorations can be applied ...more

In iPhoto, you'll use album to organize and arrange your photos the way you want, kind of like a playlist in iTunes. You can also use albums to publish webpages, create slideshows, and produce photobooks, calendars, and greeting cards.

Need to adjust your microphone's input volume using the Realtek Sound Manager but aren't sure how? The 20db mic boost gain appears to be in a buried spot in the Realtek HD sound cards software, but it's there! In this video tutorial you'll see how to get to it.

Looking to add specimens to your paper menagerie? Make a butterfly with origami, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions for making your own butterflies from a sheet of folded paper. These are great for tapin ...more

See how to build and animate a business card in Flash. The idea is that, when the user clicks the business card, it flips over and diplays information on the back and, when it is clicked again, it flips back over and displays the front again. This clip covers how to use the Mo ...more

The Care Bears have stood the test of time, from their first appearance on greeting cards, to cutesy, plush teddy bears, to animated television series, to adventure-filled movies. The Care Bears may be long gone from television, but not from out hearts (especially Sara Griffit ...more

Julie Auclair introduces authors of a book called "Celebrate Green." This book shows you how to throw a baby shower the "green" way. Guests do not realize that some of the gifts they give can be harmful, toxic, or not recyclable. You start with the three "R's", reduce, reuse a ...more

Trucha Bug Restorer is a powerful piece of homebrew software that you can use on your Wii to make sure that it is formatted properly in order to play burned games and use other hacks. This video will show you how to use it to set up an installation of cIOS on your Wii, which i ...more

Don’t throw out those beautiful holiday cards you received! Recycle them into something useful. You will need: Christmas cards scissors or a paper cutter glue cardboard ribbon or string potpurri You can recycle your Christmas cards into Christmas postcards, gift cards, napk ...more

Watch this video tutorial on how to make a card organizer. You will need one large pice of cardstock to make this paper box. Use double stick tape to hold the joints together. When finished, you will enjoy having this homemade box to keep your hand crafted greeting cards.

Post cards aren't just for vacations. This video from Piece of Craft shows how to make hand made post cards any time you want to send a nice greeting to a friend. You will need a cutting board, glue, tape, a cutting mat, scissors, makers, pens, pencils, paper, and inspiration ...more

This video will teach you how to make a nice shiny polished stone effect on your cards. This technique will give your greeting cards a touch of professionalism that all your friends and family will admire.

Watch to learn how to make your own customized greeting cards using a kit that includes stickers, ribbons, etc.

Angie Kennedy Juda shows you how to create a punch handbag to decorate greeting cards with.

Crafter Shannon Barnes shares her technique for making flaunt cards, adorable greeting cards that can be used for any occasion. You will need mulberry paper blank folded cards, templates (you can get from the article part of the video), glue stick, 3-D fabric paint, pen or mar ...more

This video describes how to make flower with the help of paper. Take a card paper, one cutter and screw. Firstly cut the paper with the help of cutter. The cutter cuts paper in form of flower, then cut this paper from corner and then make a hole in the middle of this paper. No ...more

This video represents a union between two spheres of crafting - sewing and cardmaking. You can create some decorative stitching on your handmade greeting cards by using your sewing machine. Here's how you can sew on paper without ruining the paper or cardstock.

One of the easiest flowers to make are twisted fabric flowers. These flowers can be made cheaply by using scrap fabric you already have around your home, and are sure to impress anyone you give them to. The flowers can be used as accessories or decorations, or even as embellis ...more

This video will show you how to use watercolor wonder crayons to create nice effects on your greeting cards and other paper projects. This watercolor crayon effect looks very nice and can be used in almost any context.

Transform your handmade greetings with stunning stitched foam shapes. Corinne Bradd shows Kristy Clark how easy it is to jazz-up a simple design using bold shades and metallic thread, for a modern look.

Learn how to transform your greetings with funky needle-felted motifs. Corinne Bradd shows Kristy Clark how to put a contemporary spin on this traditional craft, with charming shapes and clever techniques.

The Nokia Social hub is a fairly useful piece of software available to owners of the Nokia Booklet 3G netbook. From the Social hub, you can connect to facebook and access several of the social network's functions, including posting an update. If you have a SIM card inserted wi ...more

You will need the following materials: a Green Galore #101768, cut at 4 1/4" by 11' scored at 5 1/2", a piece of Whisper White #100730 cut at 2 1/2" by 1/4", Real Red #102482 cut at 2 3/4" by 1/2", a piece of Whisper White for the door to release the treats from the card, cut ...more

Quilling is one crafting skill you probably picked up in fourth grade and then never touched again. But it's time to bring out those long paper strips once again. Quilling is one of the easiest ways to add complex and beautiful decorations to greeting cards and other paper pro ...more

It's never too early to begin crafting for one of the funnest and spookiest holidays of the year: Halloween! No doubt you're going to be attending at least one Halloween party or get together this year, so why not show the hostess with the mostest some love for putting togethe ...more

So you're not a wee little kid in elementary school anymore and you miss handing out those heart sticker-closed envelopes featuring cute messages of Valentine's greetings (and hoping that your crush will notice you drew in an extra heart on his card). How do you celebrate Vale ...more

Keep your favorite dessert or food item close to you at all times by making a foodstuff-shaped piece of polymer clay. From chocolate cupcakes to orange slices to donuts, polymer clay can be formed into almost any food imaginable. Plus, miniaturizing makes food look adorable, m ...more

Ever wondered about when your mouse moves over a website and some animation plays? Well, that's an invisible button. To create one, first type some text in Flash. Then create a new layer, draw some basic shape, and convert it to a button. Then double-click and create a new key ...more

This video is about how to make an origami heart out of paper. Origami is the ancient Japanese technique of folding paper into shapes. To do this, you only need to have a piece of paper and follow the brief demonstration on the video. There is no narration. When you learn how ...more

In this clip, you'll learn how to use the Trapcode Form plug-in with Adobe After Effects CS4 or CS5 to create a form face effect à la Radiohead's "House of Cards" music video. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular motion graphics and compositing software or a seasoned video pr ...more

If you're curious about how powerful your PC is, the Windows Experience Index can give you a snapshot of its capabilities and help you decide if it's good enough for you. This video will help you understand the basics of what the Windows Experience Index can do in Windows 7. ...more

Do you have video games that you long to play on your computer but have errors when you try to play them? Watch this video and your technical problems will be solved in only 6 minutes. Just sit down, relax, and watch the video that guides you with easy steps on how to fix corr ...more

This software tutorial shows you how to use Trapcode Echospace, an After Effects plug-in. Trapcode Echospace speeds and automates the creation of sophisticated 3D layer effects in Adobe After Effects. Layer iterations can be controlled as a group or individually for sophistica ...more

In order to make Matchbox Mini Chocolate Bar Holders with Cricut, you will need the following: Tag Bags Boxes & More cartridge, card stock, a bone folder, two sided tape, a cuddlebug, Stampin' Up stamps, ink pad, ribbon, a circle hole punch, and adhesive. It is on page 123 an ...more

In this hacker's how-to, you'll learn how to softmod your old Playstation 2 to enable you to run third party software and how to use CogSwapLoader and HDLoader to backup your PS2 games and play them either from a burned DVD or off your hard drive. This will let you hack the PS ...more