AboutValerie Randall Expertise I specialize in computer crafting: designing anything from greeting cards to wrapping paper in Broderbund`s The Print Shop, PrintMaster or American Greetings CreataCard. I can answer questions on design, fonts, layout, construction, how to build templates and how to assemble designs into finished products. I use a wide range of crafting materials in my completed designs and can refer people to great products that will help make their crafts professional and unique.
Experience
Past/Present clients Levi Strauss, Lingual House, Addison Wesley, General Electric, Macy's, Charles Schwab, AT&T, Pacific Bell, Riverdeep (Broderbund Software), Sandia National Laboratories
Question Hi.
I want to make some professional looking but handcrafted looking cards. Also, I want to make handcrafted professional "tags" for items that say would say something like "Valerie's Hat" with a string attached to the item. Any suggestions you have would be great.
Answer Hi Jill,
I'll suggest going to Scrap Girls at www.scrapgirls.com. There you can find card templates and many materials to craft cards and more digitally. You can print the finished products out and they look really beautiful. Plus there's a message board if you need help.
If you are planning on selling these cards or giving them away within a church or school, you'll want to get the commercially licensed products.
All these items begin on your computer, and we generally recommend using Photoshop Elements to start with. Then, you can finish up your creations by hand, but there's less work to do and you'll be able to print your favorite cards over and over.
After printing, make each card unique by adding glitter, or ribbon or other embellishments. There are even tags and more. Hope that helps!
