Friday, October 5, 2007

One Day to World Card Making Day!

Just a reminder only one more day to World Card Making Day, October 6th. My event starts at 7 p.m. You will get to make 5 cards that you take home for only 10$

To see some 3 of the 5 cards we will be making, click here.

Here is a great video to help you celebrate world card making day of a man made card. Too funny.

Here are some fun facts about card making (as per the official WCMD website):

- The exchange of handmade greeting cards can be traced back as far as the ancient Chinese

- Today, card making is a worldwide hobby, especially popular in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

- 1 in 6 U.S. households participates making cards

- 86% of scrapbookers also create handmade cards

- 92% of paper crafters create cards more than any other type of project

- The top occasions/themes for making cards are

Birthdays
winter holidays (Christmas, New Year’s, etc.)
thank you
Valentine’s Day
Mother’s Day

- Card makers prefer stamps and rub-ons for use on their holiday handmade cards

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