7 EASY card making HACKS with everyday supplies

Sometimes crafty projects and supplies can frustrate you, you'd be surprised how everyday items you already have can help you more than you know. Here are seven helpful art hacks that have helped me over the past twenty years.

These seven painting and card making hacks have saved some of my favorite techniques and projects! What are YOUR favorite hacks? Definitely tell me!!

Ask any questions and tell me in the comments how YOU did!!

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[fantasticmio]

When flattening out a watercolour card, I wrap it in scrap paper before putting it through my die cutting machine to avoid impressing the cuts in the plates.

[KerenTamir]

These are really great ideas Ingrid!!! Love this video. You’re so natural when speaking.

[mariaspiteri]

Love your videos you get it done and some really great ideas thankyou have a blessed day.

[chines]

Hi, Ingrid - Love your vids. You do inspire me! Thank you!

[debbycanady]

Finally a use for my iron! Great hacks!

[sue]

Ingrid, do you have a video for that sparkly, lovely night scene w the dark trees? It's such a cool painting.

[ardyth]

Great tips here my friend! I've missed you - glad to see you! Stay safe and well in these crazy times! LOL!

[racheljolley]

Truly awesome tips, thank you so much, love them all! 🏆⭐️

[NancyLynn]

Great hacks, Ingrid! Yep, I was one of those who bought a sanding block, only to eventually use my nail file not only for my paper stumps, but to also remove those nasty 'paper hairs' from die cutting (nail file can get in those tiny pointy curves in the die cuts as well). Thanks for sharing (TFS), Ingrid!

[wisecanadianwoman]

Thanks Ingrid. Just new to your channel and looking forward to viewing your videos!

[nbell]

Another way to flatten watercolor paper or cardstock if no heat embossing on it, is to put between a folded piece of parchment paper and send through a laminator. Saw this on Jennifer McGuire's YouTube. Works wonderfully!

[debtheisen]

Thanks for all the hacks. The binder clip for brushes is a new one to me that I will use

[pamelapalmarini]

Super duper smart tips!! You are one truly clever lady!! Love that you also use the right terminology for things... 💜

[gwensimmons_gigi]

Shouldn’t your brushes dry downwards? We don’t want water seeping into the ferrule, right?!?! Informative vid, TFS!✨👍🏾

[karenkreider]

Great tips, Ingrid! Hope you are well! 😊

[ulrikaa]

Great hacks Ingrid! I used an old dictionary just yesterday when I was working on my Christmas cards. I also use it when I do herringbone-backgrounds for birthday cards. 😃

[lisac]

Tyfs! Didn’t think of using an iron, but I have lightly misted water colour paper and run it through my laminator to flatten warping

[denisehbisme]

Ingrid this is the best hack tips video I have seen! And I wish I saw this a few days ago before I passed my card through my big shot as my plate is not cut free! I am so keeping this video and will use your hacks all the time!!!! thank you so much for this!!!!

[cathymiller]

I've seen this same hack before. I think its time I do it. I have several whites, golds, silvers, etc. from different companies and I couldn't tell you what they look like embossed!

[starmerrill]

Wow, those are the best tips I've seen on youtube.