Today I will share some of my struggles and how I deal with them.
Card making is not a cheap craft, so any way you can save money is a plus. Who doesn’t want to save money? One way I accomplish that is by making my embellishments out of my scrap paper. I gather my large punches and my scrap paper. I usually will turn on a movie and start punching. I also store them in a clear container so I can see them. By doing these two things save me time as well as money. I feel this is a great tip to share.
I love to add bows to my cards, and I have always struggled making bows. Why I was recovering, I watch a lot of videos on bow making. I am going to share what I learned. I learned two ways to make bows. Can you believe one is with a fork? If you are thinking no way, I am here to show you but first, get a kitchen fork. You now will need about 10 inches of ribbon. Wrap the ribbon around the fork like in the picture below.

Now you have the ribbon wrapped around the fork, take the top back ribbon and bring it over to the front. The two ribbons will be crisscross over each other. Put the end you brought to the front of the kitchen fork, and run it through the middle of the kitchen fork and pull tight.

Next, turn the kitchen fork around with the back of the kitchen fork toward you. The front ribbon brings it to the back and runs it through the middle of the kitchen fork, tying two ends in a knot. Pull the ribbon off the kitchen fork, and you have a bow.

I have to thank Patsy Waggoner video help me to make a perfect bow.
     The second way I learn to make a bow is to wrap about a 10-inch ribbon around your two inside fingers. Pull one end of the ribbon ends under and through your fingers. Once you have done that, bring the same ribbon over and tie the two ends in a knot. Pull off your finger and straight to foam your bow. Here is the bow I made. Also, here are examples of some of the embellishments I punch out.