I quit my cushy tech job to make greeting cards
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
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No copyright infringement is intended by this video. This video includes short clips from The Hills television show owned by MTV/Paramount and used for the purposes of this video under Fair Use. The video also includes a snippet of the song Unwritten performed by Natasha Bedingfield (C) Copyright EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Gator Baby. - Jak na to + styl
I saw your TikTok on your craft room and you will need more storage 😁😁😁. Welcome to the card making cult.
hahaha you're not wrong! I'm struggling already
I have not seen any creator do this, but I find it helpful: If when you want to pounce off the excess so your brush is much less saturated, instead of doing it on scrap paper or a glass mat or something else, do it on the INSIDE of your ink's cover. It will stay moist, when you need a bit of ink you can use it and not waste it. Now I realize some aren't concerned about wasting their inks by brushing off, but some of us must watch our pennies so our dollars will take care of themselves. And if you immediately put your brush into the plastic sleeve, it will also stay moist, and you can use that for light shading or coloring. Blessings!
I haven't seen any of the creators that I follow use the technique that you described to "pounce off" excess ink from blending tools... but, I am very thankful for your comment because I, for one, am someone who loves to create but I'm generally on a limited budget so any tips such as this is quite helpful. 😊😊😊
Thank you and happy creating!!
Great job Ralph, I enjoyed this a lot 👍🏻
“Watch our pennies so our dollars will take care of themselves” I’ve never heard that phrase before - but I like it!! I also like your tip !
great tip!!
Great tip!
Ralph, rule number one in stamping! There are no mistakes, we’re human, not a machine. That’s what makes our cards so special. Love your videos. Here from Alabama, with lots of family in Texas…. Love Austin. 😊😊😊😊😊😊
Great job, Years ago I used to design and make eye catching ,humorous…business cards for my friends. Before that I put people I knew on national magazine covers with a story line tag and shadow boxed the magazines. I forgot how much fun it was until I saw your video!
Hi Ralph, your first CZcams card tutorial was excellent. You have a lovely relaxing voice and you explained your process clearly and succinctly. I look forward to watching many more of your videos in the furure. ❤
I can’t believe this is your first CZcams video. You are a natural. Great voice, great pacing, great tutorial. Wishing you much success in your new venture.
Good luck on your new venture….your card and video was awesome…great job explaining everything and showing us what you are using…. Great idea framing the card front and layering it. Gives nice dimension. Looking forward to your next one…and by the way Cathy Z is an awesome mentor…she has taught me a lot and love her videos. See ya at the next one. Thanks for your time and inspiration.
Really appreciate the pacing and how difficult it is to do to appeal to the most people!!!
Love to see other men making cards. I’ve been a Stampin’ Up! Demo for 13 years and there are VERY FEW of us out there. BTW, yes, please do a Joy tutorial on using the Joy. I bought one on Black Friday and it’s still in the box!
Hello from another former tech worker
As someone who recently took this leap too, I'm happy to see another face on CZcams in the same boat! I wish you all the joys from this big decision! You're going to do great! :D
Former tech worker here who just took this leap too!! 👋
Did a great job, I’m 77 been making cards for years so fun and relaxing. Will be watching you thanks
Welcome to the community! I learned something from you. I'm not a card maker, but I definitely need more distress ink pads in the sunset colors. That's what happens, the more new people you watch, the more supplies you need😂!
😂😂😂 lol. That's true!!
What a fun card, it really pops off the page! Looking forward to viewing more of your videos as I don't do tiktok. Thanks for mentioned CZ as she's one of my favorites too!
So glad you are on you tube!! Welcome!! There are lots of us out here.
Other video suggestions I’d love to see are a tour of your crafting space, organization, product descriptions, collection of cards you’ve made in the past that may not be posted on Instagram? But will always love a craft with me video🖤
Welcome to this wonderful hobby! Like you, I started paper crafting during the pandemic. I absolutely love it! Looking forward to your contributions to our shared hobby 🥳😉🤩
Welcome to the bottom of the rabbit hole! It's pretty crowded down here! I look forward to seeing your creations.
Hi Ralph,
Thoroughly enjoyed your video, looking forward to more. “Best of Luck” on your new endeavor. Ralph, keep your cover sheet on your sticky mat. Yes on the tutorial about the sentiments. LOVE your card, great job.
Thank you! 🙂
I was there since day one on TikTok.. As a stampin up Demonstrator I love you're content. I totally get the need to paper craft.
The cast of the hills would literally cry from happiness seeing this card!
Congratulations on your first CZcams video. Terrific card. Looking forward to your next one.
Thank you, I enjoyed your video. I can empathize I'm hoping to retire early and would like to start selling and creating content, as well. Its the tech aspect that intimidates me the most. Welcome to our paper crafting community.
Welcome to the handmade card Tribe, Ralph! I have been making cards for several years now and it also brings me enjoyment. People still love getting cards and hand made cards are even more loved. Best wishes on your channel and beautiful card today!
Hi JeffM… this was very nice of you to welcome Ralph to our Paper Crafting community!❤👍🏾✨
You should look up his good morning America interview!! I really liked it!
Thank you for the warm welcome Jeff!
Excellent job Ralph! 👏👏👏👏 So enjoyed your CZcams tutorial and so wonderful to see more men getting involved and making cards as well as doing tutorials.
Loved how you explained everything as you went along and especially how your little guy would pop up, 🤣. Thank you also for not repeating yourself as you were explaining what you were doing..
I happened to pull up the CZcams Channel and there you were, first time seeing you, so welcome!
I live in the rainforest in Costa Rica with my husband, we moved here over 8 years ago and I was so happy I brought my hobby with me for I love making cards. Been doing so over 15 years now.
I look forward to seeing more of your tutorials and cards for I loved ❤️ your card! Beautiful job 😊
Thank you for the very kind welcome Linda 🙂 so glad you found me!
Hi Ralph I really enjoyed your video.loved watching you craft away while tell your wee story about how you came about card making. Looking forward to more videos. From Scotland Uk
Hello Ralph, I came across your you tube this morning, the title intrigued me. I watched you all the way through, you did quite well actually :). I absolutely love making greeting cards, 3D paper projects ie: boxes etc, recently very excited about making junk journals. I watch several junk journal makers, The Paper Outback, Pam, she has a great sense of humor, an adorable little dog and she is quite knowledgeable about her craft. I've been a Stampin Up demonstrator off and on over past several years, made some lifetime friends. I'm an elderly woman with a buy of disabilities that allows me to have down time, more than most:), I fill that time crafting/sewing and a bit of what intrigues me. I'm still working on the courage to do a FB how to video, as you did on YT, slowwwwly getting there. Welcome to an awesome world of cardmaking. My favorite glue is Glitter Glue (no glutter lol), I love post it note for holding things down in place, if the paper is delicate I just lint it up using a piece of what I'm wearing. ENJOY your new workplace, you'll be so satisfied. Oh! I have a crafters companion glass mat, a regular kitchen glass mat works wonders roo. Remove backing and replace with anything you like, favorite measurement
Thank you for the kind welcome Joy 🙂
I've seen you on Instagram - great to 'meet' you! Wishing you the best as you take this risk and embrace card making full time!
Thank you! 🙂 I must say I watched several of your videos while falling down the rabbit hole
Congratulations and welcome to You Tube and card making. You are brand new to me! I enjoy your approach, and your pop culture references! You are soothing, authentic and unique. It’s great having another man on board! 😊
I love the concept of your card so inspiring! And enamored! No I’m jK you really inspired me with such a unique and beautiful card
Aww thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 🙂
Welcome to CZcams and this wonderful hobby. I enjoyed your tutorial and look forward to seeing more from you. I’d love to see how you do your sentiments with the Cricut.
Thank you! Cricut tutorial coming soon 🙂
Hello Ralph! I just watched this video of yours. I liked it. I will be watching more. I have been crafting either in the scrapbook or card making areas since 1989. Love always learning a different approach to techniques.
Absolutely love that youre on CZcams now!!! Please please please do a video on how you do your sentiments with your cricut joy!!
Can't get away from me!
Loved the video. Not sure how, but that’s the first time I’ve seen somebody using a cricket joy so as much as I loved your video, I’m not sure if I’m going to love the rabbit hole you may have just sent me down regarding what looks like a magnificent piece of machinery, lol. If anyone needs me I’ll be searching cricut joy tutorials and reviews for probably the next 20 hours. So much for laundry day! Seriously though, congrats on taking the leap and making a career change. Lord knows I thought about it a million times and if I could figure out a way to be even semi financially successful with my crafting I would do it in a heartbeat.
Love my crafting but those bills need to be paid and my kids need to be fed😂. Please keep making videos, you were great to watch!
I didn’t know about that Cricut machine and have never seen any other maker do a custom sentiment. I would love to see more. Maybe even a series.??? Anyway, welcome and best of luck to you. Lovely card. More, please!
Coming right up!
Yes, please!
Hi Ralph. Good luck with this. A very nice introduction. Rooting for you from New Zealand.
My name is Louise i live in Brownwood, Texas.I just started making cards.I love it and i teach other folks.I is a great hobby .Have a great time.God Bless
Hey Ralph, Welcome to CZcams 🎉 I am in the Austin area and know a few CZcams card makers here since I started my channel. It was funny that I found them after starting my channel. Lol. Loved your Hills inspired card. ✂️📄🌈💕🙌
That's awesome! I would love some Austin crafty friends.
Welcome to the hobby, Ralph. Great job on your first CZcams video. I love your little pop-ups and video reference inserts.
Thank you Sharon! Happy to be here!
"Unwritten" 😍😍😍 LOVE that song! ... Great explanation also! Hehe 🤭
Just teasing you! LOVE your energy and your cards! 🤗
Thank you for the introduction. Nice meeting you 😊
And.. as a French Canadian living in Québec, we say "WaTer" also hehe
I thoroughly enjoyed your tutorial...congrats on joining CZcams! I don't watch much tik tok or IG so you are new to me. I liked the great camera work and closeups, and the little comments in the corner! Looking forward to some unique and different card designs with a man's perspective.
Welcome to the carmaker community! I've been scrapbooking and card making for 45 years and with all the stuff I've accumulated I'm just starting to get organized and love stampnstorage. Today's stamps really make it easier for you. Back in the day we didn't have any heroescapes and had to make our own layouts and create with many different stamps. A little more for the imagination compared to today simply ready for you to just do. Oh and the space that would mounted stamps take up! I hope Tim Holtz has it inspired you. Even at my age he has inspired me. There's so many good, creative CZcams channels out there to watch. It's fun seeing a newbie share a new passion as it reignites things I've passed forgotten to do. Look forward to seeing more of your creativity.
I do have a handful of wood block stamps -- but I couldn't imagine having a room full of them!
@ralphtyndall a wall, over 700. One day I'll get to taking them off the blocks but I'm not sure how I'm going to store them. It's very motivating to stand in front of a wall and decide which you're going to use. Today stamps you almost forget about that are filed in a book or a case or a box, out of side out of mind. Motivation is key.
I've been buying stamps for about 50 years and have thousands of them. I love them and can't purge any. Even the thought makes me cringe. Years back I was talked into removing stamps from the wood mounts and regret it. My advice is, DON'T DO IT!
I too got sucked into this hobby watching heat embossing too, over 20 years ago, eek how has it been that long. Love how your card turned out & congrats on taking this brave step & wish you all the best this new journey.
I have seen some of your videos in Reels. I love your style!!! So fun that you are now on You Tube!! Cannot believe that you just started cardmaking!! I loved your tutorial.
Hi Ryan, congratulations 🎉 on following your heart, & wow I have never heard of Heroscapes…hmmm must look into it 😀
You must! They are some of my favs
I just turned 62 considering on retiring and doing the sane thing . Love making my cards. Throughout the last 15 years of card making I have myself set up with supplies. Of course there’s always new stuff . Congratulations on your new career . Love watching your tik toks.
I'm considering the same thing. I'm 2 years from retirement and I've been crafting sine the fussy cutting days. I love all the tools and machines.
@carolprice5657 - I love how you phrased it as "... doing the sane thing."
I know what you meant, but you're right. Card making is more sane than a lot of things we usually do.
Best wishes to you. ❤
First of all, I heard that song on my Sirius XM this morning and thought of you after watching your video! Crazy, huh? And your use of “enamored” was hysterical. Right on! that Hero Arts set is beautiful, even though I have zero luck using those clear polymer stamps. Congratulations on freeing yourself from your corporate dumps. I walked away from my career as well. Thanks for sharing your cards with the world. 😊
I know your videos are going to be a hit. I've seen your work on Instagram and I really like it.
Subscribed! I love your TikTok content and was so excited to see you pop up in my feed. I took the risk during COVID after graduating with a Bachelors Degree and started my own stamp/die business. It brings me so much joy and everyday Im excited to go to “work” aka walk across the house to my craftroom LOL.
Haha I feel that! Hope you are enjoying the journey!
I didn't even know there was such a small Cricut. So cute. I would love to see that tutorial. Thanks
It's the perfect size for us cardmakers!
I have s Cricut joy but have yet to figure out how to do custom text/sentiments which is why I got it🤦♀️. Tutorial please!
Ralph, being Type A is is ok. Just remember, in card making, we don’t do perfect. Just keep enjoying what you’re doing. Welcome to CZcams. Your card is gorgeous!
Something I have to constantly remind myself!
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I think the saying is something like... "It's handmade, not Hallmark" I try repeating this over and over when creating...doesn't always work though lol. Good luck with the channel ! Love from Melb, Australia xx
Congrats on your 1st of many….
Great video! Thanks for sharing. I am looking forward to seeing more of your videos👏👏👏
Thank you! 🙂
Beautiful card and nice clear calm instructions. Thanks. X
Thanks Sue!
Great first video! Never watched the Hills…but did enjoy your video.
Thank you! There's always time to catch up on The Hills hahaha
You couldn't have a better inspiration than Cathy Z who, incidentally, is also a self-proclaimed over-adheser. 🎉Congratulations on following your interests; most people don't have the guts. 👏
Thanks Beth! And I agree, CZ is the best
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"It's handmade not Hallmark" (or something like that lol 😂)
CZ is an amazing cardmaker...also 2 of her good friends..Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner. Quality cardmakers!
Good luck with the channel...Love from Melb Australia xx
Ralph .... this is wonderful (Tim Holtz look out lol! I love that more guys are moving in on this area of Crafting! Greeting Cards are great for Hybrid working ... especially during that 'Time' we all went through when people couldn't actually get to card stores. If it's one thing that will never go out of demand it's physical Greeting Cards .... digital ones just don't cut it!
Great card and so glad you decided to join the CZcams card making world. I am looking forward to many more videos from you.
I never knew how much I need the Joy! I found you just today and am totally “enamored” with your style! Please create a vid on Joy sentiments! ❤
I plan to do a Joy video soon! 🙂
Hi Ralph! Welcome to the joy and love of creating but more importantly, sharing love with others through cards. It’s a win win! The shopping never ends, so hang in there! Kudos for doing what you love!
🤠 Howdy neighbor!
The heat tool/ embossing powder IS the gateway drug into cardmaking 😂 great card today! Congrats on your leaving corporate ‘merica- thanks for Sharing.
Using a heat tool/embossing powder was also my greeting card intro too. You are totally right about it being the gateway along with embossing folders. It's the wow factor! Lol
Great job, super card. Well done Ralph
This is the first time I've watched you...I love how you explain your thinking and place the bitmoji in the corner to giggle about yourself!😂 I'd appreciate a tutorial on how to create your sentiments in Design Space! I'm excited to have come across this video!
love the card and your presentation...welcome to the card making community
Welcome to the crafting community. I like the use of the frame and popping up the center card image. I’ll have to try that on a card. Your very advanced for a new card/video guy.
The video was awesome! Yes, more on the Cricut Joy would be wonderful!
From one "I quit my job" creator to another. It's terrifying. I wish you the best of luck, it's going to be great. You're gonna be great. The craft community is the best ❤
@KellyTaylorCards you got this. You have a strong fan base.
That was fun Ralph and look forward to seeing more of tutorials. You have a lovely easy manner and I know you'll succeed. Well done! Good luck to you @KellyTaylorCards as well. Look forward to following you as well. 🙂
Welcome to the CZcams crafty family. Glad you're here to share in our love of paper crafting. When I want to use a font like you did on one of my Cricut machines, I do them as print & cut. Also, a lot of the time a light grip mat is better and they can easily be cleaned with a baby wipe.
Thanks Izzy! I'm not sure the Joy supports print and cut...
YES PLEASE, Cricut joy sentiment tutorial: equipment needed & when you use it
Coming up soon!
Love this card! Popping up the middle was the perfect touch! I would love to take the leap to monetizing my card making, but I don’t think I’m at that level.
With the Cricut mats, Pull the mat away from the cardstock vs pulling the cardstock from the mat (prevents curling). You started doing this with the sentiments. With filled in fonts on the Cricut, there is a process to get filled in fonts, but it is a process. They keep coming out with new updates, though. If you search filled in fonts Cricut, there are some videos that show how. I think Makers Gonna Learn has one. Writing fonts are best (choice in search with fonts menu in DS), but you can change from cut to write, also. I’m not sure if options are different with the Joy. Have fun!
Welcome to CZcams and card making!
Thanks Dawn! 🙂
Heat embossing is indeed a magical thing! I remember seeing it the first time and thought Wow!
I am so glad you can to CZcams. After seeing your video shorts through Facebook reels, I have been hoping you would make more videos. I found card making about a couple months ago because I needed an outlet as I work on my doctorate. Now I am addicted. Congratulations on your move from corporate to fun!
It's a slippery slope isn't it!
Congratulations and all the best! Great tutorial!!!
Such a beautiful card!!! You're truly a natural:)
Try spritzing the left over ink on your glass and smoosh on another cardstock for abstract backgrounds!!! Can't wait to see more of your work
I'm thrilled you're making longer form content! Your TikToks have been some of my favorite to watch.
Thank you! ❤
What an exciting journey you're on! Congratulations for choosing LIFE over all the "shoulds" that get thrown at us. Living an inspired life means the rest of the world gets to experience the best of you! ❤
Hi Mary, fancy meeting you here 😂Just like you to encourage such an amazing and brave decision! Take care and have a fabulous Sunday. Kind regards from Germany., Nicola
Thank you Mary 🙂I couldn't agree more!
@@nicolalederer9517 hey hey Nicola! YAY! So happy to see you here too! :)
I'm excited to get to follow a new CZcams card maker from the very beginning! Great card, thank you for sharing! ☺️
Thank you! 🙂
Your tutorial was great looking forward to the next one absolutely love the card beautiful colours.
Hi, Ralph, from San Antonio. I got into card, making right before the pandemic, and it has become some thing I very much do since the pandemic. I still work, but I do make pretty elaborate cards. I’m more of a die cutter rather than a stamper. I am big on materials from Crafter’s Companion. And I am trying to expand my horizons on different techniques. Making cards is something that has really intrigued me. The people I send them to either love my cards or don’t. And if they don’t, they don’t receive another one. I have subscribed to your channel, and I wish you all the best!
Some won't appreciate a handmade card, and that's ok. The joy for me comes from the creating and gifting. After that, they can do what they please with the card! But I agree, if I find out they didn't appreciate it they probably won't get another. Too much effort to go to waste 😂
Love your card ! I’ve been watching you on tictok and I’m so glad you now have a CZcams channel !! I would love a tutorial on how you do your sentiments on the Joy. Tfs, Jen
Thanks for following me over to CZcams!
Content for future: studio tour, organization of your supplies, Top 5 favorite tools, where you get your tools too!
Welcome to card making, Ralph. Love this card, loving the scene.
Thank you Linda!
YES on the sentiment video!! I have used mine for custom sentiments but yours looks like they cut out like Honeybee Stamps sentiment dies, which I love. They are my fav sentiments.
Enamored is a good word. And kudos to your partner for noticing and supporting you trying new things!
I’m also a tech worker thinking of starting a craft business. 😂 Everyone needs dog coats, right?
Ralph, quitting is scary; but, good for you! It's important to do something that makes you happy. Great first you tube video! You're a natural...Best of luck in your new venture.
Fantastic first video Ralph. Completely enamoured by it 😊
I love that you didn’t just do a boring process chat … but added stories in along the way. My fav type of card video …. like having a chat with a friend. (BTW … your process description was not boring.) Congrats on the stats for your first ever video! 🎉
Your first video was excellent! Thanks for explaining each step and how to use the tools you selected. The card you made is beautiful and I love the colors you selected for the sky! Well done. You are going to have a bright future in the cardmaking industry!
So pleased that you’re doing tutorials on You Tube… I already love watching you on Insta. 😊. I would love a tutorial on how you do the sentiments and cut them out on the joy…
Hey Ralph - awesome video and CONGRATULATIONS on leaving your job for this awesome new adventure!! So happy for you!! I can’t wait for all your upcoming content - love your designs 👌👌👌 I grew up in Ohio and yes, we said, “wa-dder” too…lol! Great response on your first video - good for you 🎉🎉🎉
Ps - I wonder if you know anything about the Brother Scan and Cut machine and how it differs from the Cricut?
Congrats Ralph! I’m currently a Software Scrum Master and RTE, been a Product Owner, and IT Project Manager. And been a card maker for a while. Can’t wait to follow your journey! You will be on my must watch list every weekend. Your story is still unwritten!
P.S. I say Water and was born in New Orleans and spent most of my life in Florida (Don’t hold this against me).
Hi there fellow techie! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
I am so glad you have spread your media wings to CZcams! I love your cards on Instagram. I really appreciate how you approach combining “traditional” card making with the Cricut Joy. I tend to mentally place certain tools in specific categories (scrapbooking, cardmaking, vinyl products, etc.), so I sometimes have a hard time seeing the cross-connections. Also, I love all of your little pop-ups and inserts throughout the video! I bet it took forever to edit, but, again, it shows how you’re thinking across available media and tools which is an amazing skill! ❤️
Wow! Thank you so much 🙂
Hi Ralph, stumbled on your tutorial today and really enjoyed it. Kia ora from a fellow cardmaker in New Zealand 🇳🇿😊🏞
Way to knock that first one out of the park!! Great card and great commentary/tips. Looking forward to more!
I’ve been making cards about 23 years. I wish I would have had CZcams back then to watch you. It’s hard to believe you are just starting out. You have all the tools and are really good1 I’ve never used a cricut joy, so you taught me that too. And I forgot I have that Hero Arts stamp set and that I need to pull it out and use it again. Good luck to you and I’ll be checking out some more of your stuff as you keep showing up in my feed!😊
Please do a tutorial on your custom sentiments with your Cricut joy. I’d love to learn that.
I love your Tik Tok and Instagram videos! So glad you're on CZcams now, too 😊
Would love to see how you use the small cricket! Great video, can’t wait to see your new journey!
I'm planing to do a tutorial soon! Thank you 🙂
The card turned out beautiful! It's so awesome to see more card-makers my age, and a guy at that! Thanks for helping to break stereotypes and for sharing GORGEOUS cards as well! 💖
Ahh young card makers unite!
Welcome to CZcams! Your video is 13 hours old and you’re at over 3k subs. Once you get your watch hours, you’ll easily monetize (I suggest streaming). You’ll find that YT has the most supportive craft community. 😊
Oh and PS - beware of music and any clips that may have copyright. CZcams doesn’t play and you can lose your channel. 😱
Thank you for the welcome Rina!
Glad you joined youtube, my first time seeing any of your content. Love the card, didn't know the stamp-aligner-thing existed, so that's really cool. My Mom does some ink work and she dabs the extra ink onto a full sheet of cardstock putting similar colors in similar areas. Later she cuts that down for accents on background pieces, backgrounds for words, starting background for an entire card/layout, etc. Give you some really interesting patterns, plus we are fans of 'leave no ink behind'. (in my case, dye when working with yarn).
Yes! My joy is still in the box. Would love love love a tutorial.
Would love to See your cricut tutorial. Great to See you in CZcams
It's coming!
Great to meet you via the lovely internet! Love that your passion is the art of cardmaking! Yay! You’re an inspiration & you’re already doing a fantastic job on your journey! Such a great addition to our community! 😊
Happy happy joy joy - so glad you're moving into the longer format of CZcams! So enjoy your insta. Love it! Love this!
Thanks for following me over from insta!
Welcome to CZcams your awesome and amazing. So excited to do this journey with you. You got this.😊 love the hills ❤
Such a great show! Thank you 🙂