Wednesday 21 May 2008

How To Use Brads In Card-Making

Mini brads (image courtesy of Creative Making)

The colourful, tiny things in the image are brads. I have been using brads in my card-making, and a reader asked, what are they exactly? Well, a brad is a type of embellishment, used as a decoration for card making or scrap booking.

A brad has 2 prongs (the legs or the parts that stick out). How to use a brad? First, punch a small hole or use a sharp cutter to slit through your card or paper, just a little, so that the prongs can go through it. Then, push the prongs through the slit/hole and split the prongs apart. That way, the brad is attached securely to the paper.

There are many types of brads in various colours, shapes, sizes and materials. As long as it has 2 prongs, it's called a brad. I love using brads in my card-making because it is easy to use and it give dimension to the card. You can use brads to layer your cards or to attach flowers to it, like I did in my previous project. The possibility is endless.

10 comments:

  1. owhh ya brad padu hehe..bok ku tauk..sitok sikda nok kaler2 camya..kureng...

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  2. i received them from swap but don't really know how to use it. But now I do. Thanks

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  3. Carol: Banyak jenis sebenarnya. Ada nok aku tangga dalam gambar jak. =)

    Ciyou: Glad it helped! =)

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  4. Zoom zoom zoom! Hop on my rocket Debbie and let's play some DW! :):):)

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  5. Hola Mariuca! I'll be with you a little later. =) Thanks for rocketing by!

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  6. Hola Debbie! How're u doing today? Am a bit free la now, so saja want to give u some comment love here. Happy Thursday! :)

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  7. Hi Marzie! You've been really busy huh? Thanks for coming over. Am feeling the love! Hehehe..

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  8. Wah..brad, prongs, so many new terms to learn from you debbie.. will definitely come back for more..hehhe..

    Sorry have not visited for a while.. internet connection not on my side lahh... :)...

    Eh also hope you're feeling better from the you know what ;)

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  9. Hi LJ, that's okay. Thanks for always dropping by! =) Have a great weekend!

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  10. Tips yg menarik. I selalu wonder amende brads tu. Now I know. TQ

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