It's always a pleasure to receive postcards. A small funny picture delights, cheers up and pleases the eye. Classic, musical, vintage, volumetric cards - the choice is huge, there is everything for every taste and color. However, only one that contains a piece of soul, made with your own hands and saturated with your mood, can become a special greeting card. Create designer paper cards to please your loved ones with a simple original craft on their birthday.
It is necessary
- - colored paper, cardboard, corrugated paper;
- - stationery glue, glue for decoration;
- - scissors, ruler, pencils, pens, thread, braid;
- - metallized self-adhesive film;
- - curly hole punches, stamps, paint pads.
Instructions
Step 1
Glue a sheet of orange colored paper onto a regular piece of cardboard to make the card thicker. Let dry, then fold the card in half, making the fold line sharp and tight. Using a pencil to match the color of the paper, start darkening specific areas of the card to create the background. These can be simple streaks, dots, blobs, strokes, or individual elements. Take a small piece of paper and blend the drawing as if you were trying to use a scrap instead of an eraser. Try not to apply pressure to avoid damaging the structure.
Step 2
On a piece of brown paper, sketch out a random shape and carefully cut out the template with scissors. It can be a smooth wave or large circles, and you do not need to snap to the shape as such. The main goal is to saturate the color gamut. Glue the template to the card only along the bottom edge, leave the top one for later decoration.
Step 3
Take a star or flower punch. Use it on white and brown colored paper. The resulting "confetti" will turn out to be cut out by flower petals. Using tweezers, attach the decor to the postcard, applying glue using the drip method. First, glue the dark petals, and on top of them, decorate with light colors. The postcard will acquire a spectacular volume.
Step 4
Make stems for flowers from thin threads or ribbons. Hide the ends of the stems under the petals and under the upper edge of the template, carefully gluing the threads along the entire length. You can sprinkle the finished card with glitter glue, and write a beautiful greeting inside.
Step 5
The original card will be a postcard with your photo, for example, if it is addressed to your parents. Glue your photo onto a sheet of white paper. Cut out two hearts from velvet cardboard: one is solid, the second is only the outline. Fold the templates in half without creating a tight fold line. Arrange the hearts on the card. Place one in your photo, and the second, slightly larger, closer to the bottom edge.
Step 6
Congratulate on such a card using stamps. Suitable letter stamps for writing the word "Congratulations!", As well as flower stamps for decoration. Let the paint for the pillows be bright - red, crimson, emerald or ultramarine.
Step 7
Create a greeting card using the quilling technique. Cut long, even strips of colored paper. Twisting each into even curls, lay them out on a clean sheet and fix with transparent glue. To keep the twisted strips in place, their edges are also glued. For example, you can lay out grapes from blue rings, leaves from dark green, and a branch from brown. Those elements that do not require strong twisting can be curled with simple scissors using one of the cutting sides.
Step 8
The author's postcard is a reflection of your abilities. Draw a picture using a simple lead or pencil. The theme can be arbitrary: from still life to landscape. The highlight of such a card lies in its content. On the spread of the postcard, write the congratulation or the name of the recipient, and decorate the sheet with decoration.
Step 9
On the metallized self-adhesive film, make cuts with curly punches. It is advisable to use different bases of hole punches: butterflies, flowers, leaves, stars, drops, etc. Having received the shiny "confetti", peel off the protective film and use them to spread the spread of the postcard. The edges of this card can be decorated with corner stamps or prints using gold or silver paint.
