How to make a card by yourself: some useful tips

Congratulating a person, we usually give not onlygift, but also a beautiful postcard with wishes. Undoubtedly, it can be bought in the store, but just imagine how nice it will be to get what you did yourself. Do not know how to make a card yourself? It's simple. A little imagination, and you will definitely succeed.

There are a huge number of ways to decorategreeting card. More precisely, they are infinite. Ready-made ideas can be spied on, they can also come up yourself. The technique of creating postcards is called "card-making". Today it is no longer fashionable to just cut out the base of cardboard, paste on it some drawing and write a congratulation. This is very boring and uninteresting. You can use a variety of means to make a card for your birthday, anniversary, etc. It all depends on your imagination, it should be noted, it plays a key role in card-making. After all, the more interesting your creation is, the more enthusiasm will be in the one who will receive it as a gift.

How to make a card with your own hands

Actually, everything is very simple. You have to start with what to come up with the design of your future postcard. Look for interesting ready-made versions, make your sketches on paper. Then prepare everything you need. It is worth noting that to decorate the card you can use not only the usual cuts from magazines and newspapers, but also beautiful photos, figures of colored paper, dried or

artificial plants, cloth, buttons, beads,bright rhinestones, ribbons and much more. Little to know how to make a beautiful postcard, you need to be able to put your soul into it, pass through your design your feelings for a person, your mood and, of course, your wishes. That's why you need to think in advance about the design concept. And then do everything this way:

• Take the cardboard and cut out the mock-up of yourfuture postcard. It is not necessary that it be a standard square shape. Perhaps it will be a heart, a flower, just a circle. It's up to you. Make sure that the cardboard has been cut off smoothly, since you need to make a card with your own hands neatly.
• Next we need to glue our cardboard with colored paperor white (then, depending on your idea, paint with the right colors). You can also make out cardboard and cloth - such a postcard will be especially elegant.
• At this stage, you need to do so to hide the edges of the cardboard and paper. You can use ribbons or strips of another on the color of paper. As a result, your postcard will get something like a framework.
• Now you can start decorating. Transfer your idea to the ready basis. Make it so that the postcard becomes festive and very beautiful.
• Do not forget to work with her inner side. There, too, you can create something spectacular, be sure to leave room for your congratulations.

That's all, now it's clear how to make a postcardown hands. By the way, offer such creativity to your children. This is an interesting activity for them, which develops not only assiduity, but also wit, imagination, accuracy.