Make Your Own Greeting Cards

I think handmade greeting cards are a special way of telling someone you care about them, because you have spent time and effort creating something especially for that person.  You can make them personal and unique and tailor a card to a person's interests, hobbies, and passions.  

I am not going to tell you how to make cards, rather this is just to share some cards that I have made in the hope that it will generate ideas, inspiration, and further creativity.

 You need:

*Cardstock - you can buy pre-made cards, pre-printed cards, and blank card which you can cut down to size and fold in half.  An A4 size sheet of card folds into an A5 size greetings card; an A5 sheet folds into an A6 size greetings card. 

* Glue

To decorate your card, you can use a variety of things, such as...

*Printed paper to decorate - eg. scrapbooking paper; wrapping paper; postage stamps; illustrations from old books (old children's picture encyclopedias are great and you can often pick them up very cheaply at charity shops); images cut from magazines;  images cut from old calendars...

*Stamps and ink

*Paper punches

*Washi tape

*Stick-on bling

*Embellishments - The Warehouse often has embellishments in the clearance bin for .97c for pretty things to stick on cards.

 These are some of the cards I have made...

 Stamps, embossing powder, paper punches, decorative paper

 Decorative paper and washi tape

 Pretty tissue paper and embellishments

 Decorative paper cut into a teapot shape; coloured paper; gold outliner paint

 Small placecard holder; embossed paper; stick-on bling; hand-made paper flower

 Decorative paper; bird stamp; embossing powder

 Embossed card using the Cuttlebug; paper punches; decorative paper; stamp and black ink

 Embossed card using Cuttlebug; stamps and ink; decorative paper; stickers

 Oriental paper; coloured paper embossed using Cuttlebug; silver wax rubbed over embossed image

 Embossed geisha image using Cuttlebug; oriental paper

 Decorative scissors; metallic paper; ribbon; stamp; handmade paper; gold outliner paint

 Paper doily; image from old book

 Pre-printed card; hand-drawn mixing bowl coloured in on plain paper and cut out; embellishments

 Pre-printed card; embellishments

 Decorative paper; stamp and ink

 Sheet music printed on teabag stained paper and ripped while wet; metallic handmade paper; coloured paper; gold outliner paint

 Decorative paper; paper punched flowers; bird stamp; cage cut from wrapping paper

 Paper embossed using Cuttlebug; decorative paper; glitter; embellishments

 Paper doily; image cut from an old book illustration

 Pre-printed card; Mixer drawn onto plain paper and cut out; embellishments

 Plain card folded in half; decorative paper; stickers; embellishments

 Washi tape; embellishments; stick-on bling

 Dress cut out of decorative paper; coloured paper

 Pre-printed card; embellishment

 Pear shape cut out of decorative paper

 Plain card embossed using Cuttlebug; decorative paper; paper punch; stamp & ink

 Pear shape cut out of decorative paper

 Pre-printed card; Dress cut out of decorative paper

 Scrapbooking paper; decorative paper; star sequins; washi tape

 decorative paper; embellishments

 Flocked paper; embellishments

 Pre-printed card; washi tape; embellishments

 Decorative paper; stamps & ink

 Pre-printed card; scrapbooking paper

 Scrapbooking paper

 Scrapbooking paper

 Pre-printed card; scrapbooking paper

 Pre-printed card; scrapbooking paper

A5 Green card folded in half; old Winnie The Pooh calendar; paper punch; washi tape