A self-made postcard for February 23 will be a wonderful gift for this holiday. It will carry even more positive emotions if it is made and presented with the children.
Make a card blank out of thick colored paper. To do this, using a breadboard knife, cut out a rectangle 18x24 cm in size. This will be the cover of the postcard. Then cut out an insert from thick white paper - a rectangle measuring 17x23 cm. Using a ruler and a pencil, mark the middle on 2 opposite edges of the colored blank and draw a line.
Attach a ruler to the mark. Carefully trace the breadboard knife along the ruler, do not press hard on the knife. You will get a shallow cut on the workpiece. It is needed in order to fold the card without creases. Fold the rectangle over so that the notch is on the outside. Make a cut in the same way and fold the white rectangle in half.
Uncover the colored cover. Take a glue stick and draw a straight line along the fold on the right side, stepping back a few millimeters from the fold line. Glue the white liner inward. It should be on the right side of the postcard.
Decorate the postcard. You can cut the template out of paper and circle it by attaching it to the front side. Or make a drawing yourself. The traditional elements of cards for February 23 are stars, fireworks, St. George ribbons, carnation flowers, etc. They can be made from various materials.
To make a St. George ribbon, glue 3 narrow strips of black paper onto a wide strip of orange. To make a star for a postcard for February 23rd, you can cut it out of paper or fabric in red, gold, or orange and then stick it onto the postcard.
You can make a volumetric star. To do this, you need to cut it out of paper, leaving small "allowances" on each side. Draw fold lines between the "beams" and along the "beams" of the star. Bend the workpiece: the long lines should be outside, and the short lines should be inside. Fold the allowances inward. Apply glue to them and glue the star to the card.
The card cover can be made of white paper. Draw it yourself, for example, with colored pencils. For a nautical-themed card, color the bottom half of the cover in blue and the top half in yellow. Use scissors to make some wavy stripes out of colored paper or magazine pages.
Fold a boat out of newspaper or white paper. Glue the waves and boat onto the cover of the card and leave to dry. Make a congratulatory inscription. Come up with a congratulation text or find a suitable one on the Internet, write it on the insert with felt-tip pens or colored gel pens.
