A beautiful handmade greeting card is a good gift and an alternative to a regular postcard from the store. The recipient will be pleasantly surprised and glad of the attention that you paid to his holiday by making a greeting card with your own hands.
It is necessary
thick paper, maker, ribbons, beads, sequins, PVA, computer and printer
Instructions
Step 1
In order to make a decent and original greeting card, you need to choose the material for its production - paper, fabric, leather, plastic, etc.
Step 2
Choose a format. Before you decide in what style to make your postcard - serious, ironic, with a deep meaning, in an animalistic style, etc. - you must decide on its template. The template can be made not only by hand, but also with the help of special software.
Step 3
In the program, set up your greeting card document. Set the required dimensions and choose a style.
Step 4
Choose a graphic. If you want to keep a simple postcard style, stick to one image or a few simple, symbol-like numbers. Some styles offer modern postcard clipart, while others have retro elements from the 50s or 60s. Remember that the color and line types, as well as the amount of detail, will help create a consistent postcard style.
Step 5
Pick a font. For a greeting card, you must stick to one, sometimes two, types of font. Variety is only appropriate if you are making a fun "collage" postcard.
Finally, print the resulting greeting card template onto thick paper.
Step 6
Now let's move on to the design of the template. Here you should rely on your own imagination, as a rule, they use a variety of ribbons, braid, you can also add applications in the form of beads, rhinestones, beads.
Step 7
To attach parts to paper, use PVA glue, when it dries, it does not leave marks.
