Nothing can beat a handmade greeting card. Special occasions call for special ways to express your feelings. They give a personal touch and make any celebration extra special.
Make a handmade card for your loved one or simply start a fun projects with your kids, the reasons are endless.
What will you need?
- Cardstock
- Paper cutter/ Scissors
- Stamps
- Ink pads or Acrylic paints
- Sponge
- Ribbons
- Embellishments/ Stickers/ Felt flowers
- Glitter Pens/ Markers/Sketch Pens/ Color Pencils/ Crayons
What are the techniques used?
Stamping
Stamping refers to the technique in which ink or paint is used on a rubber or acrylic stamp (images, alphabets, numbers etc.) to stamp it on paper or other mediums like canvas, wood, fabric etc.
Sponging
Sponging refers to dabbing cardstock with ink or acrylic paint using a piece of sponge. Simply pat the sponge piece on the ink pad and gently dab it on the card stock.
If using acrylic paint, gently dab the sponge on the paint and remove the excess paint by dabbing it on a scrap paper first before using it on the cardstock.
Simple Design Ideas
I thought of putting together some of the my greeting cards that have super simple designs to inspire you for your new card.
Flower Power
All you need for this one is a stamp, ink pad, a ribbon and some kind of embellishment. Here I have used felt flowers.
Zig Zag and Go
I used two felt flowers and topped it with a bead. The design in the bottom is made with a paint tube with a thin nozzle.
Beauty of Nature
A simple combination of stamping and punch craft. I simply doodled the cat tails after stamping the grass.
Ethnic Touch
I used wooden blocks and acrylic paint for stamping. I love the richness of copper.
Easy Peasy
Put a card together in 5 mins with some felt flowers and stickers. That’s it and an extra special card is ready.
Elegant Wishes
A simple background stamp and a strip of patterned paper (I have stamped the pink strip here) along with a few embellishments on the side makes a very elegant card. Sponging the corners of the card gives it an extra special look.
Simply Done
Kept it simple. The JUST FOR YOU sentiment is from Stampin’ Up! Tags & More. The maroon flowers are punched
So what are you waiting for. Put on your creative hat and start making your handmade card.
For what occasions can you use these designs?
It can be used for any of these themes :
- Birthday card
- Thank you card
- Miss you card
- Sorry card
- Love you card
and many more
Hope you find your inspiration here and will try out one of these soon. Let me know how yours turned out.
For more ideas check out designs for handmade bookmarks
