Glued and painted ones are valued much higher than purchased options. You not only create unique things, but also put your soul into your work. We invite you to learn how to make a greeting card with your own hands on various themes.
Card for teacher
The “Happy Teacher’s Day” greeting card, created with your own hands in the craft style, will be quite interesting. It involves the use of several separate pictures, letters and decorative elements that are assembled into one. You will need A4 cardstock for the base of the card, an A5 picture for the background and a few pictures of school related items. For example, these could be letters of the alphabet, a backpack, a note sheet, a ruler, a compass, and so on.
First, make the base, that is, simply bend A4 cardboard in half. Paint it if necessary. Then stick the picture with the background on the front side. It will be nice if its format is a little smaller (A5). Then cut out the prepared images of school items along the contour. You can also print out a small rectangle with the words “Congratulations” or “Happy Holidays.” Place the pictures on the background as they should look in the final version. Glue them. You can also decorate the card with ribbons or various decorative elements. DIY greeting card “Happy Teacher's Day”. All that remains is to sign it.
in kindergarten
Children's teacher preschool age It will be very nice to receive a congratulatory card made by your students. You can borrow the idea of finger painting as a basis. First prepare the base of the card. To do this, take cardboard or craft paper and fold it in half. Then thin the paint and apply it to your lips. Make several shades - this will make the picture brighter.
Now have each child dip their finger into the sponge and put a fingerprint on the front of the card. You can combine them by drawing below which extend from the lower points. This way you will get a bunch of balls. On the plastic side you can write “Congratulations!” Thus, your DIY greeting card is ready!
Another cute baby card
A personal greeting card presented to the teacher will bring a lot of positive emotions. You can make it with your own hands from the most ordinary colored paper. Moreover, the only additional things you will need are scissors and a pen. Fold the paper in half and place your child's hand on it so that his thumb and forefinger touch the fold line. Trace it along the outline and carefully cut out the card. As a result, you will get a cute card that is shaped like a baby’s hand. When opened, there are already two of them. All that remains is to fill out the card and present it to the teacher.
Simple postcard
To get such a card, you need to take cardboard for paper, thin double-sided tape, several types of kraft paper or regular colored pictures with designs, as well as yellow sheets. First prepare the base of the greeting card by folding the sheet in half. Then cut several strips of different papers. Try to make them the same in width, but different in length. Now cut out shapes resembling drops from yellow sheets. There should be as many of them as there are stripes.
When all the details are ready, you can start decorating the front side. To do this, lay out the strips on the card. It will turn out more beautiful if they are not parallel. Lay them out slightly at an angle. Then take one strip and glue it to it back side a piece double sided tape. Place the rectangle in place. Glue all the strips onto tape in the same way. Finally, attach the drops over the paper candles.
This DIY school greeting card is made very quickly. Therefore, it is ideal for the topic of the lesson or class hour. As a result, each student will have their own greeting card, which they can then give to someone on their birthday.
Paper greetings for the New Year
Making DIY greeting cards for the New Year is even easier. For example, to create such a card, you will need red cardstock or craft paper of the same color. Also take a narrow and wide ribbon in a beige or gold shade, the same tone as a drop-bead or rhinestone.
Fold the paper in half. Take a special gun or Moment glue and attach a small piece of narrow ribbon on top. It should be in the center. Draw a circle under it with a light pencil movement. Place bead drops inside it so that most of the space is filled. Then glue all the elements. It is most convenient to use tweezers. All that remains is to make a bow from a wide ribbon and glue it over the ball. Sign the card.
Volumetric card with balls
You can make very beautiful greeting cards with your own hands using thick double-sided tape. Also, for example, to create a card with balloons you will need several types of craft paper or cardboard with designs, a small piece of thin ribbon and beautiful threads (floss, wool, decorative twine, and so on).
First, make a blank for the card by folding the cardboard in half. Then take decorative paper and draw circles, hearts or ovals on the back side. These are the shapes of our future balloons. Then take scissors and carefully cut out the shapes along the outline. Now cut the threads. You need the same quantity as the number of balls you got. Connect the thread to the cardboard figure using double-sided tape. Place the balloons on the front of the card and then glue them on.
Tie all the ends into one bundle using a thin ribbon. Glue the back of it to the card. Align the ends of the threads. The three-dimensional postcard is ready! Using this principle, you can make many different greeting cards. Just prepare the elements and stick them on thick double-sided tape.
Preparing a postcard in scrapbooking style
You can make original greeting cards from paper with your own hands in scrapbooking style. To do this, you will need to take several types of beautiful cardboard, a thin ribbon and PVA glue. First, prepare the base. It can be cardboard folded in half, or just a square or rectangular piece of paper. Then take red paper and cut out exactly the same shape as the card itself, only a centimeter smaller on each side. Cut out another exactly the same piece, only white or beige. In addition, it should be several millimeters smaller than the previous one. Glue the red sheet on the front side of the card first, and then the light one.
New Year's decor postcards
Now cut out three rectangles from different papers. They should differ in length by 1 centimeter. Glue a medium-sized rectangle horizontally in the middle. Cut a piece of tape and glue one end to the back of the long rectangle. Place the shape under the center piece and glue it in place as well. Lift the tape up. Glue the last rectangle on top, having previously wrapped the second piece of ribbon under it. Make a bow from the leftover ribbon and stick it on the top of our gifts.
Under the picture, write “Happy New Year!”, “Happy Holidays!” or “Congratulations!” It is noteworthy that depending on what color of paper you use, the content of the postcard changes. If you take cardboard in neutral shades with a pattern of hearts or circles, then the card can be presented for a birthday.
Greeting card in minimalist style
For such a card you will need a plain, beautiful, dark-colored cardboard. As well as white thick paper and several types of colored tape. Make the base of a greeting card from dark cardboard. Cut a few strips and simply stick it onto the front of the card. The stripes should go horizontally, maybe a little diagonally.
Take white cardboard and use a pencil to beautifully and carefully write “Happy Birthday!” in two lines. or one “Congratulations!” Letters must be bold. Circle the inscription in a frame, and let it connect with the words in some places. Now take a sharp utility knife and cut everything along the contour. Using PVA glue, stick our blank onto tape. All. A greeting card in a minimalist style is ready. Despite its simplicity, it turns out bright and stylish.
More design options for minimalist cards
Handmade greeting cards: “Happy Birthday” or “Happy New Year” turn out beautiful. Especially if you use colored tape in the process. There is no need to use any other materials or tools. Simply apply the tape to the front of the card in different orders or make different shapes out of it. It could be candles, a gift, a cake, and so on. To finish the card, you simply paste a greeting message cut out of white cardstock over the tape. This way, you will have several options for simple, but creative and stylish greeting cards.
We love holidays and love gifts. And we all love postcards - receiving and giving. Postcards are given for many occasions - birthday or New Year, March 8 or the birth of a child.
You go into a store - there are a lot of postcards, even the text is already printed inside - everything has already been thought out for you and said, but not from the heart.
Gift with love
Only handmade postcards can convey your feelings towards the recipient. Buying a regular cardboard card is easy, but making one yourself means putting a part of yourself into it. After all, when making such a gift, you imagine the person for whom it will be intended.
Remember, we all tried as children, in kindergarten or school, to make holiday cards for our parents - carefully cutting them out, folding them, and gluing them. Then they handed it over. Remember how carefully mom and dad accepted the gift, kept it, and many still keep it with your children's drawings and crafts.
Today, handmade products are becoming more and more popular. Embroidered pillows decorate the home, knitted items are worn with pride. Only the very lazy don’t sew, knit or glue.
Scrapbooking is gaining more and more admirers - photo albums, paper cards, made with love, made in a single copy - become a unique gift for various holiday events.
For anyone who has mastered at least the basics of scrapbooking, there is no question of what to give to a loved one, and these gifts evoke admiration.
The art of giving joy
Creating postcards from paper is called cardmaking. It is based on the use of paper and various additional materials. An experienced scraper will use everything when making a postcard - ribbons, small paper flowers, fabric flowers, cutting - elements cut out of paper, buttons, lace and much more.
There are many techniques for making postcards from paper.
Experienced craftswomen make multi-layered three-dimensional products; the more layers, the more interesting the postcard looks.
The elements are connected to each other with glue and even stitched. The styles in which the craftsmen work also differ - shabby chic, steampunk and others.
It is impossible to create two completely identical postcards.
It is impossible to say that cardmaking is a simple art. Indeed, in the process of creating just one thing, a composition is created, changed, and formed. A scraper must be an artist - know the basics and subtleties of creating an ideal composition, selecting materials, and combining colors.
Sometimes this process of selection and application takes more than one hour, or even a day - the artist is a delicate nature, there is no inspiration, and nothing masterpiece will be created. And sometimes everything seems to come together on its own - and now a handmade card for the birth of a child or for the birthday of a loved one is ready.
Look at a variety of photos of postcards - how rich the imagination of the craftsmen is, creating harmonious compositions from many small scattered details.
We create the gift ourselves
Experienced scrappers use special scrap paper for their work - it is thick and has the property of not fading or fading over time. This ensures that your gift will retain its beauty for a long time.
Scrap paper comes with various designs and is sold in sets or individual sheets.
Note!
We will also need:
- Thick plain paper for the base - watercolor is suitable.
- A utility knife and a metal ruler (if you get into scrapbooking, you can later purchase a special cutter to cut the paper evenly - scissors are not the best option for this).
- Scissors for cutting out small parts.
- Glue - ordinary PVA, stationery - will not work, it warps the paper, and over time it will turn yellow. Take Titan, Moment and the like - scrap goods stores will advise you and others - see what is available to you.
- Double-sided tape - it can also be used to connect elements of a postcard, and with adhesive tape on a porous basis you can create multi-layer three-dimensional compositions.
- Decorative elements - flowers, cuttings, ribbons, pieces of lace, elements cut out of scrap paper - butterflies, birds, twigs and others.
Buttons, pendants, buckles and other small objects can be used to create the composition.
Stamps are often used - with their help you can create an interesting background for a future postcard, add certain elements, and make inscriptions.
An interesting technique when creating three-dimensional cards is embossing - a transparent stamp is applied to the base, which is sprinkled with special powder.
The last stage - the powder is dried using a special hairdryer - the result is a three-dimensional image: most often this technique is used when creating the contours of a picture and inscriptions.
Figured hole punchers - they can make an openwork edge, they can be used to make voluminous flowers and cuttings.
Note!
In general, there are many professional tools for scrapbooking and cardmaking; it makes sense to purchase some only when making cards for sale. But having mastered the art, you will not only please your friends original gifts, but also replenish the family budget.
Select several sheets of scrap paper that match the style and color, apply a background to the base, and decorative elements matched by color on it. The composition must form a cohesive whole so that each element has meaning.
You can use special sketch diagrams; they will tell you how to arrange the elements to create a harmonious composition. Having carefully prepared everything, making sure that every element is thought out, glue it.
If something seems to be missing, add a couple of sparkles along the edges of the flowers, rhinestones, half beads. The main thing is the unity and thoughtfulness of the composition so that the postcard does not look like an appliqué.
There are many tricks on how to make a beautiful card:
- quilling - curls are twisted from thin strips of paper, then they are shaped various shapes- these elements are glued to the base, creating a pattern, a drawing - three-dimensional postcards are obtained;
- iris folding - small strips of paper, ribbon, fabric are folded in a spiral, overlapping each other - an unusual pattern is obtained;
- shaker card - a multi-layer card with a transparent window, inside which small elements move - foil rhinestones, beads;
- postcard-tunnel - a three-dimensional postcard with many layers, the cut out elements of each layer create an overall spatial pattern.
Note!
The inside of the card can also be decorated with stamps and paper. You can make the inside of the card unusual - when opened, the three-dimensional element expands - a heart or a bouquet of paper flowers will undoubtedly surprise the recipient.
You can't help but like such a paper postcard - it keeps warmth and a piece of your soul. If you want to master the art of cardmaking, attend master classes by experienced craftsmen who will tell you all the intricacies of how to make a beautiful card with your own hands.
Photos of postcards with your own hands
The all-Russian holiday dedicated to preschool education workers is celebrated annually on September 27.
On this day, congratulations are accepted by kindergarten teachers, nannies and all employees preschool institutions who work with children.
What gift to choose for a preschool worker who communicates daily and takes part in raising your child, each parent will decide for himself. However, the postcard is the detail that no one, especially officials, can do without.
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The postcard can be bought in any book department, or at the post office, or in a specialty store. However, there are a lot of greeting cards for Teacher’s Day, but cards for Teacher’s Day are rare. You can make such a greeting card with your own hands, and it will fully correspond to the theme of the holiday.
Of course, ideally it is meant that the child will make most of the greeting card himself - so touching and childish few will be left indifferent. Well, for the children who will soon leave kindergarten, having graduated from senior group, such creativity will be possible. But you can limit yourself to the fact that the child simply signs a postcard for the teacher, which will be made by an adult.
How to make a greeting card for a teacher with your own hands - a master class for a child and an adult
What you need for work
The working process. First stage. Moisten a sheet of watercolor paper with water using a brush. Wait a few minutes, then apply multi-colored stains with watercolor paints. Use colors that are characteristic of autumn leaves. A child can handle this task with pleasure. After the entire sheet is covered with paints, send it to dry.
Second phase. Fold a sheet of cardboard in half. To make the fold neat and without creases, you can use a pen that has run out of paste. Draw a line along the ruler with such a pen, pressing a depression on the cardboard. In the language of scrapbookers this is called “creasing”. Place the future card horizontally, that is, with the long side parallel to the edge of the table and yourself.
Third stage. Choose a suitable picture and carefully cut it out. Place in the center of the working plane and glue. Sharpen the pencils, glue them together, and tie them with ribbon. Glue them in the bottom corner of the picture.
Fourth stage. Trace the leaf templates on the back of the watercolor-painted sheet and cut them out. Decorate the outer part of the card with several leaves and glue them.
Fifth stage. You need to make a step piece from cardboard for the inside of the postcard. To do this, you first need to mark a rectangle 10 cm long and 5 cm wide. Position the rectangle horizontally and make marks along the width at a distance of 1, 2.5, 4 cm from the top edge. The marks should be on both sides of the rectangle. They need to be punched and folded along the folds. You will get a step, the edges of which are attached to the postcard. The step is glued to the open card, to the top and bottom.
Sixth stage. Place the remaining autumn leaves on the step and glue them. Thus, when the postcard is opened, the step with leaves will “grow” out of the plane. The greeting card is ready, all that remains is to sign it, adding words of gratitude and good wishes!
DIY postcard for Teacher's Day
To work you will need
- Paper for autumn and school themes
- Figured hole puncher with maple leaves
- Glue stick
- Watercolor paper
- Coffee colored ink pad, school themed stamps
- Chipboard “Happy Holidays” or printed inscription “Happy Teacher’s Day” or “Happy Preschool Worker’s Day”
First stage. Cut a rectangle 21 by 15 cm from watercolor paper or card paper. Fold it in half along the long side. Cut a 10 by 14 cm rectangle from scrapbooking paper, round the corners, and tint the edges. Glue to the front of the card. Cut out an 8 by 12 rectangle from another paper, also round the corners and tint the edges. Glue on top of the first layer.
Second phase. Place the chipboard or printout in the center of the top layer. Using a hole punch, make many leaves from construction paper of the appropriate color. Densely frame the central element with leaves and glue it. If desired, instead of an inscription or chipboard, you can use a thematic picture or even a photo of the teacher surrounded by children.
Third stage. Place a stamp on the inside of the product in the lower right corner - backpack, textbooks, etc. The work is ready!
As a child, a birthday is a special holiday for any child. He is the center of attention, receives gifts and congratulations. This makes the child feel his importance, individuality and the love of loved ones, so children really look forward to their birthday and carefully prepare for it. With no less enthusiasm, they go to holidays with their friends and congratulate loved ones on their special day.
The birthday boy most likes to receive congratulations, and the child can do this with the help of a postcard. Try making it yourself. This activity is of particular importance for children: he puts his skill and effort into the craft, learns patience and working with paper, cardboard, scissors, and glue. He develops not only fine motor skills, but also a sense of beauty.
We offer you 10 ideas for cards that a child can make himself or with a little help from an adult.
Card with buttons
Postcard with 3D applique
Card with balloons
Volumetric flower for a postcard
Butterflies can be cut out of paper or use ready-made stickers
Envelope with confetti
Heart balloons
A teenager can make such a card, but kids can glue ready-made pom-poms onto paper
Bouquet of paper flowers
For this card, you first need to cut out flowers from colored paper, stick them on paper or cardboard and draw a stem.
It is not at all necessary to repeat ideas exactly down to detail; in the process of work, the child can develop his own vision. And this is the most important thing in creativity!
Natalya Plakhteeva
A year has passed very quickly! The children in our group have already been divided into their age groups. kindergarten. This publication is perhaps the last about the creativity of my students from last year’s class.
Looking back, I remember that no one was bored - children younger age“reached out” to older children, and the older ones not only taught the younger ones what they already knew, but also learned to communicate not only with their peers, but also with the kids. They learned to play with them, give in to the younger ones, treat them with care and consideration, and console them if the kids were suddenly capricious. The older children understood better and faster than I what the little ones were babbling, because we also had children who learned to speak only by the end of the year.
And if at the beginning of the last school year I clearly divided the children into three age subgroups for classes, then the latest creative works, and this one too, were done by all the children together. I offer a simple, but very bright children's master class on making postcards “Palms for memory.”
At the beginning of the lesson - greeting "Sensitive hands" .
Target: create a positive emotional mood in the group, develop a sense of unity and friendship between children
What a miracle - miracles one hand and two hands,
(children raise first one hand, then the other)
Here is the left palm, here is the right palm
(children look at one palm, then at the other)
And I’ll tell you, without hiding, everyone needs hands, friends,
Strong hands will not rush into a fight
(arms to the sides, elbows bent)
Kind hands pet the dog
(children stroke their one hand, then the other)
Smart hands know how to heal
(children stroke their cheeks)
Sensitive hands know how to make friends
(children hold hands and smile at each other)
Children go to the tables, sit on chairs and begin creative activities.
To make the postcard you needed:
Colored cardboard;
Pieces of wallpaper or brightly colored wrapping paper;
Butterflies cut out using a figured hole punch;
Colored threads;
The pencil is simple;
Tassels.
Method of making a postcard
Children outlined their palm on a piece of wallpaper or wrapping paper and cut it out along the outline. Then we glued the paper palms onto colored cardboard
The children then threaded colored threads through the holes at the top of the card and tied a knot so it could be hung on the wall.
The children decorated their work by gluing a bright butterfly onto one of the fingers of their palm.
And what beautiful and bright cards they turned out!
At the end of the lesson we all admired creative works, and the background music was a song from the famous cartoon about Leopold the cat.
Our lesson ended with the words: “Guys, let’s live together!”
Publications on the topic:
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Hello dear friends and colleagues! I continue the series of children's postcard master classes. Once again I want to write about why we didn’t use it.
For work we will need: - the base of the postcard - a sheet of colored cardboard size A5; - a sheet of white A4 paper; -sheet of colored paper size 10.
The children and I take part in All-Russian competition, It’s my custom not to tell you in advance. but let's check the sign! Your own master class.
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