make my own cards

I went to print them to send to my friends :)

I want to bring it to a next level, need feedback, get a printing contract if I’m not being overly ambitious!

I buy ready folded cards with envelopes from a craft shop, as I am just too lazy to fold my own neatly.
You can stick all sorts of things to the front and arrange them however you want for the individual recipient.
In the past I have;
done small watercolour paintings on cards
stuck down photographs
cut out stamped and then painted images and layered them up for a 3D effect,
stuck on modelled 3d items made out of oven dried modelling clay
stuck on twigs, leaves, buttons,scraps of fabric and hand made paper.
A friend of mine makes lovely cards by mounting up her 6 year old son’s artwork.
This is a flexible and inexpensive sort of small scale art, if it didn’t work well, just do something else next time.
Enjoy
x

There’s a hero if you look inside your heart.
You don’t have to be afraid of what you are.
There’s an answer if you reach into your soul
and the sorrow that you know will melt away.
And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.
So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you’ll finally see the truth
that a hero lies in you.
It’s a long road when you face the world alone.
No one reaches out a hand for you to hold.
You can find love if you search within yourself
and the emptiness you felt will disappear.
And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.
So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you’ll finally see the truth
that a hero lies in you.
Lord knows dreams are hard to follow,
But don’t let anyone tear them away.
Hold on, there will be tommorow.
In time you’ll find the way.
And then a hero comes along
with the strength to carry on
and you cast your fears aside
and you know you can survive.
So, when you feel like hope is gone
look inside you and be strong
and you’ll finally see the truth
that a hero lies in you.
That a hero lies in you,
that a hero lies in you.

I tried doing this about three years back, but I stopped. I’m not sure why I stopped doing it, I’ve always liked the thought of giving people cards that I made entirely myself, instead of giving them shop-bought cards. I think hand-made cards mean so much more, and it’s a lot of fun to make them.
I will have to start doing it again. Buy some things.. I already have some magazines on it from years ago, I should dig them out and give it another go!

Hey you guys have some cool cards! Have you ever tried using scrapbooking techniques?

In the meantime, I made cards by using this site. They have cool ecards with music and animation- it’s a good deal.

My next goal is to somehow use balsa wood in a card (we’ll see how it goes).

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Here are a few more cards I made. (Unfortunately I can’t take credit for the actual photos on the cards because they were taken by F.)

I think I need to get to work on this goal. I have been searching for a card for a friend of mine but none of them seem to be right. So what better time to start making my own. I really am not sure exactly where to start so I figure I’ll take some ideas that I like from the store bought cards and make my own personalized one. I just hope I can get this done some time soon while the card will still be relevant :)

and I would love to start making my own. There’s just something about getting a hand made card that makes a person feel special. Someone took the time to actually sit down and make it instead of just picking one up at the store. Maybe I’ll start with Father’s Day or my dad’s birthday.

Already!