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A greeting card is an illustrated folded cart that is meant to express love, friendship, and other sentiments to another person. It is typically mailed or handed out to family members and friends on anniversaries, major holidays, and birthdays but can also be used to convey feelings of thanks and sympathy. The cards that are bought in stores are convenient and inexpensive but are also generic and mass produced. Custom made cards are better ideas for those interested in taking more personal approaches.
For people interested in personalization and ease, there are a lot of useful websites. The websites allow people to pick from a wide range of greeting card formats and then personalize their design and message. For a nominal fee the helpful sites will then print off the cards and send them right to your intended person.
The sites are very useful but making your own custom greeting cards can be extremely rewarding if you have the gumption and spare time. Plus, your family members and friends will really appreciate the sentiment and you'll also feel creative and rewarded.
Birthdays are some of the most normal reasons for creating and mailing out greeting cards. They are also the simplest time to make the cards because, unlike with bigger mass holidays, you will not have to make a ton of items all at one time. And all you really require are some art supplies like paper, colored pens, and rubber cement.
Take two nine by eleven sheets of plain thick paper and slice one in two. Fold the other sheet and then put it aside, then choose and cut enough themed wrapping paper to cover one part of the smaller paper sheet. Use a tiny amount of tape or rubber cement to glue the wrapping paper to the top part of the card stock.
When it has finished drying, pick a ribbon of complimenting color and adhere it over the themed paper the same way it would appear on a normal gift. Then, adhere the entire thing to the top of the folded piece of thick paper, write the inside message and send it off to your friend or family member.
If you have a white inked pen and colored card stock sheet handy, you can create unique and simple cards as well. Take the sheet of colored card stock, fold it equally in half, and draw in your message and design on the front with the pen. Choose to go with anything from eye popping patterns to simple greetings. Anything will end up looking good because the colors of the card and white ink will compliment each other nicely.
If art is not your favorite hobby or strongest suit, think about using an adhesive paper. Draw out your desired image, cut it out with a utility knife, and then adhere it on front of the card stock. Then you'll simply have to use the sticky paper as a primitive stencil and go over it with the ink. When you are through, just peel off the sticky paper and admire your new card.
