How to make a greeting card

Cards are something you should be receiving throughout the year....From Birthday wishes to holiday wishes such as Christmas...Would you like to your own unique Greeting Cards?

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• durable handmade paper
• india ink
• feather Quill pen
• images or colourful markers

1. This is how you begin...You stop by local arts & crafts store and get all the necessary things you need, I would also include paint on the list...A tricky ingrediant in making the greeting cards is the feather quill pen that can be found at Barnes & Noble....

2. Cut the large sheets of handmade paper in halves and then bend them together so they have a crease down it's spine...You can open and close them at this point and you are on your way to creating a greeting card...

3. Write the greeting with maybe a poem...Do the writing in india ink with the feather quill pen and it will look magnificent! Choose the celebration greeting, from Christmas Eve to Congrats on the newly weds or baby to be....

4. Decorate. It is always fun to decorate a surface....Now you attatch your images you may have pictures out or write more words with coloured markers...Stickers are always a good choice when decorating....

5. Are you just going a greeting card to them or are you going to put it in an envelope send? Make sure you buy over-sized envelopes to always fit your handmade cards!

[AutumnLeavz]

on 4/29/2008 Excellent article, I thought you was going to suggest making the paper by hand yourself...don't think I am up to that. lol! Great tips! Can't wait to try them out for Mother's day coming up!