How to Make Handmade Cards for Kids
The art of making handmade cards encompasses many different crafting techniques. From decoupage to embossing to rubber stamping, handmade cards can be personalized. For example, handmade cards for kids might include pop-out characters or brightly colored embellishments designed to grab their attention. Look for ways to make handmade cards special to the recipient by selecting stamps and stickers to reflect their interests.
Things You'll Need
- Card stock
- Acid free ink pens or markers
- Letter stencils or templates
- Sheets of paper
- Stamps
- Slow drying ink pads
- Embossing powder
- Heat gun
- Wax paper
- Magazine
- Scissors
- Paint sponge
- Decoupage glue
Instructions
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Embossed Card
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Fold the card stock in half vertically or horizontally, depending on the desired background for the card.
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Create your message or sentiment inside the card with acid free ink pens or markers. Write the message before you decorate the front of the card. For kids cards, use vibrant colors of ink or metallic markers. Make the letters fun with exaggerated curls and swirls. Stencils and templates are available to help create stylized letters, if you need them. Leave room for stickers or stamp designs around the written message.
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Place the front of the folded card face up on a flat work surface covered with removable sheets of paper.
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Stamp an image that fits the occasion for the card onto the front of the card with slow-drying ink. Sprinkle embossing powder over the wet ink. Embossing powders are available in a variety of colors and finishes. Keep the theme of the card and the child in mind as you select the embossing powder.
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Tilt the card up and let the excess powder fall away onto the paper. Save the excess powder.
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Hold a heat gun close to the embossing powder until it hardens into a raised image.
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Repeat Steps 4, 5 and 6 to create embossed words or other images onto the face of the card.
Collage Card for Kids
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Cover the work surface with wax paper. Place the front of the card on the work surface.
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Cut out a variety of images and words from a magazine. Select words that express the sentiment of the card such as "happy birthday." If the words you need are not available, cut out individual letters.
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Cover a small section of the front of the card with decoupage glue using a paint sponge. Press the letters or images into the glue. Smooth the excess glue over the magazine cutouts with the paint sponge.
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Cover the front of the card completely with cutout images and letters. Work in small sections at a time. Allow the decoupage glue to dry.
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