Materials Needed to Make Handmade Greeting Cards

Series Summary

Tired of spending too much money on impersonal store-bought greeting cards? Making your own homemade greeting cards is about more than just saving money. Giving someone a personalized birthday, graduation, anniversary or holiday card makes the occasion that much more special. They make excellent thank-you cards, Christmas cards, and great invitations for your wedding, shower or party.

In this series of free instructional videos you’ll learn tips on how to make your own hand made greeting cards with envelopes. Expert Elouise Hester teaches you techniques on making various types and styles of greeting cards, including birthday cards, Christmas cards, Valentine's Day cards, and wedding invitations. You’ll also get advice on the best materials and supplies you’ll need to get started and instructions for creating greeting cards on your home computer.

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm all Elouise. On behalf of Expert Village in this series of clips I will be showing you how to make personalized stationary and cards; family cards, friends, birthday, graduation and weddings. The ability to give your personal touch is endless. Use the things you have around your house, pictures, computers, magazines, newspaper articles to enhance your creative ability and to make it personal. I've chosen some of these different types of paper. I like this marble paper for writing letters, but you can do it on all different colors of paper or just on white paper, which ever you choose. Different ink pens are good for doing some of the writing if you're going to hand write. Stickers and maybe lettering if you don't want to hand letter. But just things that you have around the house you'll be amazed what you can come up with. I personally like pictures especially in birthday cards. Different scissors that do different edging is good. You'll need a glue stick and some scotch tape. We will also be showing you how to do some of this through the computer."