I love butterflies very much - they are so delicate, graceful and unusually beautiful. It was with their image that I decided to make a card with butterflies with my own hands for the birthday of my 14-year-old niece.

My mother loves flowers very much, so she devotes all her free time to growing and caring for them. Getting ready for mother's day birthday, I made a postcard, the main decoration of which were hydrangea flowers. This is her favorite flower, so I decided that it should be on the greeting card. In this article, you can familiarize yourself with the process of making do-it-yourself postcards with flowers.

Agree that a unique handmade postcard can be an ideal addition to a gift. In this article, we bring to your attention an interesting manufacturing project for postcards that will appeal not only to adults, but also to children. The highlight of this unusual idea with potatoes is that to decorate postcards you will need stamps made from ordinary potatoes.

Almost all of us know the famous words of Igor Nikolaev's song:

Even a child of two or three years old can draw this postcard or picture. Although by the look of the drawing you will never guess the age of the artist! It turns out very beautiful and original!

You may need a little help from an adult to draw a flower stem, but you can safely entrust the main part of the picture for a postcard to your little creature!

Want to cheer up your child or loved one - give him a postcard! Postcards are comic, souvenir, collectible and simple. In this article, we will make a children's birthday card that will melt the heart of anyone, be it a man or a woman for a birthday.

I love the tradition of making birthday invitations in the form of cute postcards that indicate the place and time of the celebration, they can be handed in person or sent by mail. In the age of the Internet and phones, this seems superfluous and difficult to do, but believe me, it's really nice to receive and give these cute messages, especially if they are handmade.

Gifts are an integral part of any holiday or memorable event, they help express your feelings and make a magnificent, unforgettable surprise for the hero of the occasion, giving memorable memories and good mood. Bouquets of flowers and cards with congratulations act as an addition to gifts, instead of them you can use bright and original greeting cards, offered in a wide variety by manufacturers on the market and produced in huge batches.

The individuality of each person is emphasized by creative skills, looking at a variety of photos of handmade postcards, you often want to make a hand-made masterpiece yourself and congratulate a close friend or family member.

To do this, just select the original sketch, turn on the fantasy, and using various materials realize any ideas by creating a thematic greeting card dedicated to any holiday or solemn event.

Types and thematic styles of design

Conventionally, all greeting cards can be divided into several categories, choosing from them you can begin the creative process, the most numerous are:

• postcard in collage style. On a decorated base with a congratulatory or solemn inscription, you can apply images cut out from photos and old postcards, flowers and figures of dear people;
• voluminous, stylish postcards. Inside a pre-prepared postcard, flowers connected in a special way and cut out of paper or soft cardboard are glued, creating the effect of volume when opened;
• postcards in the style of craft. The craft direction of decorating confectionery, gifts and postcards is gaining popularity due to its simplicity and presentable appearance, ease of implementation;
• decorated envelopes for money. Envelopes for money are a special type of greeting cards; they are used as an independent gift and are decorated with pleasant inscriptions or poems.

There are many master classes on how to make a postcard with your own hands, but first you need to decide on the design of this required attribute holiday, which will help determine the further manufacturing process and the selection of materials.

What you need to make an original postcard

An original and exclusive postcard will turn out when a drop of imagination is added to ordinary cardboard or colored paper, the creative process of creation begins with the choice of an idea and the selection of materials for its implementation:

• the cardboard used as the basis for the postcard is better to choose dense and high-quality;
• basic embellishments, strips of paper, cut flowers or bright pictures, colored foil;
• additional decorations, which can be beads or beads, paper flowers and ribbons;
• paints and colored pencils, felt-tip pens and other coloring agents used for paper.

Having studied in detail step by step instructions how to make any postcard, it will become clear that you will need a set for creativity simple tools, which include a needle and thread, scissors and a simple pencil, glue or glue gun.

Step by step process of creating a greeting card

Self-made beautiful postcards will delight adults and children, they will be a great addition to a pre-selected gift, having picked up an idea for creating a masterpiece, you can start making it at home:

• base preparation. For this, light cardboard or craft paper is used, which must be bent into two even halves;
• creating a composition. Decorations can be placed on the prepared base, creating an elegant and stylish composition according to the idea;
• fixing jewelry. After adjusting and arranging, you can proceed to fixing the selected decorations on a cardboard base.

In the process of making a postcard, you can also decorate the inner surface of the congratulatory attribute, for this it is better to use elements of the main decorations, in accordance with the general design idea.

After that, it is worth putting a commemorative inscription, selected verses and congratulations, corresponding to the theme of the holiday or the upcoming celebration, memorable date to which you can time the presentation of a holiday card.

When thinking about making a postcard at home, you need to carefully prepare, then the exciting creative process will become simple and easy, it does not take much time, but it will bring a lot of pleasure to everyone who participates in it.

Children of different ages can be involved in this activity, they will like this pastime, and relatives and friends will be especially pleased with the masterpieces created by the whole family, under the guidance of adults.

DIY photo postcards

An ordinary postcard does not surprise anyone. Therefore, I had the idea to make a 3D postcard with flowers. It is not difficult to make it, but it looks unusual and interesting. This card will be remembered for a long time.

To make a postcard, we need:
- a sheet of double-sided colored cardboard (postcard base) of any color;
- double-sided colored paper(for flowers) any color;
- pencil glue;
- scissors;
- pencil;
- markers.
Step 1. Cut out 7 squares of 10x10 cm from double-sided colored paper.

Step 2. Fold the square 3 times to make a triangle.

Step 3. Draw a petal.

Step 4. Cut and open.

Step 5. Thus we make all 7 flowers.

Step 7. With a blue and blue felt-tip pen, draw small strokes from the middle, also along the edges of the flower. Set aside two petals unpainted!

Step 8. We also color the rest of all 7 flowers.

Step 9. Cut out one of the unpainted petals. We do the same with the rest of the colors.

Step 10. The remaining unpainted petal is smeared with glue and connected to the adjacent petal. It should be voluminous. We do the same for all other flowers.

Step 11. Take 3 flowers. Each flower is folded in half. On one of the flowers we mark crosses. We coat those places that are marked with a cross with glue and glue the other 2 flowers bent in half there.

Step 12. We coat those places that are marked with a cross with glue and glue another flower bent in half.

Step 13. We put crosses again, glue these places with glue and glue 2 more flowers bent in half.

Step 14. Again we put crosses, coat with glue and glue one flower bent in half.

Handmade gifts and postcards are much more expensive than standard purchased ones. And this is not surprising. After all, all products hand made- unique and created in a single copy. Moreover, a handmade greeting card with warm wishes will pleasantly surprise the birthday person and complement the birthday gift.

Many people think that creating beautiful postcard at home without expensive materials and tools is impossible, but this is far from the case. Knowing the basic principles of cardmaking and scrapbooking, you can make original postcards happy birthday with your own hands from improvised materials that are in almost every home.

What do you need to create a happy birthday card?

• First of all, you need to prepare the basis of the postcard. It is best if it is cardboard or whatman paper. Base color - any, preferably plain.
• Scissors will need two types - one large to cut the base of the postcard, others - small manicure. The latter is convenient to cut out miniature applications or pictures.
• A ruler and a pencil are needed to correctly mark the length and width of the postcard on cardboard.
• Colored pens, especially helium pens with sparkles, can be made beautiful inscriptions and drawings on postcards.
• Glue stick will help to make beautiful without smudges and stains. paper applications on postcards. For fastening fabric, lace, felt, it is better to use PVA glue, and for more “serious” decorations, such as buttons, rhinestones, sequins, etc., using the Moment universal glue or a glue gun will help to avoid the troubles associated with falling off the details of the postcard in the most inopportune moment.
• Anything can become a decoration for postcards: colored paper, felt, pictures from old magazines and newspapers, beads, rhinestones, sequins, beads, coffee, pasta, cereals, old twine, threads and much, much more. In general, anything that is in every home.

The process of making a simple happy birthday card

Making any postcard, even simple, even complex, begins with the preparation of the base. Postcards can be single and double, different formats, configurations and sizes.

The most simple postcard- of course, single, when a square or rectangle of the desired size is cut with scissors. If you need a double postcard, the cardboard is folded in half, it is planned right size postcards and the detail is cut out along the contours.

The base can be of any size. However, if you are going to send the postcard by mail, it is best to make it under the envelope.

Envelope sizes:

The same applies to the configuration of the postcard - it can also be varied: in the form of any shape - round, square, rectangular, oval with smooth or fancy-cut edges.

When the base is prepared, proceed to the preparation of decorations for the postcard. The simplest is, of course, the application, when the details are glued to the base. For example, here is a postcard on which is glued balloon, is done very simply and quickly, the whole secret is in the selected materials:

You can even not use glue, but sew the necessary elements with a sewing machine:

For universal birthday cards that are suitable for any person, flowers are best suited. Details can be cut according to templates or come up with something of your own.

The edges of the card can be decorated with ribbons, lace, beads, etc.

And the finishing touch - the inscription. You can sign with a colored pen, a felt-tip pen, or you can use beautiful inscriptions for postcards “Happy Birthday!” and “Congratulations!” Made in the scrapbooking technique, print on a printer:

Creative ideas: how to make original DIY Happy Birthday cards

• Usage various kinds unusual foundations. For example - watercolor paper for the background. Or drawing a pattern by stamping on tracing paper, and use a bright background as a substrate for it. decorative paper.
• The color scheme, correctly selected, will make the simplest composition original. Three colors are enough - two contrasting and one neutral.
• Usage various options folding postcards that break symmetry.
• For inscriptions and signatures of postcards, use calligraphic outlines of letters and apply them with paint with silver or gilding.
• In the technique of scrapbooking. The base of the postcard is made of colored cardboard. Decorative elements and backgrounds for them are selected, matching in texture and color. Each background with decorative elements is glued in layers (using helium-based glue).
• In the technique of quilling. These are voluminous drawings from folded strips of double-sided colored paper. Figures are made (spirals, leaves, flower petals are folded) and glued to the base.
• Decoupage technique. Choose a napkin with the appropriate pattern, remove the top layer and carefully stick with PVA glue diluted with water on the base of the postcard, avoiding the appearance of wrinkled folds.

As you can see, quickly make a simple and creative postcard not so difficult. If you spend a little more time on making, you can make more original postcards with your own hands.

Original handmade watercolor paper birthday card

It doesn't take long to make a birthday card using watercolor or ink on watercolor paper.

Materials:

• watercolor, ink, ink;
• watercolor paper;
• waterbrush;
• colored cardboard for the base;
• thematic sets of stamps for drawing.

Manufacturing

• If you make a square postcard, then the length of the cardboard should be twice the width. To fold the workpiece in half, you need to combine the upper left corner with the upper right. Do the same with the lower corners, then make an even kink in the middle and cover with a load for a few minutes.
• Watercolor paper should be in the shape of a square, the side of which is commensurate with the width of the cardboard base.
• A pattern is applied to paper using stamps depicting flowers. Stamping is done in a circle, with a change in angle. The image is obtained in the form of a wreath of flowers, leaves, directed both inside the circle and out. Then the drawing is painted with watercolor or ink using a waterbrush. On a separate sheet, it is recommended to practice choosing colors for a wreath.
• When the drawing dries, it needs to be trimmed (the sides of the square of the watercolor sheet should become slightly smaller than the sides of the base). Glue must be applied in dots in several places, or use double-sided tape. The picture is placed in the center. If desired, you can make ink the inscription "Happy Birthday!".

More difficult to manufacture, but very beautiful - the next craft.

Volumetric birthday card

An original version can be a voluminous postcard made by oneself on the principle of children's books. When the postcard is opened, three-dimensional compositions are formed with elements on different planes.

You will need:

• thick decorative paper;
• white cardboard;
• curly and ordinary scissors;
• PVA glue or pencil;
• colored paper;
• colored pens.

Manufacturing

• You need to take decorative paper of a rectangular shape, fold in half. This will be the cover for the future postcard.
• For the "stuffing" you should cut out the appropriate size cardboard, and also fold it in half.
• In the center, an outline drawing of the image is made (a stencil or patterns are used). It is enough to draw one large flower or, as an idea, use the following templates for voluminous postcards - from simple to complex:

The silhouette is carefully cut out in the central part of the base of the postcard. At the edges of the cardboard, the pattern remains uncut. The flower should arch forward, creating volume of the composition. To understand the manufacturing principle volume postcard, carefully consider this master class:

• On the flower, you can make an application from bright colored paper or leave it white, and raise the details of the image with a colored pen.
• Curly scissors cut the cardboard along the edge.
• Glue cardboard with a flower on the cover and put it under the load.
• Write your congratulations and wishes near the flower.
• On the outside of the card, you can stick palettes, a ribbon, make the inscription "Happy Birthday!"

A beautiful handmade greeting card will delight loved ones for a long time.

On March 8, on a birthday or an anniversary, I would like to congratulate my beloved mother sincerely, from the bottom of my heart.

Buying a ready-made postcard in any design is currently not a problem.

But how many emotions will mom get if you give her a handmade card?

Handmade postcard is not just a small bonus to the main gift, but a real testament to the love and appreciation of a sweet mommy. Such a souvenir will be kept by mom in a conspicuous place for many years.

Such a postcard is always very beautiful, elegant, original, easy to make and does not require much time and material investments. Be sure to find a suitable option for yourself and create a postcard with your own hands - please your loved one!

As a basis, you can take cardboard of a soft cherry shade, cut a rectangle out of it. Next, we take cardboard in a box and cut out a figure from it in an arbitrary form up to half of our cherry base, glue it, decorate the place of gluing with exquisite white lace. We decorate the card with bows, beads and buttons, add good my sincere congratulations and our surprise for your beloved mother is ready!

The basis of the postcard will be the same cardboard. We glue two strips of fabric of different widths onto the base. On the upper wide strip, you can stick the words "mother" with letters cut out of different cardboard. We leave the bottom strip for decor and warm words of congratulations. The decor can be ribbons, beads, pieces of lace, various flowers, in general, everything that your imagination tells you.

The basis of the postcard will be white or other light cardboard. On top of the cardboard we glue flowers, leaves, hearts in the form of an application, ladybugs, cute birds, etc. colors must be chosen very competently - no more than 3 shades so that your postcard looks harmonious. For volume, you can add beads, laces, buttons.

Do-it-yourself birthday card for mom from paper in stages.

For this we need:

To work, you still need to print on a printer vase template.

Do you like such a miracle made on your own?

Unusual and voluminous

If you have a desire to make a complex and unusual birthday card, there are many such options.

Which one is right for your mom is up to you. Each of them is original, beautiful and easy to perform in its own way.

Gorgeous and original

If you really want to give mom something more complex, give her something that will truly surprise and give positive emotions.

Take some of your precious time and create a 3D postcard, or postcard from unusual materials. This is not at all difficult to implement, but it will take a little more time, as well as patience and perseverance, attention and painstaking work. But such a masterpiece will be really appreciated and will cause a flurry of positive emotions!

Master class "How to make an endless postcard?" see our video:

You can bring your own flair, change colors or materials, add missing decor elements in your opinion, etc. but most importantly - kind, warm and sincere words for your beloved mother!

Beautiful birthday card for my beloved mother

In order to create such an unusually beautiful postcard, you will need:

• double-sided cardboard coated white;
• paper with verses, it is possible with notes, with the effect of aging;
• - artificial leaves and flowers;
• - two round stickers with congratulatory inscriptions;
• - blue ribbon
• - colored sequins;
• - a sticker or a pre-printed inscription "Congratulations!";
• - pencil, scissors, ruler, double-sided tape, glue.

Let's get to work.

In conclusion, I would like to note that in your own handmade card for your beloved mother, the most important thing is not paper, ribbons or rhinestones at all, and not even the wishes that you write on the spread of the card. The most important thing is your sincere desire to please your mother, to show care and attention!

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