We love holidays and we love gifts. And we all love postcards - to receive and give. Postcards are given for many events - birthday or New Year, March 8 or the birth of a child.

You go to the store - there are a lot of postcards, even the text is already printed inside - everything has already been invented and said for you, only - not from the heart.

Gift with love

Only handmade postcards can convey your feelings towards the gifted person. Buying an ordinary cardboard postcard is easy, but making it yourself means putting a piece of yourself into it. After all, making such a gift, you imagine the person to whom it will be intended.

Remember, we all tried in childhood, in kindergarten or school, made postcards for the holiday for our parents - carefully cut out, folded, glued. Then they were handed over. Remember how carefully mom and dad took the gift, kept it, and many still keep it with your children's drawings and crafts.

Today, handmade products are becoming more and more popular. Embroidered pillows decorate the house, knitted things are worn with pride. He does not sew, does not knit and does not glue, only the completely lazy.

Scrapbooking is gaining more and more fans - photo albums, paper postcards, made with love, made in a single copy - become a unique gift for various festive events.

For someone who has mastered at least the basics of scrapbooking, there is no question - what to give to a loved one, and these gifts are admirable.

The art of giving joy

Making postcards out of paper is called cardmaking. It is based on the use of paper and various additional materials. For an experienced scraper, when making a postcard, everything will be used - ribbons, small paper, fabric flowers, cutting - elements cut out of paper, buttons, lace and much more.

There are many ways to make postcards out of paper.

Experienced craftswomen make multilayer volumetric products, the more layers, the more interesting the postcard looks.

The elements are glued together and even stitched. The styles in which the masters work are also different - shabby chic, steampunk and others.

It is impossible to create two completely identical postcards.

It is impossible to say that card-making is a simple art. After all, in the process of creating just one thing, a composition is created, changed, and formed. A scraper must be an artist - to know the basics and subtleties of creating an ideal composition, selecting materials, and combining colors.

Sometimes this process of selection and application takes more than one hour, or even a day - the artist is a delicate nature, there is no inspiration, and nothing masterpiece will be created. And sometimes everything seems to add up by itself - and now a do-it-yourself postcard for the birth of a child or for the birthday of a loved one is ready.

Look at a variety of photos of postcards - how rich is the imagination of the masters who create harmonious compositions from many small disparate details.

We create a gift ourselves

Experienced scrapers use special scrap paper for work - it is dense, tends not to fade, does not fade over time. This ensures that your gift will keep its beauty for a long time.

Scrap paper comes with various patterns, sold in sets or individual sheets.

Note!

We also need:

• Thick plain paper for the base - watercolor is suitable.
• A utility knife and a metal ruler (if you are into scrapbooking, you can later purchase a special cutter to cut the paper straight - scissors are not the best option for this).
• Scissors for cutting small parts.
• Glue - ordinary PVA, clerical - will not work, it warps the paper, it will turn yellow over time. Take Titan, Moment and the like - scrap shops will advise you on others - see what is available to you.
• Double-sided adhesive tape - they can also connect the elements of a postcard, and with adhesive tape on a porous basis, you can create multi-layer volumetric compositions.
• Decorative elements - flowers, cuttings, ribbons, pieces of lace, elements cut out of scrap paper - butterflies, birds, twigs and others.

Buttons, pendants, buckles and other small items can be used to create a composition.

Stamps are often used - with their help you can create an interesting background for a future postcard, add certain elements, make inscriptions.

An interesting technique when creating voluminous postcards is embossing - a transparent stamp is applied to the base, which is sprinkled with special powder.

The last stage - the powder is dried with a special hair dryer - as a result, a three-dimensional image is obtained: most often this technique is used when creating the contours of a drawing, inscriptions.

Figured hole punchers - they can make an openwork edge, with their help they make voluminous flowers, cuttings.

Note!

In general, there are a lot of professional tools for scrapbooking and card-making, it makes sense to acquire some only when making postcards for sale. But, having mastered the art, you will not only please your friends with original gifts, but also replenish the family budget.

Pick up several sheets of scrap paper that match the style, color, put a background on the base, and decorative elements selected by color on it. The composition should be a coherent whole so that each element has a meaning.

You can use special sketch diagrams, they will tell you how to arrange the elements to create a harmonious composition. Having carefully prepared everything, making sure that each element is thought out, glue.

If something seems to be missing - add a couple of sparkles along the edges of the flowers, rhinestones, half beads. The main thing is the unity and thoughtfulness of the composition so that the postcard does not look like an application.

There are many tricks - how to make a beautiful postcard:

• quilling - curls are twisted from thin strips of paper, then they are given various shapes - these elements are glued to the base, creating a pattern, drawing - voluminous postcards are obtained;
• iris folding - small strips of paper, ribbons, fabrics are folded in a spiral, overlapping each other - an unusual pattern is obtained;
• shaker postcard - a multilayer postcard with a transparent window, inside which small elements move - foil rhinestones, beads;
• postcard-tunnel - a three-dimensional postcard with many layers, the cut out elements of each layer create a common spatial pattern.

Note!

Inside the postcard can also be issued with stamps, paper. You can make an unusual card inside - when you open it, the three-dimensional element straightens out - a heart or a bouquet of paper flowers will undoubtedly surprise the recipient.

Such a postcard made of paper cannot but be liked - it keeps warmth and a piece of your soul. If you want to master the art of card-making, visit the master classes of experienced craftsmen who will tell you all the subtleties - you can make a beautiful card with your own hands.

DIY photo postcards

In childhood, a birthday is a special holiday for any child. He is in the center of attention, receives gifts and congratulations. This makes the child feel their importance, individuality and love of loved ones, so the children are looking forward to their birthday and carefully prepare for it. With no less enthusiasm, they go on holidays to their friends and congratulate loved ones on their special day.

The birthday boy most of all likes to receive congratulations, and the child can do this with a postcard. Try to make it yourself. Such an activity for children is of particular importance: they put their skill and effort into crafts, learn patience and work with paper, cardboard, scissors, and glue. He develops not only fine motor skills, but also a sense of beauty.

Here are 10 postcard ideas that a child can make on their own or with a little help from an adult.

Postcard with buttons

Postcard with 3D application

Postcard with balloons

Volumetric flower for a postcard

Butterflies can be cut out of paper or use ready-made stickers

Envelope with confetti

Heart balloons

A teenager can make such a card, but kids can stick ready-made pompoms on paper

Bouquet of paper flowers

For this postcard, you first need to cut out flowers from colored paper, stick them on paper or cardboard and draw a stem.

It is not at all necessary to repeat ideas exactly to the details; in the process of work, the child may have his own vision. And this is the most important thing in creativity!

It has long been believed that one of the best gifts is a handmade gift. And it doesn't matter what time we live in, but it is such a gift that touches the hearts of millions of people. The most popular gift for any occasion is, of course, a postcard. And if it is also made by hand, then it generally has no price. We invite you to familiarize yourself with our section, where you will find master classes and photos of works performed by preschoolers.

DIY postcards

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Postcards created by children's hands bring great joy to their parents. And it's okay if the crafts do not differ in design from the rest of the work of the pupils of the kindergarten group, because the kids are trying very hard and the gifts are always received from the bottom of their hearts. In this section, we have collected unique recommendations for making such postcards, as well as a huge amount of advice for beginner cardmakers, because that is what they call those who make postcards with their own hands. You can make them with your kids with absolutely no effort.

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1. DESIGN OF POSTCARDS IN THE TECHNIQUE OF SCRAPBOOKING

Greeting Card Decorating Techniques improved from year to year. Talented needlewomen create real masterpieces with their own hands, using for decorating postcards a variety of elements - both professional and improvised and even junk materials.

One of the most popular trends in creating unique handmade postcards is the scrapbooking technique.

If we briefly describe this type of arts and crafts, then scrapbooking is a decorative design for postcards. , albums, photo frames using different materials and painting.

Each of us strives to give relatives and friends the brightest, unique and original postcard for the New Year, Christmas, Birthday , for Easter, by May 9 and February 23. Any girl will be delighted with a beautiful and unusual greeting card for March 8, for Valentine's Day February 14 . And if the wedding card is made with love and elegantly decorated, then the bride will gladly open it, pressing it to her chest wedding bouquet . And not a single most expensive gift can replace a hand-made product.

Any even the simplest postcard, designed in scrapbooking style with your own hands , will keep a piece of your soul.

Once novice craftswomen have long gained invaluable experience in making handmade postcards and found their own style in the design of their crafts. The works of many needlewomen have gained wide popularity and now scrapbooking brings them a good income.
Experienced craftswomen make to order festive, original cards for newborns, for teachers, for family holidays, wedding cards for brides, New Year cards.

In this article, we will introduce you to the basic rules and important principles for designing greeting cards using the scrapbooking technique. You will learn what materials and tools beginners will need to make and decorate their first scrapbook card in an original way. And step-by-step master classes with photo and video lessons will help you improve your skills and make wedding and New Year cards with your own hands , congratulatory - Since March 8, Happy newborn birthday, happy birthday newborn baby . (below is a photo of homemade scrapbooking cards)

6 important rules for beginner scrapbookers:

Rule of three semantic elements.

According to experienced craftsmen, a postcard will look harmonious and holistic if no more than three semantic elements are used in the design. For example, one symbolic element (letters, numbers) is a stylish header, the second is graphic (for example, a golden embossed frame) and the third is decorative ornaments made of fabric, plastic, corrugated paper, accessories or other materials;

The rule of conciseness in design.

It is important to observe consistency and moderation when choosing the details of the composition for postcard design. Excessive overload with decorative elements can spoil the appearance of the scrap object. Usually, novice scrapbookers make this mistake after about a month of classes, when a huge amount of different materials and accessories for scrap decor accumulate at hand. The created composition should look harmonious. Some professionals generally manage with only a few decorative elements for decoration, and each card nevertheless turns out to be unique and very original.

Rule of balance in composition.

With rare exceptions, try to place all decorative elements evenly. A postcard with strong "distortions" in the arrangement of details (for example, on the right is a small bow made of a thin ribbon to match the color of the base, and on the left is a lush bouquet of multi-colored kanzashi flowers, generously decorated with fittings) looks unstable and pretentious. Therefore, try to balance each element of the scrapbook composition;

Repetition rule.

If you use this rule in your creative work, then your handmade scrapbooking cards will always look perfect and stylish.

Coming up with a composition, try to select similar elements for decoration (by color, texture, pattern). Such materials, visually resonating with each other, will complement each other. For example, a repeating pattern on a fabric turns into the same pattern on a cardboard-based postcard. Or flowers made of felt, decorated with beads, will look interesting next to a large chiffon flower, decorated with the same beads in the same sequence;

The rule of the golden section.

This rule applies to almost any area of ​​creative activity.

With the golden ratio, the line is divided into two parts in such a way that the larger part is related to the smaller one in the same way as the whole line is related to the larger part. The numerical value of this ratio is approximately equal to 1:1.618.

That is, for a more harmonious combination of elements on a cardboard basis of a postcard, we divide the entire surface into sectors so that they relate to each other approximately in a ratio of 1: 2;

The rule of using straight lines.

This is especially true for beginner scrapbookers. Not everyone can "by eye" choose the most successful places on the surface of the postcard, on which different elements will be located harmoniously in relation to each other when forming the composition.

Straight lines drawn with a pencil on the base will help you. For example, a horizontal line will help to correctly divide the background surface, a vertical line will set the direction of lace or ribbons woven together, and a diagonal line will help to more accurately position repeating decor elements. Preferably before starting work on decorating postcards using the scrapbooking technique first make a schematic sketch - a simple sketch of the composition that you are going to create with your own hands.

What tools will you need to create a scrapbooking postcard with your own hands:

▫ self-healing mat for cutting parts and paper with a construction knife;

▫ stationery or construction knife with breaking pieces of the blade;

▫ sharp scissors with narrowed tips;

▫ a set of metal rulers of different lengths;

▫ a set of simple pencils, an eraser;

▫ background stamps and stamps with inscriptions, letters, numbers (you can purchase a set);

▫ double-sided tape or adhesive tape with separate adhesive dots. These options are much better suited for scrapbooking, as any glue will deform the paper or cardboard surface after gluing the decor elements to the base.

What materials will you need to make a scrapbooking postcard:

▪ Cardboard or not too thick base paper.

Usually they make postcards 13x18 cm or 15x15 cm. But you can choose any other format for your work.

For the base, do not take too thick paper, as an ugly hall may form at the bend.
It is best to purchase a special loose colored cardboard cardstock or pastel paper;

▪ decorative paper.

It is best to purchase special paper for scrapbooking. Choose different options for thickness, texture, one-sided and two-sided, covered with velvet and glitter;

▪ paper for inserts, on which you can print template pictures, beautiful stripes, where it is convenient to draw up a congratulatory text;

♦ DOWNLOAD TEMPLATES FOR DESIGNING INSERT IN HANDMADE POSTCARDS.

▪ decorative elements.

You can use many improvised materials, accessories, fabric scraps, buttons, stickers.

2. INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEGINNERS IN SCRAPBOOKING

Learning how to make a beautiful scrapbooking birthday card. Making a craft is easy enough and even a beginner scrapbooker can do this job quickly. For decoration we will use three main elements - paper, lace, graphic drawing.

3. SCRAPBOOKING POSTCARDS. MASTER CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS

Master class number 1:

HOW TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL CARD FOR YOUR FAVORITE GIRL WITH YOUR HANDS. FOR WORK, WE WILL USE CARD STOCK (BASE) AND DECORATIONS - FLOWERS FROM ORGANZA OR CHIFON.

Master class number 2:

BEAUTIFUL .

Master class number 3:

VERY SIMPLE POSTCARD. IT IS EASY AND QUICKLY MADE FROM COLORED PAPER AND DECORATED WITH A BOW FROM SATIN RIBBONS. PHOTO INSTRUCTION WITH DESCRIPTION.

Master class number 4:

TECHNIQUE SCRAPBOOKING FOR BEGINNERS. STEP-BY-STEP PHOTO MK WITH A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH STAGE OF WORK.

Master class number 5: