
Instructions on how to create original cards with your own hands, using improvised materials.
Sometimes you want to please your dear and close peoplean original surprise. A handmade card will be a great solution. An original voluminous card To make it, you need Whatman paper or not very thick cardboard. You will also need old cards or pictures with flowers, bows, ribbons, confetti and other decorative elements.A piece of cardboard or Whatman paper is foldedaccordion. This is the basis of the future postcard. On a separate sheet of colored paper, draw hearts of different sizes, which then need to be cut out. Now you need to glue a heart to each bend of the base. You can try different variations, experiment with colors and the number of cut out elements. The size of the postcard can also be any. Undoubtedly, such an original gift will please your family and friends. Postcard with knitted elements If you do not have the opportunity to buy souvenirs and gifts for all your friends, the situation can be corrected. A handmade postcard will be an excellent surprise. If you know how to knit at least a little, then you will definitely like the idea of such a postcard. To implement the idea, you need: knitting threads, scissors, knitting needles, cardboard, beads, rhinestones, glue, red fabric, marker. The base for the postcard must be prepared in advance, place a piece of red fabric in the center, decorate with glitter and write a wish. Now it's the turn of the main element: you need to knit mittens. They can be of any color, very small. To create them, cast on 12 loops. The first 6 rows should be knitted with a "rib". Then 15 rows with garter stitch. The next row begins with knitting 2 loops together. We return back in the same way. Row 17 is knitted as usual, only the last 2 loops of this row are knitted together. Now there are 9 loops left. In the next row, the last 3 loops are knitted together. We go back using the same technology. There are 5 loops left, which are knitted in the usual way. In order to knit a finger, cast on 6 loops, knit 5 rows with even knitting, the following rows are reduced by 1 loop so that there are 4 left, which are knitted with an even row.
Thus, small neat ones were obtaineddecorative mittens, attach them to the base of the card, and you can give such beauty to your friends. An original card made of beads For the upcoming New Year holidays, friends and family will be pleased to receive a delicate, beautiful, elegant card with a Christmas tree made of beads. It will not take much time to make, and the result will be amazing. To create a New Year's card, you will need: a thick sheet of cardboard, beads of one color and 3 different diameters, you can choose any color of beads - which you like, glue, satin ribbon, scissors. 1) A square-shaped base is made of thick cardboard. Brightly colored paper with a slightly smaller diameter is glued to it. Various figures are cut out of colored paper and glued to the base in the form of an abstract pattern. 2) Using a pencil, we outline the contours of the future Christmas tree with a thin line and, starting from the bottom, we begin to glue the beads. The larger ones are placed at the bottom, the smallest - on top. 3) When the beaded Christmas tree is finished, add the final touches. Make a cute bow from a satin ribbon and attach it to the bottom of the card. You can use the same technology to make cards with images of Christmas tree decorations, flowers, and hearts.
This gift will be to the taste of both friends andrelatives, creating a festive, cheerful mood. After all, a handmade card is undoubtedly the best and most beautiful, because it is made with soul!