For many, postcards have long become a relic of the past. People began to use electronic greetings, forgetting how symbolic and significant original postcards can become for the recipient with their own hands.
Nevertheless, no matter how advanced the technologies are, beautiful postcards made with love and attention will always remain an original symbolic present for any person, because they, like old photos, are the custodians of memories and emotions, which is priceless.
Today, specially for you, the beautyprolux.com/en/ team has prepared a unique review of ideas on the topic "The most original postcards with your own hands."
It presents unusual and interesting postcards that even schoolchildren can make.
We also presented the idea of DIY postcards for you in more sophisticated techniques, namely scrapbooking, quilling, with which you realize extraordinary ideas for greeting and invitation cards for a birthday, new year, wedding, etc.
About ideas and beautiful examples, what kind of cards to do with your own hands, more ...
DIY cards from simple materials: ideas, techniques, methods of implementation
To create postcards with your own hands, especially if you are creating in a company with small peanuts, for which this activity is very important and responsible, stock up on pieces of ribbons, fabric, burlap, colored paper and cardboard, buttons, beads and pebbles, and many other materials that can be used to create postcards.
Glue in our homemade art kit, scotch tape, scissors and thread should also be present.
The easiest DIY greeting cards
Undoubtedly, we don’t try to do something unique right away, especially if kids create postcards with their own hands.
It is clear that kids, as a rule, make greeting cards with their own hands for mothers, grandmothers, teachers.
To create a postcard with your own hands, a good idea is very important, which will determine our future actions.
Taking multi-colored sheets of cardboard, you can cut a blank for postcards. Next, with the help of a stencil, we cut out cute and colorful flowers, butterflies, certain figures from colored paper, which will be located on our greeting card.
After cutting out the details, paste them on the surface of the cardboard, and the home-made masterpiece is ready. Be sure to leave a place for signature, or pre-print the congratulations on the printer.
Of course, we talked about this process quite simply. You can familiarize yourself with more interesting postcard ideas by looking at our selection of examples.
In it you will see what DIY cards in such a simple way can be made for a birthday, new year, March 8, the day of the defenders of the homeland, christening, etc.
Original do-it-yourself greeting cards using quilling technique
Quilling technology has long developed into an art that involves the creation of whole masterpieces from twisted pieces of colored paper.
Do-it-yourself postcards can also be made using the quilling technique. Using this original technique, you can make magnificent cards with your own hands in the form of flowers, curls, leaves, twigs, bouquets, which will be very appropriate to complement the sincere words of congratulation, written by hand or prepared in advance in print.
Do-it-yourself quilling postcards can be supplemented with rhinestones, beads, beads, fabric inserts, lace, or ribbons, which will look just great.
In addition to the usual components of a kit for working with paper products, to implement quilling of masterpieces, you will need a special awl, tweezers, pins, a paper knife, a comb to create unusual elements, and, of course, multi-colored paper with which quilling elements will be executed.
Further, it all depends on your imagination and desire. For examples of DIY cards in this technique, see the photo collection.
Unusual DIY postcards using scrapbooking technique
Another wonderful technique that deserves special attention is scrapbooking. Using this method, you can arrange not only cards, but also family albums, notebooks.
DIY scrapbooking cards can be created not only on paper, but also on cardboard and wood.
To implement this technique, you must prepare some materials in advance, namely cardboard, colored paper, glue, ribbons, lace and fabric pieces, dry leaves and decorative flowers, beads, etc.
As you can see, our list includes diverse elements that allow you to realize cards with your own hands according to your unique idea. The idea is very important not only for the process itself, but also for choosing the appropriate decor.
If the postcard is made on thick cardboard, even coffee grains and cereals can be used.
Creative - isn't it? We advise you to definitely try ... And our examples of postcards will undoubtedly help you with this.
DIY postcards: product style
It is very important to choose the best idea so that do-it-yourself cards are successful and exclusive. This is especially true for species such as wedding invitations.
Sometimes future spouses want everything to be perfect and unique at their wedding, that they are not too lazy to make invitation cards with their own hands for all guests.
Below, consider the ideas of such cards, having looked through which you will immediately understand how to make these wonderful invitation cards.
Undoubtedly, do-it-yourself greeting cards for Easter, which can be performed in a mini version in the form of an egg, can be considered very beautiful.
How about a postcard for dad in the form of a man whose suit is made of fabric, or a postcard with a fabric insert creating an imitation of a girl’s dress. Very creative!
In our review you will see the ideas of cards of different styles that will undoubtedly be appreciated by your near and dear ones.
DIY postcards: amazing variations of homemade postcards
