Amy Booth's Assignment 4 for CS403_03

A Guide to Homemade Greeting Cards

Here is a card I made recently, in the spirit of the coming holiday. Cute Ghost Halloween Card The paper cutouts of the ghost and candy are simple enough to make and add texture to the card, making it seem less two dimensional. Then I added the drawing of the spider and web just for fun.

For this card I used miniature stamps of animals along the outer edge of the card and letters for the message on the inner part. I also used different colored inks for some contrast and the red button embellishments at the bottom.

Flowery Mothers Day Card Birdie Mothers Day card The card on the left is a Mother's Day card I made using a flowery theme. Here I used both stamps and paper like flower cutouts (pre-made). The cutouts are great because you can just buy them at a crafting store and they can be added in quick and easy. For the bird themed Mother's Day card, on the right, I hand drew an eclectic birdie and cut and pasted it on the card, along with some hand cut flowers. Stamps can be used in place of the cutouts but I like the dimension they give to the cards.

Valentine Hearts Card This is a Valentine's Day card I made a few years ago. The bottom of the card is just some scrap paper that I cut to size and pasted to the card stock. The hearts are also cut from scrap paper and put on the card using thick foam sticky squares to make them stand out more. I chose to usually write out my messages on cards but stamps are always a great alternative as well.

Card making supplies This picture contains most of the supplies you will need to make a basic greeting card. Good cardstock is essential, also scissors, inkpads, stamps, scrap paper and water color blender pens (for use with water color pencils- this inst necessary but they're one of my staples). All these are available at most craft stores and can be relatively cheap depending on how much you need and the quality of the products. It doesn't take a lot of effort to make your own greeting cards, but it lets the people who receive them know that you care enough to put the effort in.