Handicraft, called the beautiful but complex word cardmaking, implies the manufacture of author's paper cards using various decorative elements and techniques. Cardmaking is the art of making postcards with your own hands. These handmade items will show the person to whom you are giving them how much you love and respect this person.
Cardmaking - history of origin
This art has long roots. It originated in ancient China. Then it was customary there to give each other small cards made by hand. They became the prototypes of modern cardmaking postcards.
At the beginning of the 15th century, this type of creativity conquered Europe, where it became very popular. But at the end of the 19th century, industrial production of postcards began. They were printed on special devices, and the manual method of production was practically forgotten.
But now handicrafts of these types are again becoming very popular, we suggest you create a unique gift with your own hands. Moreover, you can use the materials that every needlewoman has. To do this, you need this:
- paper;
- instruments;
- decor items.
It is also worth considering the following:
- As paper, you can use cardboard, colored paper, packaging. If you are into scrapbooking, then take a special paper designed for this art. But if you don't have one, you can age regular white sheets using known methods. They are dyed with tea, coffee, using paint.
- Of the tools and auxiliary items, one can single out: glue, scissors, double-sided tape.
- A variety of elements can be used as decor items: beads, beads, lace, braid, cereals, paper flowers, natural dried feathers, rags and much more.
Techniques used to make DIY postcards
Various surface decorating techniques can be used for cardmaking. It:
- embroidery;
- iris folding;
- pop up;
- scrapbooking;
- decoupage;
- quilling;
- ornaire;
- origami;
- parchment.
Take a look at each of them briefly. To make a postcard through embroidery, you first need to separate the fragment in this way, and then fix it on the postcard. You can embroider with what you are used to: beads; ribbons; threads.
If you want to make a postcard in the style of iris folding, then you will need to choose a suitable scheme, cut the picture along the contour and fill it with stripes.
For making pop-up postcards, you will also need diagrams. With the help of them you can make beautiful volumetric postcards.
Scrapbooking allows you to craft a card using a variety of materials. In the scrapbooking technique, they mainly design personal albums, paste photographs here. But on cards made in the style of cardmaking, photographs are not attached, but are usually replaced with thematic pictures.
Beautiful postcards are also created through decoupage. To do this, you need to glue a thin napkin or paper on them, then paint with varnish. Egg shells can also be used. It turns out to be an interesting mosaic.
Quilling will allow you to make flowers and decorative items from twisted paper strips.
Ornar is a very interesting technique. First, an ornament is drawn on the sheet, then a pattern is applied using this template with a needle.
Origami is familiar to many. By folding the paper, you can get various elements, which you can then stick to the postcard. You can make it, for example, in the shape of a shirt. The addressee will open this item and rejoice at such an original present.
To create parchment, you can make postcards on tracing paper, on paper, using perforation and embossing.
There is a special tracing paper for permagamano art. When you run a hard object over its surface, a light color will remain here, which will become a beautiful pattern.
Now that you already know so much about DIY postcards, we suggest using theory in practice.
We make cards in the style of cardmaking - master class
This can be presented at a wedding or presented for any other occasion. For work, take:
- a postcard depicting flowers;
- white acrylic paint;
- glossy;
- glue;
- Distress vintage photo;
- roses with a diameter of 3.5 cm;
- stationery knife.
Take a finished card that needs to be transformed so that it looks like you drew it yourself. Before that, use a glossy accent to highlight small details in the drawing, such as small flowers, buds and leaves. Let the glossy dry, then tint the surface using Distress vintage photo. Apply white acrylic paint to the corners of the card, rub it with your fingers.
If you want the postcard to have a touch of antiquity, then apply craquelure varnish to the corners. See how the finished product will look then with this background.
Now you need to count how many flowers are on your template card. There are 3 halves and one whole. Glue the paper flower in place of the one you painted, and cut the next whole in half and glue it also in its place.
Here's what happens.
You can use another, simpler option. Also take artificial roses, but you do not need to glue the whole one, disassemble each one into petals. Glue them on the prepared surface of the postcard.
Attach rhinestones or other shiny elements in the middle, finish decorating the card.
You can also use dried flowers to make cardmaking postcards. To do this, you need to attach them using a glue gun. But first, you need to age the paper or buy it ready for scrapbooking. Such a product looks like an antique.
Now you can use one of the above techniques to create an extraordinarily beautiful present. Make it after the craftswoman.
DIY patchwork postcard
The second name for this technique is parchment. Here's what you need to create a cardmaking postcard:
- colored paper;
- scheme;
- tracing paper, the density of which is 150 g / m2;
- scissors with thin ends;
- mousepad;
- end tools with balls;
- perforation mat;
- a punching tool with one and the other with two needles;
- ballpoint pen with non-writing refill;
- colour pencils;
- double-sided and masking tape;
- transparent glue.
You can download the card scheme from the Internet. Choose the one you like.
Stick the tracing paper on this diagram with double-sided tape. Place this blank on a soft and dense mouse pad and start tracing around all the curls with a non-writing ballpoint pen.
When pressed, a white trace will remain on the tracing paper. Just don't press too hard so that the paper doesn't break.
See what happens as a result of such manipulations from the front and from the seamy side.
Now you need to turn the drawing over so that the wrong side becomes the front. Sharpen the lines. To do this, first circle them using a tool with a 1 mm ball, and then with a 2 mm ball.
Start with one curl, gradually highlight it.
Now move on to the next piece of work. Decorate it the same way. First outline the contours with a smaller ball, then use a larger one. Here's what you should get.
After completing this stage of work, cardmaking continues with punching. Place a punching mat in front of you, as well as single- and double-needle tools.
Putting the workpiece on this rug, first pierce with a double needle. Then there will be the same distance between the holes, since you will first make two holes, then insert one needle into one of them and make another puncture next to it.
Now, with scissors with narrow ends, you need to cut out the inside of the formed triangle.
Having practiced on one, you can design other similar elements of the postcard in the same way.
Now unfold the work with the wrong side up and start coloring with colored pencils. When you turn the sheet right side up, you will have beautiful shades.
The first photo shows a view from the seamy side, the second from the front.
Continue punching your work to create a frame. Now attach a sheet of colored paper on the back side, see what shade you would like to see the card. In this case, lilac was perfect.
And now you need to cut out the base for the postcard and stick a decorative rectangle made of tracing paper on it. It is best to attach this element with double-sided tape. Glue is also used. The arrows show where to apply it.
When it dries, you can hand over such an author's postcard to please a loved one.
Postcards for the newborn
When a joyful event happens in the family, a baby appears, close people congratulate the young parents. Make a postcard that will become a memorable sign that has been kept for many years. For such a product, you can use leftover scrap paper. If you are into this craft, you will certainly have them.
Here's what you need:
- glue;
- scrap paper trimming;
- scissors;
- buttons;
- beer cardboard;
- hand-drawn image of a baby;
- the basis for the postcard;
- flowers;
- lace;
- felling.
Take a picture of a baby and stick it on a napkin. Attach beer cardboard to the back.
If your postcard will measure 15 by 10 cm, then now prepare a base for it, the size of which is 14.5 by 9.5 cm. Old the edges with scissors, bending the sides of the paper with them.
Here's how to do cardmaking a postcard next. It is necessary to collect all the parts, glue them to the substrates. Do not apply glue to the edges so that you can put lace under them.
Place the laces and notches in the form of flags.
Glue the baby's picture, decorate the card with leaves, flowers, buttons.
Glue to the base, after which you can give a cardmaking card made in shabby style to happy parents.
You can make another interesting gift with your own hands and give it for any occasion or just like that.
How to decorate a postcard and a fan of wishes - master class
For such work you will need:
- scrapbooking paper;
- gift envelope;
- 9 design paper cards;
- white watercolor paper;
- metal ruler;
- curly edge punch;
- double sided tape;
- hot gun;
- mat;
- breadboard knife;
- scissors;
- curly scissors;
- decor items: half beads; lace; tapes; decorative elements "flowers".
Take the envelope and cards. You can buy them or make them yourself.
Stencil each card and paint with gold acrylic paint.
Cut a 10 x 14 cm rectangle out of watercolor paper and wavy the edges with curly scissors. Then paint these sidewalls with gold paint.
Glue this rectangle inside the envelope using Moment Crystal glue and double-sided tape. Stick the card without a pattern on top. Then you write the words "We wish you" here. The card pocket will be located at the bottom. You write your wishes on them.
Glue pieces of double-sided tape to each card. Then they will fold well into your pocket.
You need to decorate the corners with watercolor paper and half beads, and cards with a ribbon and half beads. On the card on which the inscription will be, apply a monogram using a stencil and gold paint. Glue the chipboard monogram on the back of the envelope. Decorate the envelope with flowers.
Now print the strips below with wishes on the printer.
They need to be glued to the cards, after cutting off the edges with wavy scissors.
To decorate the cards themselves, you need to glue ribbons and lace. Also glue the leftover scrap paper here.
Here's how to do this cardmaking further. Glue wishes on the made cards and put them in an envelope.
Now you can give a charming creation, it will certainly cheer up the owner of such a present.
You can create these postcards and other cardmaking-style paper products with your own hands. If something remains unclear, you can find answers to your questions in the following master classes.
From the first one you will learn how cardmaking cards are made:
