To please your loved ones with congratulations, you don’t have to spend money on a postcard with a template picture and text. Beautiful product you can do it from scrap materials using the tips and tricks listed in this article.

Postcard is nice little thing with bright pictures and warm words, which we often receive during the holidays. Modern postcards sold in stores are often made, as they say, “without a soul”: they have template pictures of flowers, ribbons and smiling puppies.

Nevertheless, I want to please my loved ones and try to surprise them, make them happy and give them pleasant emotions.

In such cases Only handicrafts can come to the rescue. In craft stores, every buyer can now find a huge number of suitable products for homemade postcard decor:

scrapbooking, scrap paper, kraft paper and kraft cardboard, colored paper and cardboard, foil and corrugated paper, lace, braid, linen and canvas fabric, brushwood, wicker, sparkles, rhinestones, beads and seed beads, artificial flowers, foamiran, felt, felt, satin ribbons, lurex, gold and silver sand, sequins, decorative figures, acrylic paints and much more.

DIY postcards: ideas for creativity

It's safe to say that You can express all your creativity in a homemade card and make any fantasy come true.

Before starting work, it is important to make full preparation for work:

• Purchase all decorative elements in the required quantities (to create a postcard).
• Have scissors, a ruler, and be sure to have rubber glue to attach each decorative element (you can also use a hot gun and instant-drying glue).
• Imagine in advance what your card should look like: draw a sketch of it on a draft or make a template by laying one material on top of another.

IMPORTANT: You should work very carefully, because if you leave a daub of glue, it will dry out and ruin appearance your product.

The simplest ideas for creating cards with your own hands:

You can make a spectacular card for any holiday from craft cardboard, colored paper and woolen threads. First you need to decide for yourself exactly what your postcard will look like. There are several options:

• Postcard book
• Postcard-leaflet
• Postcard in an envelope
• Square postcard
• Rectangular postcard
• Figured postcard
• Miniature postcard
• Card with ties
• Money card
• Large postcard (A4 format)

IMPORTANT: A simple postcard-leaflet in an envelope looks impressive. The envelope will help it preserve for a long time and will not damage the decor.

Per sheet white thick cardboard(base) you should glue a background made of craft paper (the size of the piece should be half a centimeter smaller than the base of the card). The best way to glue paper is dry glue(glue stick) so as not to leave wet marks and prevent the paper from taking an irregular shape.

Once the background is ready, stick it on it several wool threads- these are “balloon strings”. After this, cut out from colored paper several hearts. Hearts can be bent in half. After that coat only the fold and glue it to the upper end of the woolen thread. Use a red piece of construction paper to make an envelope to hold the card. The product is ready, all that remains is to sign.

A simple and very beautiful postcard made of cardboard and colored paper

You can cut out hearts, as well as any other shapes, not only from colored paper, but also from kraft paper. It has a pattern, design, or simply an unusual color and texture that will add charm to your card. Choose a postcard for the base cardboard white, milky or beige colour (light brown). These colors are the most pleasant to perceive and are considered classic.

Another interesting and budget-friendly way to decorate a postcard is glue buttons on it. To do this, you just need to have cardboard for the base and a handful of buttons of different diameters. Using a simple pencil, draw a shape or design on the cardboard: a heart, a ball, a Christmas tree (whatever).

If necessary, a ready-made sketch point with a liner(thin felt-tip pen) and only then carefully glue the buttons onto the card. Wait for the glue to dry completely and continue designing: write wishes, attach another pattern or draw.

Ideas for decorating cards with buttons and voluminous hearts

Wool thread- simple and interesting decor for a postcard. But, it must be used correctly: select by color, check its ability to “color” the glue (this feature can leave unsightly stains), and generally come up with why do you need it V handmade crafts. The most common thread used is as part of a drawing(strings, arms, legs, hair, ropes, bridges, etc.), or by it lay out an important word.

The word “love” written with thread on a card: decor ideas

Happy Birthday cards with congratulations text

The purpose of the birthday card is: please the birthday boy. This is why it should be done bright, cheerful, colorful, fill with generous wishes, decorate with sparkles. Just by its appearance, the card should “speak” that the person who received it means a lot to you.

The most simple idea — make a spectacular three-dimensional card. For this you will need a base (white, gray or colored cardboard), threads and colored paper. The secret of the postcard is that when closed it looks quite simple. But when the birthday boy opens it, he sees a huge number of colored balloons and flags characteristic of the holiday with the inscription “Happy Birthday!”

IMPORTANT: The advantage of this card is that the material for its execution is simple and accessible. In addition, every time a person opens it, he will mentally move to this day and his holiday.

Beautiful and impressive DIY birthday card

Another interesting technique that can be useful in creating a card is quilling. Quilling- this is the twisting of thin strips of paper to obtain a figure or serpentine. Quilling kits can be purchased at craft and office supply stores.

IMPORTANT: Think in advance about the pattern, drawing and figures that will decorate your postcard. They should be attached to a cardboard base using hot or rubber glue. After this, the postcard can be further decorated and signed.

Beautiful card for a birthday using quilling technique

A classic way to decorate a card from the inside rather than the outside is make voluminous decor inside. It's not difficult to create one. To do this, you first need to have two sheets of thick cardboard different colors(preferably).

A sheet of cardboard that will be inner, fold in half and make 6 even cuts on the fold (for three convex gifts inside):

• Two 2 cm each (small gift, the distance between the cuts is also 2 cm).
• Back off 5 mm and make two cuts of 4 cm (medium size gift) with a distance of 4 cm.
• Back off 5 mm again and make two cuts of 6 cm each (gift big size) with a distance of 6 cm.

IMPORTANT: Measure your card in advance and draw cut lines to ensure you have enough space.

After this, open the sheet of cardboard, turn the folds right side out and glue two sheets of base together. All that remains is to decorate and sign the card. Inside you will receive three convex cubes are the basis of gifts, they should be covered with colored or craft paper, and also decorated with ribbons. The product is ready!

Original postcard with three voluminous birthday gifts

DIY Happy New Year cards: design ideas, templates

New Year is a magical time and therefore every little thing that surrounds a person during the holiday season should exude pleasant emotions. For making New Year's cards with your own hands, the best technique is.

IMPORTANT: Scrapbooking is a craft that actively uses scrappaper (thin paper with designs, patterns and prints).

The technique also involves the use of a variety of decorative elements: beads, ribbons, rhinestones, lace, sparkles, dry twigs, acorns, candied fruits, pine cones and much more. All decorations and pictures are required glued to a beautiful background. Congratulations, words and signatures can be written by hand, or printed, cut and pasted.

IMPORTANT: It is best to glue decorations to a card using hot glue - it dries fairly quickly and has good adhesion.

New Year cards using scrapbooking technique:

New Year card with buttons using scrapbooking technique

Postcard with a Christmas wreath using scrapbooking technique

Unusual postcard using scrapbooking technique Handmade: postcard for the New Year using scrapbooking technique

If you are not strong in creativity and scrapbooking is a very complicated “science” for you, you can make a beautiful card using a simple applique. For this you will need thick coffee-colored cardboard and craft paper. Carving simple geometric figures, attach them to the base with dry glue to form a thematic design: Christmas tree, Santa Claus, snowman, Christmas ball or a gift.

INTERESTING: Instead of craft paper, you can also use ribbons, sequin beads, clippings from magazines and old postcards.

Simple and effective New Year cards: applique

Happy New Year cards: texts of congratulations

Complement the design of any postcard made with my own hands, will help printed on paper and cut out text. These cutouts look impressive on a base of beige and coffee colors, the text is written in beautiful calligraphic handwriting or book font.

Ideas for creativity, texts for a New Year's card:

DIY greeting cards

Congratulatory text in a postcard with your own hands

Text for New Year's card

Inscriptions for scrapbooking in New Year cards

Beautiful inscriptions for scrapbooking in creating New Year cards

DIY postcards from February 14 - Valentine's Day: design ideas, templates

Valentine's Day - a holiday imbued with special energy. Every lover on this day tries surprise your soulmate: give flowers, gifts, sweets and of course Valentine's card

Valentine card is a beautiful card with which a person declares his love. It must be red, have a lot of hearts, flowers, cupids and beautiful words.

A simple and effective DIY Valentine's Day card

Thread - decorative element, which can easily be used in love-themed cards.

Beautiful DIY card for Valentine's Day Interesting way Valentine's decor: a large number of hearts from different materials

Valentine's card in an envelope with decorative decorations: ideas for creativity

Valentine's decor with buttons How to make a simple valentine card with your own hands?

Interesting idea: you can do it on the front page of your card several envelopes made of different colored paper. In each envelope you can include a compliment or note for your soulmate.

Idea for creativity: original decor postcards in small envelopes

Volumetric postcard for Valentine's Day: the word "love" Beautiful card for your loved one

Heart shaped card with decorative decorations

Postcards from February 14: texts of congratulations

Just like New Year's cards, Valentine cards can be decorated with specially printed texts and inscriptions. It can be simple words“I love you,” or maybe poems and declarations of romantic feelings.

Ideas for creativity, texts with congratulations:

Original text for Valentine's decoration

Ideas for creativity: text for Valentine's card

Text for decorative postcards on Valentine's Day

Poems for greeting cards for Valentine's Day

Beautiful inscriptions and texts for decorating Valentine's cards

DIY March 8 postcards: design ideas, templates

Congratulate your beloved women Happy March 8th you can also use homemade postcard. Moreover, such a postcard will express your feelings much brighter and more emotionally than the one bought in a store.

Decorate a postcard, dedicated to the holiday March 8th is possible various decorative elements:

• Bows
• Beads
• Lace
• Artificial flowers and berries
• Number "8"
• Braid
• Kraft paper
• Embroidery

IMPORTANT: Embroidery on paper is another original way decorate the card. This is not difficult to do: you need to draw a pattern with a simple pencil, pierce holes with a needle throughout the entire pattern and only then thread a thread into each hole. Looks good on spring cards. Quilling allows you to do voluminous floral decor on the title page of the card. Quilling can be combined very successfully with printed texts, congratulations and signatures.

Floral decor using quilling technique on a postcard on March 8th

Simple decor using quilling technique for spring cards Beautiful pattern using quilling technique for a spring card

Because March 8 is a women's holiday, it’s very gentle and organic You can decorate a card with lace. You can buy it at a craft store lace braid any size and color. It is attached to the base using hot or rubber glue.

Card with lace: decor ideas

Satin ribbon — best decoration for a postcard in honor of March 8th. It can be attached in any way, but the best way is make a bow. Other options for attaching ribbon are ties that hold two sheets of card together and a gift card with ribbon.

Satin ribbon on a postcard: ideas for creativity

Text in a postcard for March 8th

Poems for postcards for March 8th

Beautiful decoration of a postcard for March 8 with verses

Video: “5 postcards in 5 minutes”

An ordinary postcard will not surprise anyone. That's why I had the idea to make a 3D card with flowers. It’s not difficult to make, but it looks unusual and interesting. This card will be remembered for a long time.

To make a postcard we will need:
- a sheet of double-sided colored cardboard (card base) of any color;
- double-sided colored paper (for flowers) of any color;
- pencil glue;
- scissors;
- pencil;
- felt-tip pens.
Step 1. Cut out 7 10x10 cm squares from double-sided colored paper.

Step 2. Fold the square 3 times to form a triangle.

Step 3. Draw a petal.

Step 4. Cut and open.

Step 5. In this way we make all 7 flowers.

Step 7. Using a blue and blue felt-tip pen, draw small strokes from the middle, also along the edges of the flower. We leave two petals uncolored!

Step 8. Also color the remaining 7 flowers.

Step 9. Cut out one of the unpainted petals. We do the same with the rest of the flowers.

Step 10. Coat the remaining unpainted petal with glue and connect it to the adjacent petal. It should be voluminous. We do all the other flowers the same way.

Step 11. Take 3 flowers. We bend each flower in half. We mark crosses on one of the flowers. We coat the places marked with a cross with glue and glue the other 2 flowers bent in half there.

Step 12. Coat the places marked with a cross with glue and glue another flower bent in half.

Step 13. Place the crosses again, coat these places with glue and glue 2 more flowers, bent in half.

Step 14. Place the crosses again, coat with glue and glue one flower bent in half.

This type of needlework is not yet as famous as Japanese origami (although it is a variety of it), but it has more and more fans. It's called Pop-Up, or kirigami, and in Russian it's simply voluminous postcards. Unlike origami, not only paper folding is allowed here, but also the use of a knife to cut parts. This is a wonderful gift for family and friends for any occasion, especially if you make a voluminous card with your own hands.

Master class on making a three-dimensional postcard “Heart”

Tools and materials:

• double-sided colored cardboard of any color (format A 4);
• a sheet of paper of a contrasting color of approximately the same size;
• stationery (or wallpaper) knife;
• ruler;
• pencil;
• eraser;
• pen with empty refill.

Step-by-step instruction

Unfortunately, today postcards have lost their significance: postal envelopes have replaced social media. And yet, receiving one real, exclusive three-dimensional postcard with your own hands for the New Year is much nicer than a bunch of virtual messages on the wall. Here is an option for a simple and cute postcard that can be made in 20 minutes.

New Year's surprise in a postcard

Tools and materials:

• beautiful paper for the Christmas tree (any color and texture);
• a sheet of colored double-sided cardboard;
• transparent glue;
• scissors;
• material for decoration (ribbon, beads).

Step-by-step instruction

Cut out 4 squares different sizes, increasing the side by 1 cm each time. These are blanks for a Christmas tree. We fold the largest square diagonally.

Fold the resulting triangle in half again. Unfold the workpiece and fold the square in half, but now in the form of a rectangle.

We put the short sides of the rectangle inside along the already marked fold lines.

We fold the edges of the upper plane of the resulting triangle towards the center and down, as in the photo.

We perform the same operation with the remaining squares. We insert one triangle into the other in the form of a pyramid, fastening them at the top with glue.

Fold the base of the postcard in half using the method described in the first option. Glue the postcard in the center. You can use an extra sheet of paper if the cardboard is not decorative enough.

We decorate the Christmas tree with a bow. Glue a bead onto the knot. Don’t overdo it with decorations! All that remains is to sign it beautifully and send it to the recipient.

Another no less favorite holiday is birthday. Postcard options - for friends and for mothers or grandmothers. You can make a voluminous postcard with your own hands for a birthday or Easter in the shape of a cute chicken.

Card “Chicken” - for birthdays and Easter

Tools and materials:

• colored paper;
• wrapping paper;
• thick paper or cardboard;
• stationery knife;
• pencil;
• ruler;
• glue stick;
• scissors.

Step-by-step instruction

For the base, cut out two rectangles. The cover is 15 cm by 15 cm and the inside is 12 cm by 15 cm. The cover can be decorated with wrapping paper.

Bend a strip 3 cm wide from the bottom edge of the smaller rectangle. Pull back 3 cm from both edges and draw stripes - rectangles - 3 cm x 1 cm. Cut the lines with a utility knife.

Repeat the operation two more times - for three parts. Bend the strips forward to form a stand.

We cut out ovals from thick colored paper and decorate the eggs with stickers, sequins, and applique. We fix the eggs on the stand with glue.

I bring to your attention one type of work with paper - creating pop up cards. What it is? After all, the term may seem unfamiliar. But this only seems - after all, in your childhood there were probably folding books that surprised you with three-dimensional images... In our family, for example, there was such a book about the three little pigs... And in classes in children's art studios, you could also be introduced to this method of turning a flat a sheet of paper - in three-dimensional, three-dimensional form. It seems like magic, but it's actually not complicated.

Having mastered this template, you can not only use ready-made templates, but also come up with your own, which is much more interesting :)

Start simple - cut a sheet of paper in half. One half will be the working half, and the second will serve as the background for the finished postcard. It can be temporarily postponed.

Fold the resulting sheet in half and cut parallel lines (4 pairs).

IMPORTANT! The cut lines should not exceed half the sheet, otherwise they will protrude beyond the edges of the card when folded.

Fold the card, bending the resulting rectangles as in the photo.

Now cut out some pieces to glue to the card. In this example, images from balloons and good luck. Glue them to the card.

Now you can glue the resulting card to the previously set aside base.

Now you can add any other small elements to the card - grass, balls - whatever you want...

In the same way, you can write “happy birthday”, make a meadow of flowers or a forest. Although this is not the only way. For lettering, I usually use another option for creating volume, which I'll show you soon.

Recently, it has become very popular to give along with a gift a postcard suitable for the occasion, and not just a postcard, but a voluminous postcard made with your own hands.

The principle of creating such postcards is as follows: you need a three-dimensional image to be cut out of paper according to the desired pattern.

But you don’t have to make complex, voluminous cards! We have prepared for you simple master classes voluminous handmade cards that even small children can make!

And what could be nicer than a three-dimensional postcard made by a child’s hands?

Volumetric postcard for the New Year

With such a postcard you won’t even be ashamed to go to name days and birthdays. New Year, because the birthday boy will definitely like it, as it is made with all the love, care and tenderness for the recipient!

Materials, tools

To do this, select two sheets of half-cardboard in your favorite color and fold them in half. Next, take one sheet, and put the second one aside for last. On the first one, we make 8 segments in the middle of the fold. Next, cut them with scissors and bend them in the opposite direction. Your base is ready! As you can see, there is nothing difficult about making a voluminous postcard with your own hands.

Now let's move on to gifts.

Let's take three different sheets colored paper and a decorative sheet. We cut out squares of various sizes, the most substantial one is from decorative paper. Next, we decorate them vertically with ribbons. Now we make small gift bows. After this, glue these blanks with double-sided tape to the base of the card. Attach the finished bows.

Now, using curly scissors, make beautiful edges on the printed congratulatory inscription, although this is not at all necessary. Attach the finished inscription to the largest “gift”.

So, the postcard is almost ready. All that remains is to glue the second sheet of your half-cardboard to the base.

Congratulations! Your card is ready for the ceremonial presentation!

Based on this simple postcard, you can make other voluminous postcards with your own hands, which will differ in “filling!” And the width of the cut strips.

DIY voluminous Christmas card

The master class given now will help you understand how to make three-dimensional cards decorated with your own hands.

Materials, tools

• A sheet of snow-white cardboard;
• A couple of sheets of multi-colored cardboard;
• A sheet of shiny cardboard;
• Stationery knife;
• Glue, scissors.

Manufacturing:

Volumetric postcards made by children's hands

Tell me, what could be nicer and cuter than cute children's cards made by children's hands?

And besides all this, you can teach your child something with your own hands.

When guys want to please their adoring mothers and grandmothers, they are very diligent.

Postcards are something that children can give to their parents without spending any money.

Making a three-dimensional card is quite simple; it is suitable for every holiday.

Materials, tools

Manufacturing:

Such a simple craft as a voluminous postcard with your own hands is ready, for which I congratulate you!