How to Make Handmade Greeting Cards

Last month I had so much fun creating Valentine’s Day cards so I decided to make general-use handmade greeting cards. This is such an easy and economical project. You can make a bunch at once and then keep them stored in a drawer until you need to send a card. It sure beats paying $4 for a card at the grocery store!

You could also keep the cards out on display to decorate your home.

Here’s how to make them …

 

1. Gather Materials

I suppose this first step is a little obvious, but first you need to round up some supplies.  You can find plain cards and envelopes at most crafting stores for just a few dollars.

I used a variety of stamps, ribbons, buttons, and decorative decals for my handmade greeting cards.

 

Plain stock cards and envelopes come in a variety of colors.

I used white cards and added color by applying a variety of ink colors with a large script stamp.

 

2. Decorate Your Greeting Cards

This is the fun part where you get to be creative making your handmade greeting cards. You can look online for design inspiration or simply concoct something new and creative all on your own.

After stamping the cards with blue, green, and pink inks, I added embellishments.

For this card, I cut a length of blue grosgrain ribbon and hot glued it onto my card.

 

Next I hot glued various sized and colored buttons atop the ribbon.

The hot glue gun allows you to work quickly, which I love.

 

To add a little more depth and interest, I added another layer of buttons.

 

The insides of the handmade greeting cards are left blank so they can be personalized.

 

3. Add Text to Front of Cards

You can add text to the front of the cards to make them more specific if you’d like. Calligraphy would be pretty, or you can use stamps to write your greetings.

First I added a blank, decorative label to the card using hot glue.

Then I used miniature letter stamps to add “With Love” and placed a button for interest.

 

A pretty 3-D paper butterfly completes the look. I think this one is my favorite!

 

“Thank You” printed a little haphazardly embellishes this pink script greeting card.

 

Of course, you don’t have to add text to the card if you don’t want to.

 

4. Store or Display Your Handmade Greeting Cards

It’s best to make several greeting cards at once so you don’t have to keep hauling out your crafting supplies. Simply tuck them in a drawer and use as needed. Or use them to make cute displays around the house.

Create a cute banner by clipping your homemade cards to baker’s twine using wooden clothespins.

 

Such an easy spring time bunting to make!

When you take down the bunting, the cards can still be used.

 

The cards also look pretty propped up in a vignette.

Next on my greeting card to-do list is a very special Mother’s Day card!

 

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