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Designing and making paper greeting cards
By Nikki Cutro of 13 Black Cats Designs
Lets face it, if you add up all of the cards you give in a year greeting cards are expensive There is a simple way to cut down on this and if you have children it is a great way to bond and teach them. Most kids love arts and crafts and love spending time with you so it is a win - win 1. Use what you have on hand Bits of string, crepe paper party streamers, beads, tissue paper, old magazines and wrapping paper make great cards. Old cards that were somehow shoved in a box for no good reason are a great source too. If you have young children try using macaroni, small seashells and pressed flowers. Add a little glitter for a sparkly card. The possibilities are endless! 2. If you are artistically inclined Many people are not but there are a few that are, don't dismiss something just because you didn't think it was good enough (we are our worst enemies) Take whatever you designed scan it into your computer and print it out. You don't have to use a special program if you don't want to. Cut and paste collages are great ideas for greeting cards. Mod Podge is an excellent glue for this (use an archival glue if this is intended as a keepsake) Have a child draw a picture and add that to the front too. 3. Use photographs Same applies for photographs. Sure you may not want to cut up great grandma's baby photo for a card but try scanning it into your computer and using that OR take it to a copy place and they will do it for you just make sure you have the copyright for that photo. If it is a black and white card try adding some color with paints or markers and pencils, if you are skilled and have the right program on your computer use that too. 4 Add from the heart All good cards have a well thought out saying or poem, Nothing has to rhyme and it doesn't have to be a Pulitzer prize winning novel just write from the heart. It could be as simple as "I love you" to a wordy paragraph of why you love that person. 5 and THE MOST IMPORTANT Have fun and if you choose to involve other people in your card making projects have fun with them. Don't be too critical of yourself, after all the will mean a lot more to the person that you give it to than anything you buy in the store An Extra Note: Think you are really good at making cards? There are plenty on online stores (most of which are free) that you can sell from. Greeting Card Universe is a great one for JUST CARDS. Zazzle is another and if you want to invest CafePress is another. Research them out and give one a try
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Contributor's Note
Nikki is a freelance artist and greeting card designer. She started 13 Black Cats Designs in 2008.
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Great ideas. I could only find 2 black cats on your website. What happened to the other 11?
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