Making Cards With Odds And Ends!...
Don't we just love it when we receive cards, no matter what the occasion might be! There are so many different reasons for using cards. With this in mind, I decided to go ahead and write this article about making cards, often using items we already have.
Like what? You may well say! Here are a few to be going on with. Fabric scraps, little stones, feathers, ribbon, braid, sequins, jewels, gift wrap. See what I mean!
As a change, I am about to explain how to do a menu card. This could be a very useful addition for a special bash like a wedding, dinner party, golden wedding anniversary or for any big party. You will require some thin card, about 24 x 21cm. Choose one that has a nice texture. Then you need to fold this in half.
Before you actually fold it, make a line with a craft knife. I would choose to opt for making a line both near the top and the bottom of the card. For this you could use a coloured paper, but a ribbon or braid would probably be more effective. Strips would need to be 12 x 2cm.
These strips can be the same shade, toning or very different colours, depending on the occasion. At this stage you could add a narrow strip of gold paint just above the edge of your strips.
If you were doing this for a golden wedding, you could put the items signifying each ten years of marriage, below the bottom line, whilst for the centre, you could stick a small photograph of the couple with a gold border around it.
This would then leave you with some room available at the top of your card for any wording. However, say this was a young couples wedding, this need not be all that different. You could still use a picture of the two of them, cut to a heart shape. This could go in the centre, with a red border round in paint, ribbon, glitter or whatever you like. Then you could stick some confetti here and there, around it. Tiny plastic hearts could be dotted along the bottom of the card.
You will need your menu now on a thin piece of paper. This can be hand written with a gel pen or printed, you have the choice. This needs attaching to the card, or, you could just write on the inside of the card.
Cards always seem expensive, so how about making place cards. Very similar to do. You need 8cm of card, score it with the craft knife and fold it down the middle.
Use ribbon to go across your card, about 1 cm from the top. A narrow ribbon will do, but let this go well over the sides. Once it has been glued, simply cut the exta ribbon off.
You will need some heads of little flower buds to stick in the centre of your ribbon. Cut off any stems, or you could make your own from tissue paper and add a small bead to the centre. To finish it, write the name on with a gel pen.
The author of this guide, artist Anna Meenaghan, creates all kinds of canvas art [http://annameenaghanart.com/index.php?p=1_16_canvas_art], with abstract paintings [http://annameenaghanart.com/index.php?p=1_21_abstract_paintings] being, by far, her most favourite type of art. For more articles about art you are invited to visit her online art community where artists and art enthusiasts now have a popular and interactive meeting place.
Like what? You may well say! Here are a few to be going on with. Fabric scraps, little stones, feathers, ribbon, braid, sequins, jewels, gift wrap. See what I mean!
As a change, I am about to explain how to do a menu card. This could be a very useful addition for a special bash like a wedding, dinner party, golden wedding anniversary or for any big party. You will require some thin card, about 24 x 21cm. Choose one that has a nice texture. Then you need to fold this in half.
Before you actually fold it, make a line with a craft knife. I would choose to opt for making a line both near the top and the bottom of the card. For this you could use a coloured paper, but a ribbon or braid would probably be more effective. Strips would need to be 12 x 2cm.
These strips can be the same shade, toning or very different colours, depending on the occasion. At this stage you could add a narrow strip of gold paint just above the edge of your strips.
If you were doing this for a golden wedding, you could put the items signifying each ten years of marriage, below the bottom line, whilst for the centre, you could stick a small photograph of the couple with a gold border around it.
This would then leave you with some room available at the top of your card for any wording. However, say this was a young couples wedding, this need not be all that different. You could still use a picture of the two of them, cut to a heart shape. This could go in the centre, with a red border round in paint, ribbon, glitter or whatever you like. Then you could stick some confetti here and there, around it. Tiny plastic hearts could be dotted along the bottom of the card.
You will need your menu now on a thin piece of paper. This can be hand written with a gel pen or printed, you have the choice. This needs attaching to the card, or, you could just write on the inside of the card.
Cards always seem expensive, so how about making place cards. Very similar to do. You need 8cm of card, score it with the craft knife and fold it down the middle.
Use ribbon to go across your card, about 1 cm from the top. A narrow ribbon will do, but let this go well over the sides. Once it has been glued, simply cut the exta ribbon off.
You will need some heads of little flower buds to stick in the centre of your ribbon. Cut off any stems, or you could make your own from tissue paper and add a small bead to the centre. To finish it, write the name on with a gel pen.
The author of this guide, artist Anna Meenaghan, creates all kinds of canvas art [http://annameenaghanart.com/index.php?p=1_16_canvas_art], with abstract paintings [http://annameenaghanart.com/index.php?p=1_21_abstract_paintings] being, by far, her most favourite type of art. For more articles about art you are invited to visit her online art community where artists and art enthusiasts now have a popular and interactive meeting place.
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