Hand Made Greeting Cards

Times have changed over the years and there seems to be a real need by people to go back to basics. Trying to recreate a simpler time in our lives can give a great feeling of relief from constantly being on the go. If you have a busy life, full of activities and functions you may not have found time to do something simple and relaxing. Not only can a return to basics give you a feeling of satisfaction but you can exercise your creativity as well. Christmas is a perfect opportunity to return to the basics that this event is all about. One of the things that I like to make are hand made Greeting cards and scrapbooks. This gives me an opportunity to show my creative side and give someone something that I have made myself.

Although the cost of making these things can become expensive it doesn't need to be. If you look around the house or some discount craft shops you will get all the materials that you need to make some uniquely yours hand made Greeting cards. You can also compile a scrapbook and give that as a gift with your hand made Greeting cards.

There are lots of things around the house that I use to individualise my gifts like buttons, photos - which make a lovely photo christmas card, scraps of material (this can even include memories of a school uniform), twisted string and ribbon.

When there is a sale on I usually buy my card stock and I have even picked this up on ebay and at garage sales. Sometimes people decide to get into card making, and the phase passes, and their supplies are sold off cheap at garage sales. My favourite things to decorate the cards are using buttons and construction paper and beads. I also use scraps of fabric and tissue paper.

Originally, I didn't have a lot of ideas about the design of the cards so they used to be somewhat abstract. I then started doing photo christmas cards, applique pictures made from scraps of paper and material. Then I started looking at quilt making books and used some of those designs for my hand made greeting cards and scrapbooking.

At Christmas I try to make a hand made greeting card that suits the person that I am giving the card to. It might have a fun Santa theme for someone young at heart or something more traditional. I like to get my materials out and put them out on the table and get inspired by them. I like to complete my hand made greeting cards by also decorating the envelopes that I put them in. This gives a nice added touch to the cards. Sometimes, I use a craft stamp for a textured print on the envelope or sometimes I will decorate them in a simplified style of the card. You can use so much imagination when making greeting cards.

When I am watching tv or listening to music I work on creating my hand made greeting cards. Doing this relaxes me, makes me feel creative and gives me satisfaction. I know at Christmas someone will receive the hand made Greeting card that I spent so much love on. Best of all, making your own cards for Christmas and scrapbooking gifts are very inexpensive hobbies to learn that will give you satisfaction for years.

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