How to make a paper postcard

Before the new year I want to prepare something special for relatives and friends. A pair of good words in the own manufacturer's postcard is the best addition to any gift. But in order to work perfectly perfectly, you need to understand the technology of its creation.

1

Three-dimensional winter ate

There is nothing surprising than, opening a postcard, see the whole winter landscape under it with decorated firs and a snowman or Santa Claus. To prepare such a bulk card, you will need:

• Curly hole
• Double sided tape
• Cardboard of different colors
• Scissors with glue

Process of creation:

1. One cardboard sheet bend in half. It will be the future basis for a preparing postcard. Then they take a sheet of cardboard of the same color and scissors cut on long strips with a width of 1.5 cm. They are laughed on a flat surface, and then folded in half.
2. The ends of the strips bend in different places, forming "birds". Then the strips are attached on the inner space of the postcard, lubricating glue the curved segments. It turns out something like paper binding, which does not give a postcard to open more than 90 degrees.
3. Three mugs with different diameters are cut out of white cardboard and glued the snowman from them. Each subsequent circle should be glued to the previous one. Christmas trees cut on stencil figured scissors. The hole is created snowflakes for the future postcard.
4. Then the snowflakes stick on the Christmas tree. All figures glue to the "binding" postcards at one level. The rear space can also be decorate with snowflakes or sparkles. From the outside of the postcard sticks the bow from the tape and write a wish.

2

Greater card

This is a more time-consuming version of the three-dimensional postcard, so during the creation of this gift it may be necessary to assist the experienced craftsman. For the postcard, the Christmas tree you need:

• Paper for pastels
• Cutter
• Double sided tape
• Spray-paint
• Corrugated cardboard, better color or images
• Sequins or rhinestones
• Golden Tape
• Pigment pillow
• Glue
• Ruler and pencil

Process of creation:

1. Before creating a postcard make a preliminary workpiece. On paper, a rectangle with a length of 29 cm and a width of 13 cm. On its short sidewalls draw half a Christmas tree, ranging from the upper angle and to the nose itself. The base near the Christmas tree will be about 4.5 cm. The workpiece is cut and divided into 2 parts with a base of 5 cm and one - 10 cm. It also cut the blank of the future ball of any arbitrary shape.
2. Paint is applied to the inner side of colored cardboard, creating a spraying effect. When the paint dries out of the cardboard, 4 halves of the future greeting card are cut out, a small Christmas tree in the form of a triangle and a ball - everything is in advance prepared billets. Also, two rectangles with a length of 13 cm and 2 cm wide are cut out of this cardboard.
3. From the colored paper, two rectangles with a length of 12 cm and width 9 are also cut out. With the help of a pigment pillow, all parts are tinted. A gold braid is glued to the ball and the connected halves of the Christmas tree at the ends of the postcard. For this, it is divided into three equal parts.
4. On the substrate place a congratulation or a photo that could please the beloved and stick under the headline with a new year's ball. On top of this decoration place journaling and decorated with sparkles or rhinestones, designed to symbolize the falling snow. Then the postcard is closed and two half of the Christmas tree are associated with a tape.

3

Postcard with flowers

There is nothing better than in the winter struing to get a reminder of the summer in the form of bright paper colors dropped to meet, it is worth only to reveal the postcard. To create such a gift is quite simple, for them you need:

• Cardboard
• Paper of different colors
• Glue
• Double sided tape

Process of creation:

1. From multi-colored sheets 7 squares with sides of 10 cm. You can choose one color, but then the bouquet will be less bright and unusual. One item is folded along and repeat this procedure twice to come out a little triangle. Then, with the help of a pencil, the flexion of the future petal is noted and cut off an unnecessary angle. The spaced item will be their shape to resemble flower and heart at the same time.
2. The petal is cut off from the resulting flower, the rest of the design is connected by glue and cut the remaining flowers in the same way. Then from the green paper make two petals and glue to them bilateral scotch. Then glue the flowers one to the other, carefully connecting their petals with glue. Especially careful you need to be with flowers in the middle and trace so that they are well evolved.
3. At the end, a folded volumetric flower with a heart washed in the form of a heart without a single petal. It is put on the side and glue to the inside of the future postcard one side. Then the postcard is closed, smoothed to make sure the flower is well folded, and reopened. It is necessary to attach the flower to the opposite side of the postcard.

After that, the postcard is ready. It can write a wish to decorate the outside of snowflakes and congratulations.

Paper postcards are made very easy. It takes quite a bit of time, patience and effort to get a one-of-a-kind gift for an expensive person.