Homemade greeting cards

Well, it’s Easter weekend and we are all stuck at home, having been strongly advised not to visit friends or family. We are going to connect with our loved ones online, in all likelihood, and in our neighbourhood, we are dropping off Easter treats to each other! When I do this, I want to include an Easter card for the recipient, but at this time we aren’t able to go to the store to buy readymade cards.

So, how do we go about making a homemade card for Easter, or any other occasion that comes up, while we are at home?

I start with packages of plain stationery and envelopes that are available at places like Michael’s. I keep art which didn’t quite turn out the way I wanted, and then I look for the ‘picture within the picture’, believing there must be a beautiful piece of art in there somewhere! I look for it by moving a roll of masking tape over the piece of art,looking inside the circle that is created for something which looks pleasing to me. Then taking a pencil, I will outline it and then cut it out. You can also do this with a square piece of paper, with the centre cut out. I take my cut out mini piece of art, center it on the piece of stationery and then glue it down using a gluestick. Using a nice coloured pen, I write a message inside the card I have made. I have been using Pigma Micron pens lately, because they use archival ink, which won’t fade over time.

When I sit down to do this I often get on a roll and make 5 or more cards at a time, so I have some at the ready when an occasion comes up where a card is needed.

The main thing is, it is so much fun and so satisfying to do. Very quickly an hour can pass in deep contentment, while I totally forget about whatever stresses might have been on my mind.

Happy Easter to all! May you be blessed with an hour of free time to colour, to paint, to make a homemade card, etc. Enjoy!!