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Handmade Thanksgiving Card
A handmade Thanksgiving greeting card to wish someone special a wonderful Thanksgiving is so thoughtful. Just imagine how wonderful it would be to receive a handmade Thanksgiving card, specially made to wish you a happy Thanksgiving Day. The beautiful colors and unique designs of a handmade Thanksgiving card make it truly a one-of-a-kind holiday greeting card.
Thanksgiving cards which are handmade feel so much more personal than receiving an online card. This is not to undermine the e-card, but still, given the time and effort and above all, a wonderful thought that goes into making a handmade Thanksgiving card, it surely conveys best, how much important and loved the recipient is.
Imagine the delight and surprise on the faces of friends and family when they get a Thanksgiving card that you have created yourself.
Making A Thanksgiving Card
Though handmade Thanksgiving Cards can be made in many different styles, the following procedure will help you make a beautiful handmade Thanksgiving card using rubber stamps.
Materials needed:
- Card stock (paper)
- Inks of different colors to work with - Stick with fall colors such as gold, orange, green and brown if you want a traditional look.
- Rubber stamps - cornucopia, turkey or leaves etc., which will depict a traditional Thanksgiving card.
- Colorful Ribbons, brads, buttons or other small items for embellishment.
Directions:
- Cut an 8 1/2 x 11 inch piece of cardstock in half. You will now have two pieces that measure 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches.
- Fold in half so that your card measures 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches. This will give you two cards to work on per piece of card stock.
- Stick different rubber stamps on the front.
- Give a header – ‘Happy Thanksgiving Day’ to your card.
- Use your creativity to decorate the card using colorful embellishments – on the inside and the front.
- Use different colors of cardstock to create different layers on the handmade Thanksgiving card.
- Use double stick tape or a glue stick to adhere the different elements of your card.
- On the inside, write a cute Thanksgiving quote – nothing can be better if you can pen down a simple one on your own. Alternatively find a Thanksgiving quote online or in a book. You may even write a sweet Thanksgiving quote like this one:
He who thanks but with the lips
Thanks but in part;
The full, the true Thanksgiving
Comes from the heart.
- J.A. Shedd
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