Do-it-yourself postcard for the New Year. Folding card for the new year. Far side of the moon, i.e. fold-out postcards

Recently, more and more people are turning their attention to handmade postcards. And this is not surprising: such a gift is available to many, and emotions from just one original handmade postcard so many.

Have you tried making your own postcards? If not, it's not a problem. Today I will show you how such an unusual folding card is made. Trust me, it's easier than you think. We will definitely analyze how to make a blank for a folding card, because knowing the basics, you can then make postcards with your own hands for any holidays.

So let's go! Collecting materials:

• • A4 cardstock (a sheet of watercolor paper or thin colored cardboard);
  • scrap paper;
  • glue stick and universal transparent;
  • pencil, ruler, creasing;
  • stationery knife;
  • mock-up rug or just a wooden board;
  • silicone stamps;
  • ink pad;
  • double-sided bulk tape;
  • curly scissors;
  • small figured hole punch;
  • decor elements: flowers, butterflies, ribbons, etc.

Here is a list that came out. In fact, needlewomen have much more in their stash, but this does not mean at all that in order to make this original postcard with your own hands, you urgently need to buy everything written. The main thing is scrap paper. And the rest will be found. In this work, I used Boho Chic (First Edition) paper.

Master Class:

Stage 1. Blank for a clamshell postcard

First of all, let's deal with a complex design and make the necessary blank for a folding card.

We mark up the cardstock sheet as shown in the following figure. Please note that you can vary the dimensions of the workpiece according to your needs. When assembled, this postcard turned out to be almost a standard size of 10x16 cm (usually there are 10x15).

Using a clerical knife, we cut two horizontal strips marked in red in the diagram.

Our blank for postcards is ready. Simply!

Stage 2. We select the background for the folding card

Now we need to pick up paper for the background of the folding card. For these purposes, I used 2 contrasting prints. I indicated the dimensions of each background detail in the photo below.

Let's tint the red details around the edges. In addition, I made an impression on each small square using an ink pad and silicone stamps.

Stage 3. We create decor elements for our unusual do-it-yourself postcard

And let's start with the main inscription (this time again a birthday card). We cut out a rectangle with a length of about 10 cm from embossed paper, draw an oval on it and cut it out with curly scissors.

I got bored that everything is so simple, and I decided to decorate this blank with curly holes. Here come the stars.

The next thing I did was tinted this part of the clamshell postcard with stamping ink.

Next, cut out a slightly smaller oval and make an inscription on it. For these purposes, both a gel pen and acrylic paint are suitable. It remains to glue the red rectangle and these two parts. A congratulatory inscription for our original do-it-yourself postcard is also ready.

Another decorative element in our work is a delicate frame with a rose. It is done simply.

We cut out a rectangle with curly scissors from the same paper as the previous decor. Dimensions (approximately) 7 cm long and 4.5 cm wide.

From beige paper (this is the reverse side of scrap paper for me), cut out another rectangle of a slightly smaller size. I stamped it with a silicone stamp from the "Happy Birthday" set, so I already mentioned this set. I also recommend toning the edges.

And now we take a clerical knife and a plank or rug and cut out an oval frame.

Oh yes! Under the frame we will place our favorite red print with flowers, for which we cut out a rectangle of the appropriate size.

The turn has come to decorate our folding card with a flower. It will be a delicate rose, which I borrowed from the same set of scrap paper. Glue a piece of double-sided tape on the back of the bud. This will give our work an interesting effect.

After removing the protective layer, we attach the bud to the corner of the frame. See how playfully now the rose looks out of the window! And there was volume.

Now glue the frame itself to the base. Again, use double-sided foam tape. And here is the result. Here I also glued a dragonfly cut down with a figured hole punch and a couple of beads. And at the bottom there is a place for a flower, but we will attach it later.

So, the main decor for our folding card is ready.

Stage 4. We collect a folding card with our own hands

We glue the stamped squares and a congratulatory inscription, as well as two coffee (by the way, what is the correct name for this color?) Rectangles, as shown in the photo.

Before gluing the T-shaped blanks for a folding card, we first decorate them. I took a satin ribbon to match and a lace-wave cream contrasting color. We wrap the edges on the back of the postcard and securely fix it with universal glue.

Also, before gluing these parts, we need to think about how this original postcard will be closed with our own hands. I used the same tape for these purposes. We measure such a length that you can wrap the ribbon around the card and tie a bow.

We glue the tape itself on the front side (in the diagram, this part is on the left). And on top of it we paste our T-shaped parts. I decided to embellish them a little more by sticking a pseudo-chain of gold rings.

On the frame, as promised, we glue a textile flower. And since 2 flowers are not given on the DR, we glue the third one - a paper scarlet rose. She perfectly took root on the bottom element of the clamshell postcard.

Well, I think it’s better for you to consider everything yourself in more detail (click to enlarge):

Far side of the moon, i.e. fold-out postcards

As a rule, this moment is not paid attention. But the reverse side of a folding card is a great place to write your wishes. And you can put your logo here too. But you never know what fantasy will tell you! Therefore, the back of the postcard should also look presentable.

Of course, ideally both sides should be done in the same style. But what if there is no more such paper? But look how we get out in this situation. If you look closely, you can see that this bizarre pattern, this layering, was the result of gluing scrap paper scraps together. Scrappy patchwork straight! But in the end it turned out well, you see.

I left a place for wishes on the right, it will be covered just in the folded state, so that the birthday boy has an incentive to open this original postcard as soon as possible.

Here is such a master class. Now you know what is folding card and how to do it yourself. Hope everything works out for you! Or maybe you have already made such postcards? In any case, I will be very glad if you share your thoughts, ideas or photos of your work in the comments.

By the way, I think it's time to start creating a gallery of your, dear readers, works. Leave photos of your creations in the main album in our Vkontakte group. I have some ideas about this gallery 🙂 But for now, these are just thoughts (although they may materialize).

See you soon! Your brownie Elena

There are times when you want to complement your gift with some kind of festive accessory, but a classic postcard does not fit the occasion. For such cases, there are a great many postcards with non-standard design, and one of them is a clamshell postcard. I offer you a master class in which I will show you how to make a do-it-yourself clamshell postcard.

How to make a postcard?

Necessary tools and materials:

• colored cardboard, scrap paper;
• pictures and inscriptions;
• jewelry to taste (beads, pendants, brads, rhinestones, etc.);
• scissors, clerical knife, ruler;
• glue, double-sided tape;
• sewing machine (optional).

Such a postcard can be created for any holiday and even decorated with photographs, but I decided to make just a very bright postcard for a schoolgirl girl.

Progress:

1. The size of any postcard can vary according to your desire, but in this tutorial we will take the standard size as a basis. And the first step is to make incisions and creasing - where a solid line is drawn, an incision is made. It is necessary to make a scoring along the dotted line (push through the fold) - I did it with a ruler and a teaspoon handle.
2. Now let's prepare the paper - cut it into pieces of the right size. I took the remnants of bright paper from one set - this allowed me to create a very cheerful and positive image.


3. Glue the details on one side of the postcard. If you also chose paper of bright colors, then do not forget that, despite the apparent mess, the details should be combined.


4. We carefully sew all the details and do not forget to make sure that when turning (and, given the shape of the postcard, there will be a lot of them), the corners and the base itself are not wrinkled. It is better to immediately calculate the direction of the line.


5. We will also immediately sew paper parts for the reverse side.


6. Let's choose pictures for the postcard - they should not completely cover the paper.


7. Now glue the selected pictures to the substrate. In my version, the main colors are green and orange, so I chose a substrate of two colors.


8. Glue and sew half of the pictures to the base - try to arrange them so that the decorations do not merge with the paper.


9. Sew the other half to the paper for the back of the postcard.


10. Before gluing the second half of the paper, you can add brads, and then combine all the parts.

The intricate shape of the postcard can not only attract attention, but also allow you to live in a box with unusual souvenirs, because almost every family has one for storing cute and interesting little things that are nice to look at at your leisure.

There are only a few days left before the new year, and many have not even begun to prepare for it. As a rule, basically all people are at work and begin to prepare everything almost on December 31st. Undoubtedly, busyness and constant fuss are a good reason, but you should not forget that every New Year and its meeting is something special, so you also need to be treated in a special way and with all seriousness. You can decorate the house, decorate the Christmas tree and prepare the New Year's table on the very last day, but you need to take care and stock up on gifts now. You can give anything under the Christmas tree, the most important thing is that it be sincere and with love. Even a small trifle in the form of a keychain, a piggy bank, a figurine will seem like a huge present from Grandfather Frost, and if you give something unusual, then the impressions will remain for a lifetime. Here, for example, any holiday is always accompanied by the gift of a greeting card with the words of unusual wishes. Exactly what they wish on New Year's Eve is sure to come true, so you definitely need to give a card with New Year's wishes. This master class will be very useful, which will help us make not just a greeting card, but a whole New Year's fairy tale, which we will do with our own hands using a well-known technique.

To make a folding postcard, we need:
A blank for a red postcard from a cadstock sized 15.5 * 15.5 cm folded;
Green pastel paper;
Scheme of a folding postcard;
Christmas scrapbook paper in bright colors;
Cut circles in red;
Color pictures and cards with New Year's heroes;
Stamped inscription "Happy New Year" in green;
Felled curls white and green, deer, candle;
New Year's brads;
Red Pompom Ribbon;
Lace jute white-red;
Metal pendant 2016;
White satin ribbon with Christmas patterns;
Herringbone of sequins;
Red rhinestone bow;
Printed New Year wishes;
Glue stick;
Stationery knife and scissors;
Simple pencil and ruler;
Glue gun;
Curb puncher.

The postcard will consist of two parts: the base is already ready, only we will decorate it later and the inside. Here is the inner part we are now going to produce.

According to the size of the scheme, cut out the inside of the postcard from pastel paper.

From the New Year's scrapbook we cut out such blanks.

The rest of the paper is punched and glued with a glue stick. We cut out two inscriptions with congratulations and glue them on large blanks. Now we glue all the parts with a glue stick on a pastel base.

We sew all the elements. Now cook on the top red base.

From two parts we collect two blanks 15 * 15 cm. We glue on one circle, pictures and a card, an inscription. Everything is machine sewn.

We cut two strips of 15 cm from the tape and glue it in the center on the top and bottom of the workpiece.

The New Year is getting closer every day. I would like to please family and friends with some unusual gift. I propose to make a postcard of an unusual shape - a "clamshell".

We will need: thick cardboard (you can use watercolor paper) - this will be the basis of the postcard; colored paper (cardboard, scrapbooking paper) matching the color of the base, pencil, ruler, scissors, glue or double-sided tape, embossing tool (creasing stick).

Let's start, for a postcard measuring 8x8 cm, cut off a piece of cardboard measuring 8x24 cm.

We divide the base of the postcard into 3 equal parts of 8 cm each. Then, on the side parts, we draw diagonals from the lower left corner to the upper lower one. Try to draw the diagonal as accurately and accurately as possible. It is desirable to draw all lines with an embossing tool or a creasing stick (a non-sharp crochet hook is suitable)

We begin to fold the card along the marked lines.

Vertical lines - "valleys", diagonal - "mountains"

Preparation for a postcard. Carefully iron all folds.

If you open the blank, it should look like this.

Let's start decorating the postcard. Cut out a square with a side of 7 cm. Cut it diagonally.

We glue our triangles on the lapels of the postcard. I use double-sided tape, you can use good paper glue or Moment-Crystal glue, it does not "lead" the paper. If you use tape, cut it with other scissors, as paper scissors quickly deteriorate from tape.

Inside we paste a square with a side of 7 cm for wishes and congratulations.

We continue to decorate the postcard. I printed out a congratulation on the printer and divided it into several parts. You can write letters or put a stamp. We stick a congratulation on cardboard, you can cut off the corners of the substrate.

To make the inscription look more voluminous, glue it on another layer of paper. We cut.

We place the words "Happy New Year" "and Merry Christmas!".

Now you need to glue the word "Congratulations". For this we use foam tape. A piece of adhesive tape must be glued to the upper left corner of the inscription. Fold the card, try on the inscription so that it is located in the middle. Then glue it on. We use adhesive tape so that the inscription rises on the base.