Card Making Techniques
Making and sending a personalised card is not just a lovely thing to do but it really helps to reinforce to children the importance of keeping in touch with family and friends. Parents are all too aware that sadly their adorable little people will become sulky texting teenagers before too long and learning some card making skills at a young age is an invaluable skill they can always use later in life.
Enjoying some card making activities with the kids is also a great way to keep them entertained during the school holidays or as an enjoyable rainy day activity. Whilst most people like to send a card on special occasions such as birthdays or anniversaries
you can make a card for something as simple as saying ‘thank you’ or even ‘sorry,’ and of course you could always make your own party invitations in this way. Another benefit is that it is always good to have a specific purpose for the artwork that you create and seeing it used is so rewarding for little crafters.
What is the best card for card making?
You could use any type of card but you will want something that is sturdy enough to stand when displayed by the recipient and equally something that will happily cope with being decorated and even painted. Baker Ross sells a variety of 220gsm card. This card is also ideal for general card making and a whole range of other arts and crafts activities. GSM simply means grams per square metre and this number gives a good indication of its quality. Most card is between 200-290gsm, so 220gsm is ideal.
Check out our Paper and Card packs here.
What do you need to make a card?
Of course the exact list will differ from person to person depending on the particular style and occasion that you are aiming for but generally you will need:
• Black, white or coloured card or blank cards
• Paper for decoration
• Paint or Deco pens
• Glue and glitter glue
• Peel off stickers
• Accessories such as ribbon
• Décor items such as foam balls or wiggle eyes
• Scissors
• Guillotine
Card making kits
If you would like to see some great card making kits including lots of Christmas-themed ideas click here. From nativity scenes, Christmas puddings, gingerbread houses cute snowmen and lots more there is something for everyone and all ages and abilities. Our card making kits include the following craft activities:
• Peel and stick
• Threading string art
• Bead threading
• Ribbon weaving
• Cross stitch
• Glitter art
Check out our full range of card making kits.
Card making can be done at any time of year and for any occasion and always shows the extra thought and care you have taken. We are sure that anyone who receives one of your handmade cards will be very excited to open them too. Our team would love to receive one of your cards which we will share online or you could send us a photo on our social media pages.
Whether it’s for Christmas, a birthday, or just a card to say hello. Card making for kids is a super simple and fun activity. We have a huge variety of card making ideas for kids to keep them creative and busy!
