Making Greeting Cards from Recycled Paper

You can make your own pretty and colourful greeting cards out of recycled cardboard--all for free! Just save nice cardboard packaging and colourful wrapping papers and things. Cut out some card-sized pieces of paper. Fold them, nicely, as you like, then decorate them with cut-out shapes of assorted colours. I made hearts, here, but you could use flowers, stars, paper dolls, or any shape you would like to snip out. Or even cut out nice pictures out of magazines, etc. Or use rubber stamps and inks; or colourful stickers from the newsagent's.

All you need is some coloured card, a pair of scissors, and a pot of glue. Use some tissues or a cloth to pat the glued cut-out pieces dry and into place. Use your creativity and imagination. Become a child, again, and have fun. You'll save money as well. Why waste ca$h on cards when you can create your own?


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[MsWildberry1]

Thank you for sharing your imagination. Hope more people will follow your idea. I like what you have made.

[zuditaka]

@MsWildberry1 It's lots of fun, creative, and saves a few shillings! Thanks for your kind comments.

[bigcuate]

That's so cute!!!!!

[zuditaka]

@bigcuate Thanks! ♥

[cletusdsouza1]

@zuditaka very useful, we can use waste and make so beautiful cards!! so thanks to u i got a wonderful idea to make one thank u so very much again xD!!

[zuditaka]

@cletusdsouza1 Yes, and you'll $ave money, too! I hope you $pend the $aving$ on $omething nice for yourself!!! I'm sure you can come up with lots of fun and creative ideas for your cards. Fish ones are fun. Flowers are nice, too. Hearts are easy to do. ♥ ♥ ♫ ♪ ♫

[cletusdsouza1]

nice xD

[zuditaka]

@0n3Bl00dyM3ss Tee-hee!  ;)