Do-it-yourself cards for a friend

Making cards for a friend with your own hands is quite simple and fun at the same time. Many children and even parents will be happy to learn how to make them out of paper for the birthday of a boy - a best friend or beloved son.

Friendship is one of the most beautiful treasures of mankind, sung by poets and highly valued by almost all people. This is why a birthday card with a cake is quite an attractive gift option for a friend. This is the case when the effort is well spent.

For work you will need:

• blue cardboard;
• white cardboard;
• colored paper of different colors;
• comfortable scissors;
• glue stick;
• slate pencil;
• ruler.

First, they make blanks from sheets of cardboard: cut out the base of the postcard of the required size from blue, and cut out such a sheet from white so that when it is applied to blue, a blue border with a width of 15 mm remains at the edges.

Then the white cardboard is folded in half. Where the bend turned out, draw lines, which will then become the layers of the cake. The bottom two lines should completely coincide, then reduce the line by a centimeter and again by a centimeter.

Having cut these lines, bend them up. You will immediately see where the side folds will be. When the paper is opened, the layered structure of the future cake is clearly visible. But this is still only a semi-finished product. The layers are still directed inward.

They need to be transformed: pulled outward (be sure to make sure that the card opens and closes freely).

Further:

1. measure the bottom layer;
2. cut a strip of colored paper of a suitable size;
3. stick it on;
4. repeat the same with all layers, varying the colors as you see fit;
5. red paper strips are converted into candles;
6. yellow paper is used as candle lights;
7. stick candles on the "cake" on the inner sides of the layers;
8. fold blue cardboard in half;
9. white cardboard with layers and candles is glued to it.

At the end, decorate the outside of the card and sign it - no hints should be given here, since this is a purely personal matter.

But not all people like confectionery associations. And this is not a reason to give up the idea of ​​giving your best friend a beautiful postcard, independently made of gray paper. It is folded in half. The pink sheet is cut to form a rectangle with sides of 200 and 140 mm. The gray paper is cut to form a rectangle of 160x100 mm.

Later:

• cut a variety of colored strips with different thicknesses and uniform lengths;
• divide the strip conditionally into 3 shares and fold it twice along the lines;
• draw circles with a compass and cut them out;
• mugs are made in the same way from other multi-colored stripes;
• triangles made from the remaining scraps are glued from below on all the resulting circles;
• fold a medium-sized strip of paper in the manner of an accordion;
• stick these accordions on top of circles;
• stick twine to the balls;
• fold the long edges of the white paper;
• cut them along the contour, getting a pair of bent along the strips;
• fold the strips three times in two across;
• cut out triangles;
• sign them letter by letter "Happy birthday";
• grease the flags with glue from the inside;
• strung on 2 sections of twine;
• glue them together and tie the edges;
• grease the accordions behind with glue;
• distribute them gracefully on a postcard;
• add flags with letters to the postcard;
• write a congratulatory inscription at the bottom;
• stick a few balls and tie them with twine.

This version of a postcard addressed to a friend will be easy for any child, even of kindergarten age, with a little help from adults. The congratulatory nature of the composition is easiest to denote by issuing it in the form of a heart. Flowers will be placed inside. A lush flower is obtained from paper - colored or plain white, which will only have to be painted with watercolors or crayons.

The preferred template looks like this:

Next, you just need to fold the new item along the main fold lines and stick it on the postcard.

But there are other options for solving the same problem. An original floral card can be done as follows:

1. a thick sheet of colored paper (in this case, a pleasant green color) is folded in half;
2. a square hole is cut out in one part;
3. prepare a "frame" of a different color (it is obtained not only from paper, but also from various films);
4. glue this frame to the base of the postcard;
5. take cardboard and form a flower pot from it;
6. glue this pot exactly in the middle of the postcard;
7. the sidewalls are glued in such a way that in the closed state the pot "folds";
8. stick this pot on the base;
9. fold the outer edges of the composition;
10. decorate the perimeter;
11. cut the green paper, creating all kinds of flowers;
12. glue them into the pot.

This version of a do-it-yourself birthday greeting card is also quite simple:

• the foam ball is cut in half;

• a furrow is formed with thick tape;

• connect 2 sections;

• a ball with a diameter of 15 mm is cut;

• cut out the paper and cover the tip with glue;

• insert this tip into an incision on a small ball;

• cover the ball itself with red acrylic dye and sprinkle with sparkles if desired;

• cut out a couple of paper strips;

• put them together;

• form an original "cup";

• make a circle of cardboard, and on the basis of the circle - "lace";

• glue the cups;

• glue foam balls inside them;

• the soft tissue is cut, glued and lifted in a “cream” manner, like on a real cupcake;

• imitate ribbon glaze;

• alternate layers of "cream" and "glaze";

• add a tag with congratulations.

A gift for a friend is ready.

How else you can make a postcard for a friend with your own hands, you will see in the next video.