Do-it-yourself cards for boys

Postcards are a great present for almost any occasion. More and more often they are made by hand. They can be made in a wide variety of designs. Today we will talk about how to make a postcard for a boy on your own.

To begin with, we will analyze how to make simple postcards with our own hands.

• Card with paper balloons. To create such a light congratulatory product, take a dense cardboard base, carefully fold it in half, and then set it aside. At the same time, they take several sheets of multi-colored paper: it is better to take yellow, green, blue, red. Round or slightly oval blanks are cut from it. In this case, a small tail should be made on the lower part, like with simple balloons. After that, they take a thin but strong rope. If desired, it can be painted separately in any bright color. Further, it is cut into several strips, such segments are attached to each paper blank in the lower part. Leave some rope to create a greeting lettering. To make such an inscription, take another sheet of paper of any color you like. Small triangular flags are cut out of it. They should be roughly the same size. On each such element, write only one letter with a dark felt-tip pen, thus creating an inscription. At the final stage, the finished parts are attached to the inside of the cardboard base with glue.

• Postcard with multi-colored buttons. In this case, a cardboard base for the product is also prepared first. You can take colored material. Assemble the buttons: it is best to choose parts in different sizes and colors.After that, they will be gradually fixed to the base using hot glue. At the same time, a minimum amount of glue should be applied to each such element so that it does not go beyond their limits. Products should be attached in a chaotic manner. Then a rope and a small bow are painted on to each button with a black felt-tip pen or a gel pen. At the final stage, you can write a greeting inscription at the top of the card.

Such postcards in a voluminous design will look beautiful and original. Consider several options for the manufacture of such products.

• Postcard with a balloon. To create this postcard, take a dense rectangular base. And you should also prepare several sheets of colored paper, you can use decorative gift wrapping instead. Parts are cut out of two colors in the shape of a semicircle. From the third color, a blank is cut out in the form of a full circle, which is bent in half. All the parts obtained are glued into one product, while at the base there will be semicircular parts, a circle is attached to them along the fold line, its side parts are pushed apart. After that, a simple rope is taken, two small strips of the same length are cut from it, they are attached to the bottom of the paper blank. A basket for a balloon is made separately, it can be woven from cardboard strips of the same color, this element is also fixed on the base. If desired, the finished postcard can be supplemented with a small satin bow. A piece of paper in the shape of a bear would be a good option; it can be placed in a basket.

• Product with balloons. Cardboard is also taken as a basis. It can be colored in advance, making a beautiful background in the form of clouds. Next, they are already starting to create balloons. They can be made from felt or other fabric fluffy base. In this case, you will need material of different bright colors (red, pink, blue, blue, green, yellow). Pieces of different sizes are cut from each base. All of them are rolled into dense round billets. It is better to do a lot of such details at once so that the composition looks more magnificent and beautiful. After that, the resulting parts begin to be fixed with glue on a cardboard base, combining small and large elements. When everything is glued, using a gel black pen, draw the ropes for each balloon.

If you need to make a postcard for a newborn boy, then you can make a present using the quilling technique. To do this, take a dense base of blue or blue colors. And also pick up paper of similar tones. It is cut into thin and long strips, which are then twisted into tight spirals, the end of each of them is fixed with glue.

After that, the resulting spirals begin to form an image in the form of a baby carriage. In this case, the workpieces can be slightly changed in shape, adjusting to the drawing. A congratulatory inscription should be made at the bottom.

For young children 1 year old, you can make a postcard with cut out baby shoes. They can be made from paper, cardboard, soft thin fabric. This should be done using ready-made templates. You can decorate the product with satin bows, beads, inscriptions.

For boys 3, 4, 5 years old, you can make a greeting card with a volumetric image of ice cream. To do this, the cardboard base should be decorated with a beautiful background, you can glue it over with gift wrapping or other decorative material.

On such a dense base, a triangular cardboard blank of any color is glued. At the same time, several bright pompons are formed from fluffy thick threads.They are alternately glued to the top of the triangle. On top of the product, you can write a congratulation.

For boys 6, 7, 8 years old, a homemade card with a three-dimensional image of a cake inside may be suitable. To make it, you need to decorate the background of the cardboard base using colored paper. After that, several other paper materials are taken, from which strips are cut, each of them should be slightly smaller than the previous one.

When the rectangular parts are made, all of them must be folded in half, and then unbend back. It is better to immediately decorate the blanks with small multi-colored elements of different shapes. After that, the parts are glued to the inside of the cardboard. Candles for the cake are cut out separately from the red and yellow material, they are also glued.

For birthday people 9, 10 and 11 years old, a postcard made using the scrapbooking technique may be the best option. In this case, the base can be made light green, and the background can be made to match the color of a soccer ball.

Various versions of postcards with football motifs are perfect for teenagers 12, 13 and 14 years old. They can be additionally decorated with various inscriptions "happy birthday", stickers and other decorative details.

For how to make a postcard for a boy with your own hands, see the next video.