Wedding Card

From LoveToKnow Crafts

When you’re attending a wedding, there’s no better way to congratulate the happy couple than by presenting them with a handmade wedding card. A one-of-a-kind greeting card makes a lovely keepsake of this special day.

A handmade wedding card is a thoughtful way to congratulate a newly married couple.

Gathering Your Supplies

The first step to creating a handmade wedding card is to gather your supplies. You’ll need a blank card and envelope, plus any applicable wedding-themed embellishments. You can find supplies to make wedding cards at a large craft store or order the items you need from one of the following websites:

Adding Images to Your Card

Choosing the right image for your handmade greeting can set the tone for your project. Wedding cards can be sentimental, humorous, traditional, or contemporary. You can add image to your cards by using rubber stamps, stickers, die cuts, paper punches, or computer clip art.

Possibilities for wedding images include:

Bride and groom
Wedding tux and dress
Wedding rings
Wedding cake
Wedding bells
Champagne glasses
Lovebirds
Hearts
Flowers

Ribbon, lace, eyelets, brads, charms, buttons, and beads also make great additions to handmade cards. However, if you choose to use bulky embellishments on your card, you may need to pay extra postage if you wish to send your greeting through the mail.

Deciding What to Say

If you’re not a writer, deciding what to say on your homemade card can be a tricky task. However, there are a number of websites that offer quotes, poems, phrases, and song lyrics that you can use to design a unique greeting. For example:

You can also get wording ideas for your handmade wedding greetings by browsing through the card selection at your local stationary store.

Creating Your Card

If you’re having trouble arranging the elements on your homemade wedding card, try using card making sketches to start your creative process. The following websites have a number of sketches that can be used for card making projects:

Personalizing a Handmade Card

One of the greatest advantages to learning how to make greeting cards is that you have the ability to personalize your cards to fit the recipient’s taste. A personal touch will help your card stand out from other store-bought greetings the couple receives.

If you want to create a card that’s guaranteed to make an impression, consider the following personalization ideas:

Incorporate a photo of the happy couple into your card design.
Alter the wording of a generic wedding verse to include the bride and groom’s names and the date of their wedding ceremony.
Consider designing the color scheme of your wedding card to fit the couple’s wedding colors.
Choose images that make a statement about the couple’s life together. For example, a rubber stamped image of two kissing cows would be a fitting choice for a couple who plans to buy a farm after their wedding.