By: Steve Perkins
Submitted: 2011-02-28 15:00:00 | Word Count: 603
Make your own greeting cards for special occasions, such as Valentine's Day, using software applications and desktop publications. With imagination and creativity, you can put together different design elements to create visually appealing custom greeting cards. For sure, your receivers - friends, family members, or colleagues - will appreciate getting well thought-of custom greeting cards. You do not have to spend a significant amount of money just to make custom greeting cards. You can make use of available materials at home. You can even recycled used prints, if you want to.
Here are some tips and techniques that you can use in making custom greeting cards for every occasion:
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Valentine’s Day
- For Valentine's Day, the colors of love are traditionally pink and red. Pink is sweet, charming, and tender. Red, which ranges from cherry red to salmon, means passionate love. Aside from pink and red though, there are also palettes that signify romance. These include violet, lilac, plum, and lavender.
- There are different shapes that you can use to adorn your custom greeting cards. For example, you can use hearts in color red or pink. You can simply draw your own interpretation of a heart or insert a clip art on the greeting card template you are making. There are also graphic design applications that can enable you to create hearts in different sizes, shapes, and designs. Use hearts either as a background or as a centerpiece.
- Make use of font styles that go well with your message. Write your message in playful curls for Valentine’s Day. Font styles are available for download from different websites, so make the most out of your internet researc skills. Aside from script fonts, you can also make use of quirky or casual font styles.
Christmas Day
- There are different Christmas symbols that you can use, ranging from Santa Claus to Snowman. You may want to make use of snowflakes as patterns on your greeting cards or put a Belen on the center. Of course, you need to consider you greeting card receivers. Kids will surely appreciate Christmas symbols that they are familiar with.
- Make your Christmas card dynamic by putting a simple musical device inside. There are various tutorials over the internet on how you can come up with a musical Christmas card. Take advantage of YouTube videos or step-by-step instructions available online.
- Your greeting card does not have to be square or rectangular shaped. You can pattern the shape of your card from a Christmas symbol. For example, you can make your card shaped like a Christmas tree. Be a little creative when it comes to making greeting cards for your personal contacts.
When making custom greeting cards, it is important to choose color combinations appropriate for the occasion, make use of shapes and design elements that work well with the rest, and be creative with the font styles. Do not be afraid to experiment. You may even want to include the help of your friends or kids in making greeting cards. For sure, it will be a fun, bonding activity. Aside from making your own greeting cards, you can also create your own envelopes. In that way, you can create a uniform look for both the card and the envelope. As you know, generic-looking envelopes are dime a dozen.
Author Resource:-Steve J. Perkins is a specialist of printing and is also a graphic designer. He is dedicated in the printing industry and continues to support the developments in the field of marketing.
