An acquaintance recently suggested that greeting cards are slowly meandering off in the footsteps of dinosaurs and dodos, but I suspect they may be mistaken. For one, no one's told the Card Making Community of its eminent extinction yet. And if the images and posts are anything to go by, there are still plenty of free-range greeting cards to be found. Some are simple and hand drawn. Others are opulently multi-dimensional. There are pop-up cards, collages that pay homage to the Nativity, as well as fun, quirky ones featuring mischievous snowmen and reindeer. Materials are equally diverse - textured paper, cut-outs, lace, paper flowers and even real buttons. While you can probably wing it with a pinch of improvisation, it also helps to stock up regularly from your favorite craft shop. One clip shows a card being made from start to finish. Another post asks for ideas on how to incorporate a novelty napkin into a personalized card for a friend. Another wants inspiration for an alternate advent calendar and there's a thread for random Christmas Card buddies as well. Lots of wonderful inspiration within this space, helping you to get ready for Christmas and making sure no one feels left out, but it's not all tinsel and elves. There were beautiful hand painted card motifs as well as a collection of forest fairies, just as a reminder that greeting cards are not so much seasonal as timeless.
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