Store-bought greeting cards can be really canned.  One of my favorite ways to show someone I really care is to make my own greeting cards for them.  Here are some tips for making your own greeting cards.

• Don’t try to be too fancy.  For instance, for a friend’s baby shower, I folded a piece of cardstock once to make a card, then drew a family of stick figures with crayons.  On the inside, I wrote, "Pretty soon your fridge will be covered with these!"  My friend’s husband gave me a really weird look when he saw the front of the card, but the inside made my friend laugh.
• Think texture.  Cut paper makes for a great texturized look.
• Use a paper cutter for the cleanest lines.  You can find pretty affordable guillotine cutters and rotary trimmers at discount stores and online.
• Use several colors, but not too many.  Too many colors will cause your card to appear chaotic.  Stick with a maximum of three or four for the best results.
• Think outside the box.  When you make handmade greeting cards, you can literally do anything that you think of.  Just have fun and let your imagination run wild!

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