by Rainier Wong

Created on: December 07, 2009   Last Updated: December 08, 2009

Sending a Christmas card to someone shows that you care for him or her. Making your own Christmas cards is even better as it can makes the recipient feels that you really care for him or her, he or she is special to you, or you always thinking of him or her. In addition, it allow you express yourself more in words and pictures and you will have the opportunity to be more creative

You can either use your computer to create your Christmas cards or use traditional tools like crayons and paint to do so. Making Christmas cards without the use of your computer takes more time and effort but it allows you even more opportunity to show off your creativity and to better express yourself. You can easily make a Christmas card using the traditional method by following the simple steps below:

The first step is to get A4 size cardstock paper. You can order such paper from the Internet, some newsagents, some stationery stores, or some craft shops. There are other colours other white available. You can choose any colour you feel most suitable.

The second step is get some crayons or magic colours from the newsagent or stationary store or take out the one that you are having now if you have thinking of drawing or some old magazines with some Christmas pictures if you want to cut and paste images on your card.

The third step is to fold the cardstock paper into half making it into A5 size. If you decided to draw, on the front on the folder paper, draw whatever you want on it. You may want to draw a Christmas tree, a snow scenery with a house and a snowman, a nativity scene, a group of people carolling, or whatever you can think of. If you have decided to cut and paste images on your card, take out the materials with the images, cut them out and paste them onto your card.

The fourth step is to add the main greetings on the top of your card. You can either write out the greetings with crayons or magic colours. You can write "Merry Christmas", "Seasons Greetings", "Have A Blessed Christmas" or whatever you wish to express. You may also want to write in such a way that you are expressing your love to a loved one or a special someone.

The final step write something inside the card. You may write something similar to "May you have wonderful time this Christmas" or whatever you can think of. You may also add a Christmas poem, a quotation on Christmas by someone famous, or a verse related to Christmas from the Bible.

If you use your computer, you can either use greeting cards making software that allows you to select various clip-arts and fonts or use a paint software to design the images from scratch and you will have more room for creativity Try to use a fancy looking font for the main title which can be ether begin with "Merry Christmas" or "Seasons Greetings". You may also want to use "Have a Blessed Christmas" For the inside of the card, you can add whatever you wish to write which may include a Bible verse or a famous person's quotation on Christmas. You may also add your own Christmas poem or one that is already in the public domain. It's best to print your masterpiece on A4 size cardstock papers.

Now that you have created your own Christmas card, you can insert it into an envelope and post it to someone. Have a great time making Christmas cards today.

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