Soon we will be celebrating a great holiday - Victory Day. Adults and children can make memorable cards with their own hands as a present to veterans, grandparents, relatives and friends. With a homemade postcard, we can express our respect for those people who, sparing no effort, fought for our peaceful present. There are many options for how to make a postcard for May 9 with your own hands, so it will be easy to choose the right one for both young children and adults.
Also on our website you can download virtual postcards and pictures for May 9 and congratulate your relatives via the Internet.
How to make a postcard for Victory Day?
Do-it-yourself cards that are made on May 9 may contain the following holiday symbols:
- St. George's ribbon, as a symbol of courage and patriotism;
- Number "9";
- Carnation (Florists consider this flower more masculine, as it symbolizes courage, strength, courage);
- Tulips (a symbol of happiness and glory);
- Fireworks (the first fireworks in honor of the great victory thundered in 1945 on May 9, and since then, on May 9, you can observe holiday fireworks in all settlements of our country and beyond);
- A five-pointed star (in crafts, golden colors are often used for a star);
- The dove is the bird of peace;
- Soldier or soldier's clothing (garrison cap, tunic);
- Eternal flame;
- Letters in the form of triangles.
What materials can be used to make a postcard for Victory Day:
- Threads;
- Colored paper;
- Tapes;
- Artificially aged paper;
- Felt;
- Scrapbooking paper;
- The cloth;
- Old newspapers;
- Buttons, beads, rhinestones, beads.
On a note! Most often, postcards are made of paper and cardboard, and if desired, they are decorated with other materials.
How to draw a postcard for May 9?
Usually, for the holiday, children in kindergarten and school draw pictures. Armed with paints and brushes, you can draw a beautiful postcard on the theme of war and victory. The drawing can be like this:
- Eternal flame, St. George's ribbon, laurel branches;
- Tear-off calendar with the date "May 9, 1945", dove, ribbon;
- Veterans near the eternal flame;
- A bouquet of carnations, a dove with a letter in its beak and a congratulatory inscription;
- St. George's ribbon, flowers, the inscription: "Happy Victory Day!";
- Tank, a bouquet of carnations, a star.
On a note! For an exhibition of drawings in a kindergarten, kids can color a picture template with pencils or paints. Educators print ready-made drawings on the theme of the holiday, and the children make them colorful.
Beautiful homemade postcards for May 9
Postcards using the quilling technique are very beautiful. What is this technique? Quilling is the creation of three-dimensional and flat paintings using paper modules. To create an unusual picture, first you need to learn how to twist modules of various shapes. This is not at all difficult if you have a special object with which the paper strips are rolled into "rolls".
What postcards can be made using paper modules:
- Lay out the number “9” from the “rolls”, glue a piece of St. George's ribbon and a star from below.
- On a red background, glue the St.George ribbon on the side, and on the right, glue an apple branch cut out of green colored paper. Make apple flowers from white modules, in the middle of each flower with a yellow bead. At the bottom of the picture, write the words of congratulation with a golden felt-tip pen.
- Glue green stems and green paper “rolls” onto the cardboard base - these will be the leaves. Glue carnation buds made from red modules on top. Decorate the image with a ribbon and lettering.
- Glue the stems and leaves from the modules, on top - the tulip heads. From the "rolls" lay out the inscription: "May 9".
On a note! Also from the modules you can lay out laurel branches, twisted inscriptions, any flowers, festive fireworks.
For Victory Day, you can make a postcard with a letter-triangle and a flower. It is done very simply:
- Take the base for the card in blue.
- Fold the letter into a triangular envelope using aged paper.
- On the letter, write a congratulatory inscription (you can "put" a postage stamp).
- Cut out the carnation bud, stem and leaves from colored paper. Glue the flower onto the envelope.
For veterans and relatives, you can make a postcard using the scrapbooking technique. Before getting started, see what materials are available you can use. Perhaps you have old newspapers and magazines, greeting cards in your house. Lace, beads, buttons, star-shaped badges, twine, ribbons are also suitable. We put together a postcard at our discretion and wishes. For example, you can make this option:
- Fold scrap paper in half - this will be the basis for a future postcard.
- Glue the cut out fragment from a magazine or newspaper in the center. It is better to look for material related to the holiday to make the postcard more symbolic.
- Stick plates with the words "Day", "Victory", "May 9" on the clipping.
- Decorate the image with artificial flowers, beads, lace, a star badge.
Another option for a simple, but at the same time very beautiful craft: a postcard with stars using the scrapbooking technique.
Stages of work:
- Fold the cardboard base in half.
- On the front side, glue the scrap paper in a red tint to leave space around the edges. Cut out another smaller rectangle from paper of a different texture, stick on top. This will create a beautiful frame around the edges.
- Using a curly hole punch, make many small stars out of yellow paper, stick them on the side.
- Cut out several large stars from colored cardboard, place a bead in the middle of each. Glue the stars at the bottom of the postcard.
- Stick the string on top of the blank, attach a decorative clothespin with a congratulatory sign.
Original options
If you want to surprise with an unusual postcard, we offer original options:
- Embroidered postcard. Choose any drawing you like: star, laurel branch, St. George's ribbon, carnations, tulips, eternal flame, congratulatory inscription. The embroidery can be glued to the back of the postcard so that the picture looks like in a window. Complete the craft with a ribbon and an artificial flower.
- Openwork cutting technique. For crafts using this technique, you do not need a large amount of materials, only paper and a stationery knife for curly cutting. True, it is not so easy to cut out an image beautifully, but the result will be impressive!
- Isothread technique. Thread graphics is embroidery with threads of any pattern on thick cardboard or any other base. Take a base for the picture, embroider a star with red threads, and next to it glue a laurel branch made using the quilling technique. Place a congratulatory message at the bottom.
- Postcard in the form of a star. It is done very simply, even a child can handle the craft. Cut out a star pattern from cardboard, glue it over with sparkling self-adhesive paper. Decorate the star with beads, beads or sequins that are attached with a glue gun.
- Origami technique. With the help of a special folding of paper, you can get beautiful tulips, a star, a dove. All that remains is to stick the figures on a cardboard base and decorate the postcard as you wish.
We bring to your attention a master class on making postcards from colored paper, which parents can make with their children.
What you need:
- Dense blank for the base;
- Multi-colored beads, beads, sequins;
- Pink and green corrugated paper;
- Wrapping paper (can be replaced with crepe paper);
- Colored paper;
- A small piece of organza or any other fabric to imitate the curtains on the windows;
- Double-sided tape, glue;
- Tear-off calendar applique.
Getting started:
- Cut a rectangle out of colored crepe paper a little smaller than the front of the card. Attach to the base with double-sided tape.
- Cut out a small rectangle out of white paper, in which you need to cut 6 partitions - this will be a window. Cut out the partitions with a clerical knife.
- Glue the white blank onto the purple rectangle of paper. Arrange the fireworks on purple paper in advance: use a glue gun to glue sequins, small buttons, beads to create an imitation of fireworks. Stick the box on top of the left side of the postcard.
- Cut a curtain out of the fabric, stick it on top of the window, gather it from the side and fix it with threads so that the view from the window opens.
- Cut out a picture with a calendar on the sheet of which the date will be written: "May 9, 1945". Glue the calendar in the lower right corner.
- Make flowers out of crepe paper and glue them onto the card.
- Inside you can write your wishes and congratulations.
Volume postcards
A simple but very effective way to decorate a postcard is to stick voluminous flowers. Such crafts are often made in a kindergarten or school for exhibitions. Options for volumetric postcards can be as follows:
- Bouquet of colored paper, St. George's ribbon, triangle letter with sealing wax stamp;
- Origami star and tulips;
- Ribbon and poppies made from corrugated paper;
- Thematic picture made of pasta and cereals;
- Foamiran flowers tied with a scarlet ribbon on a background decorated with clippings from old newspapers and lace;
- Military triangle with a glued branch of artificial flowers;
- Volumetric 3D postcard with a picture or a congratulatory inscription.
For the competition at the school on May 9, you can make such a postcard with your own hands:
- Cut a sheet of thick paper in half, but not completely - there should be a few centimeters from the edge.
- Fold the left half with a "house", the right half with an "accordion".
- On the left side, glue a cut or drawn picture on the theme of Victory Day. Decorate the picture with a folded St. George or red satin ribbon.
- On the right side, glue voluminous flowers made of paper, as well as a congratulatory inscription.
- Glue a piece of lace on the bottom.
Another interesting option for a volumetric postcard is a star with flowers on a white background. Cut a star inside the pink scrap paper, glue a piece of paper to the white cardboard base. Stick a congratulatory plate inside the star or write congratulations by hand. Glue a beautifully folded piece of ribbon on the side, and a fabric flower on top.
Postcard templates
To draw a beautiful postcard, you can use a ready-made template. All you have to do is carefully draw out the contours with paints, felt-tip pens or pencils.
Drawing options:
- The sun, a tank, an eternal flame, a bouquet of flowers, a congratulatory inscription;
- Kremlin, festive fireworks, laurel branch;
- The eternal flame and veterans who stand side by side;
- A soldier with a dove on his hand;
- Veterans surrounded by children with flowers;
- Children with carnations on the background of fireworks.
On the Internet, you can find many options for a variety of pictures for the holiday of any degree of complexity. Be sure to involve children in the creation of the postcard. Together you will spend your free time pleasantly and useful.
The older generation appreciates handmade gif.webpts. It is believed that a piece of warmth remains in them, so be sure to make homemade postcards for the veterans, your grandparents, mothers and fathers for the holiday. They will be happy to receive such a valuable present on May 9th!
Here are some templates for hand-drawn cards for Victory Day that you can download, print and color yourself:
