The long-awaited winter holidays are approaching, and it's time to pick up beautiful postcards "Happy New Year 2024" , as well as original New Year's pictures for making author's congratulations to family, friends and relatives in the Year of the Dragon.
In this article we have collected the best ideas for those who like to surprise with interesting crafts and plan to make cards for the New Year 2024 with their own hands.
Coloring card
Let's start with the simplest option, which even a child can easily implement. The algorithm for performing such crafts is as simple as possible:
- Download the postcard you like.
- Print on A4 paper (the thicker the paper, the better).
- Invite your child to color the card and complete it with congratulations in verse, which can also be found on our website.
- Fold the sheet in half.
Since the coming year 2024 will be held under the auspices of the Dragon, we suggest making New Year's cards in the appropriate style with your own hands.
Pay attention! The card should be double sided. The design of the interior can be absolutely anything. As an option, we suggest initially performing two-sided printing, placing the main image on the outside of the sheet, and the frame for the congratulatory inscription on the inside.
3D postcard
New Year's 3D card is an interesting craft that will definitely please a loved one for the holiday, because this is really an original gift that you can make yourself without big financial investments.
The easiest option is opening New Year cards with a three-dimensional Christmas tree inside, as in the photo.
You can also come up with other options for a three-dimensional Christmas tree. We offer you to watch a master class on making a simple but very beautiful 3D postcard.
Inside such an unusual postcard there can be not only a Christmas tree, but also any other three-dimensional element, such as a snowflake.
An interesting idea of a big snowflake that can be made inside an opening postcard is in this master class.
You can also come up with voluminous New Year cards for 2024 with a Dragon's head inside. For this you need:
- Choose (or draw) a symmetrical pattern, the head of the Dragon.
- Print (or draw yourself).
- Cut along the contour.
- Bend symmetrically in half.
- Paste inside the postcard.
Scrapbooking card
Scrapbooking is an interesting technique that allows you to quickly create very beautiful postcards that are not inferior in design complexity to expensive counterparts on sale.
To implement this idea you will need:
- scrapbooking paper;
- scissors;
- glue;
- openwork cuts with snowflakes and swirls;
- beautiful inscriptions;
- congratulations in verse (can be cut from an old postcard, printed or handwritten);
- images or miniature figurines of the symbols of the outgoing year (Rabbit) and the coming year (Dragon).
How to create New Year 2024 cards using scrapbooking technique, see the detailed master class:
Digital postcard with photo
You can create original New Year's cards for 2024 with your own hands not only from paper, but also in digital form. A wide variety of programs and applications are suitable for this, allowing you to process photos or create collages.
The advantages of this method are obvious:
- no need to look for a printer and paper to print;
- a digital gift can be easily sent to a friend;
- postcard can contain not only pictures and wishes, but also photos.
For more information on how to make digital postcards in Canva and Photoshop, see the tutorials.
There are also a huge number of applications for smartphones and tablets that allow you to quickly create exclusive New Year cards in various formats. The master class provides an example of working with the Postcards editor for the Android operating system.
