Make Your Own Christmas Cards
I needed to write a thank you note so I decided to make a card rather than buy one.
I cut a snow flake onto some nice paper and then added a white liner using a small amount of wood glue.
I made the flake by searching google images for “snow flake”. I loaded an image into InkScape and manually traced the outline. I saved it as a PDF and sent the PDF to the laser cutter. I used a large shear cutter to cut the paper and the liner.
You could cut the snow flake with an knife and cutting mat but I used a CNC laser.
No more trips to the store for birthday or Christmas cards for me.
Now you just need to cut an envelope on the laser and you will be all set! 😉
I had picked up some blank cards from Dollar Rama and rastered text to the inside with an image on the front. Took a while to get the settings correct but it worked well in the end.
Hi Dave,
Actually I figured out a way to make the envelopes too. I will make some tonight and post.
Darcy
This post has envelopes.
They’re not all that fancy but they’re a good start….