How Do You Make Chinese New Year Cards?
Chinese New Year isn’t always the best stocked holiday in the card aisle in the United States. You save money by making your own New Year card anyway. Here are some easy steps to take to make your own Chinese New Year cards you can be proud to send to family and friends. BUY CARD STOCK THE COLOR YOU WANT YOUR BACKGROUND TO BE. Red symbolizes fortune and joy. Black often symbolizes heaven. Blue green symbolized spring and new life. Yellow can symbolize freedom from this earth. White is traditionally only used in mourning, so avoid a plain white card stock. CREASE THE CARD STOCK WITH A BONE FOLDER. A bone folder is an incredibly useful card making tool. See the resource section for a link to purchase this cheap but ever-useful tool. Holding a ruler exactly half way through the card and perfectly vertical, press the point of the bone folder into the card stock along the ruler’s edge. CREATE TEXTURE AND INTEREST FOR THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CARD WITH EMBELLISHMENT. Use another contrasting colo
