3D Greeting Card Art

January 2, 2012

3D Greeting Card Art
Save This
Print This
 
    Received for holidays or just because, greeting cards have become even more sentimental in our age of increasing emails. Instead of stuffing them in a box, use our 3-step approach to transform cards into layered, dimensional décor, perfect for home or as gifts.

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies

 

  • Shadow box
  • Old greeting cards
  • Scissors
  • Tacky glue, fast-drying if possible
  • Foam mounting tape or foam sheets
  • Scrapbook paper, optional
  • Paint chips, optional
  • Old book pages, newspapers or sheet music, optional
  • Stencils, optional

Tip: In place of paper, try using old, unwanted clothes as a material.

 

Step 2: Lay Out Your Look

 

  • Foreground: Use your cards to create your focal point. Cut out key details, keeping in mind they’ll be layered. To find the right arrangement, experiment.
  • Background: Pair your foreground with a complementary backdrop, using our colour wheel basics to make your pick. For more focus on the foreground, select neutral-coloured scrapbook paper, or for a vintage effect, go with the pages of old books, newspapers or sheet music. Tea dye for a romantic, aged appearance.
  • Extras: Try cutting out hearts from paint chips for hanging with fishing line within your shadow box. Or use stencils to form accents like butterflies. Emboss a texture onto your background, or with stamps, dab on designs. Use paper to make a border.

Step 3: Assemble & Enjoy

 

3D Greeting Card Art
  1. Begin by pasting your background to the shadow box.
  2. Cut foam mounting tape or foam sheets into smaller pieces, remove the sticker backing or add a little tacky glue, and attach to the backside of foreground elements. Stack multiple pieces of foam for extra height.
  3. Place your foreground pieces atop the background one by one; your sticky mounting foam or tacky glue should secure them in place. The more you can stack these on top of one another, the more dimension you’ll achieve.
  4. Attach extra accents with fast-drying tacky glue. If applying a border, use mounting foam to elevate it as a layer.

Uses for Your Art

 

  • Give handmade art to loved ones for Valentine’s Day, weddings or baby showers.
  • Make a few shadow boxes, each from a different year’s cards, and arrange them as a decorative timeline.
  • After particularly busy card seasons invite a few loved ones over to turn greetings into 3D art during a craft party. Regroup each year, and soon you’ll start a new tradition.

 

Recent Inspiration

Inspiration Meets Conversation

Previous statement Next statement

  • Join our community for daily inspiration & advice for home.

  • Get solutions, deals, and cleaning tips directly from home experts.

  • Visit our channel for quick and easy how-to videos.

  • Sign up for our free emails & get the latest recipes, projects and special offers.

  • Subscribe to our feeds & receive automatic updates on your favorite content.

Special Offers

  • Trade up to a Febreze® NOTICEables™ Warmer.