The stained glass greeting cards can be another option for you if you want to make the greeting cards by yourself.
The stained glass itself will give you the creative and elegant touch to the cards.
These cards are the good option for the Christmas or birthday event.
Before making the stained glass greeting cards, you should prepare some things like the card stock, the tissue paper with different colors, the waxed paper, the scissors, iron, the ruler, the craft glue, and pencil.
Follow the steps above to make the cards.
1.
Prepare the card stocks by folding them in half.
You also need to prepare two waxed paper pieces in the size of the folded card's front half.
Put them on the work surface.
2.
Cut the tissue paper in 5 or 6 inches size.
By doing this, you can cut the smaller pieces you need easier than dealing with the tissue paper with the large sheet size.
Cut the tissue paper from the square size to the triangles with the small size.
Choose the detail or simple style as you desire.
After that, you can set the tissue shapes in the piles according the color.
3.
Arrange the tissue paper on the waxed paper as you like.
It is better for you not to layer them since the waxed paper cannot bond when you heat it.
You have to put the other piece of the waxed paper on the top before ironing them carefully.
You should move the iron around slowly.
This process is important because the purpose of this process is melting and bonding the paper together.
Let the ironed paper to cool down for some moments before you can move it.
4.
Next, you should cut the window of the front card by using the scissors.
You have to leave ¾ inch frame around the front's opening of the card.
It has the function to frame the stained glass tissue paper insert.
To make the tissue paper fits inside, you should trim the ironed pieces of the waxed paper with the tissue paper.
5.
Put the glue on the extended portion of the cardstock.
You have to spread the glue carefully.
It is better for you not to use too much glue or the glue will smear to the stained glass tissue window.
After putting the glue, you should set the stained glue piece in the place and press the glue gently.
Wait until it gets dry completely.
Do not hesitate in expressing your creativity in the greeting card.
As another option in making the greeting cards, you can create the design in your computer and print the cards.
To get the better result, do not print the cards if your printer is running out of ink.