Learn how to make a greeting card from the heart for weddings, birthdays or other celebrations.

A homemade greetings card comes from the heart and expresses your appreciation. Especially when they are created with the heart stamps from Heindesign. Heindesign has been developing its own stamps for over 30 years and is therefore a true expert in this field. The artists at Heindesign continue to inspire us with their creative ideas. You can find out how to make such a card here:

 

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Step 1: Make a folding card

With its 250g/m², Tombow Bristol Paper is perfect for creating greetings cards. Cut a 29.7 cm (long side of the A4 pad) long and 15 cm high strip from the paper and fold it once in the centre. This will give you the square shape of the card.

Step 2: Graphite primer

Run the pencil a few times over the sandpaper from the creative set etching technique. It is particularly fine with a grain size of 300. This will give you fine graphite dust. Then remove the dissolved graphite with the sponge.

Tip: Softer pencils contain more graphite and less clay. Find out more about pencils here.

Step 3: Design the background

Place the square template in the middle of the card and lightly brush over it with the sponge to create a light grey background.

Then place the "Many hearts" stencil over it and paint on more graphite.

Attention: Don't let the grey get too dark.

Step 4: Stamping hearts

Stamp more hearts in the middle of the grey area using the heart motif and the black ColorBox Archival Dye Ink ink pad. Then leave the stamped motifs to dry a little.

Step 5: Grey becomes white

You can then erase the stamped hearts with the MONO zero precision eraser. The thin tip allows you to erase even small areas with particular precision.

Step 6: Splashes of colour

Colour two hearts in the middle of the motif with the red Tombow Duals Brush Pen. The flexible brush tip allows you to change the stroke width depending on the pressure.

 

Done!

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HEINDESIGN

Heindesign has been producing high-quality stamps since 1987. In addition to its own designs, Heindesign also produces motifs under licence from the American company Judi-Kins. In 1992, Heindesign launched the Stamp Mecca in Hagen, which has since developed into the largest stamp fair in Europe.