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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A greetings card with a black heart stamp motif with some hearts coloured in red. Next to it is the wooden stamp with the heart pattern - perfect for loving DIY cards.

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This is how it's done:

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.

Creative craft scene with a sponge, a Tombow pencil and a heart motif stamp. The paper has a textured square with a soft colour gradient - ideal for DIY cards or backgrounds.

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.

A stamp with a heart motif and a colour application sponge lie on paper. Several grey heart imprints are already visible - a lovely DIY project, ideal for cards or creative decorations.

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.

Two hands press a wooden stamp with a red rubber motif onto paper. The stamp motif is not visible from above, but the stamp is being used to make an impression.

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.

A hand erases small heart motifs with a precise eraser pen (Tombow MONO Zero) to create fine details or highlights in a heart pattern. Perfect for creative corrections or design effects.

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.

A hand colours small heart motifs on paper with a red pen, outlined in black. Some hearts are already coloured in, while others are still blank - a lovely design, ideal for cards or decorations.

 

Done!

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About the author

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.

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