Handmade Card Sets

lovebytenz
Jan 7
2 min read

Updated: Oct 26

Once you start making cards, you're likely to end up with an ever increasing pile that need a home. So before you begin, it helps to decide on a theme, to guide your ideas.

Creative design themes for handmade cards

Deciding on a unifying theme for your handmade cards provides a creative focus, that prompts you to explore an idea more fully. The theme informs the different elements, such as imagery, colour palette, fonts, and style, so that it aligns with the giver and receiver, as well as the occasion or sentiment. This personalisation is what can make a handmade card more meaningful.

The cards below are predominantly unified by the patterned paper, but the style and layout are also consistent, so it's the cumulative effect of all the elements, that creates the cohesive whole.

Even if you only have a scrap of beautiful paper, you can make a gift set of handmade cards.

Cardmaking themes to guide your designs

Mixed Media · Minimalist · Seaside · Garden · Seasons · Time · Patterns · Woodland creatures · Inspirational quotes · Love notes · Cultural motifs · Traditions · Celestial · Mythological · Vintage · Botanical · Eco-friendly · Maps & Travel · Steampunk · Abstract · Miniature Worlds · Retro · Wood · Paper · Fabric · Metal · Translucent · Typography as art · Pressed flowers · Origami · Upcycled treasures · Embroidery · Herbs & Spices · Geography · Astrology ·

Visually connecting your card designs

Visually connecting cards through intentional design choices makes it easy to create small sets, perfect for gifting and selling. From rough design sketches and ideation, to the considered selection of materials and colours, the whole design process becomes more purposeful, and often more fruitful, when guided by a theme. Check out more creative cardmaking themes.