
{"id":809396,"date":"2023-05-08T11:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/?p=809396"},"modified":"2023-10-12T12:25:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T19:25:50","slug":"how-to-make-a-custom-diy-mothers-day-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/how-to-make-a-custom-diy-mothers-day-card\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a custom DIY Mother&#8217;s Day card"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mother's Day is coming up soon! Want to give your mom something more special than a store-bought card? How about designing and creating a special, custom greeting card just for her? Graphic designer and Wacom user <a title=\"4TheCreatives\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@4TheCreatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lauren Gonzalez, of 4TheCreatives<\/a>, has you covered.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In this tutorial, Gonzalez uses Adobe InDesign to design the card, then heads over to Michael's to get the rest of the supplies she needs in order to take the custom card from concept all the way through to execution! Watch <a title=\"4TheCreatives Mother&#039;s Day card video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=27kSpnxkOQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the video<\/a> below for, or read on for all the details.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Michaels-logo2.jpg\" alt=\"Michaels and Wacom\" class=\"wp-image-808843\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Michaels-logo2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Michaels-logo2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Michaels-logo2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael's<\/a> is likely your partner for all of your craft and DIY efforts, but did you know they also support digital design and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaels.com\/search?q=wacom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sell Wacom tablets<\/a> as well? They're running a bunch of Mother's Day sales right now, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaels.com\/shop\/craft-machines\/cricut\/cricut-materials-tools-accessories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40% on tons of Cricut accessories<\/a>. Speaking of, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/tag\/heather-cash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our series of Wacom + Cricut tutorials with Heather Cash<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to Make a Greeting Card  I  Mother&#039;s Day Greeting Card Design\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/27kSpnxkOQw?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this video, I'm going to show you how to make a greeting card from scratch for Mother's Day! We're going to start by designing on the computer, and then we're going to go to Michael's to get the craft elements to put onto the card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Setting up the design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So first, I'll create my Adobe InDesign document. I'll set my document to 7 inches wide by 10 inches high, because the card will be 5 x 7 when it's folded, so I need to make sure that it is 10 inches high. I'll divide it into two, so I can see what's the front of the card and what's the back of the card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For my design, I'm going to do six squares. In three of them, I'm going to put pictures of my kids. And the other three are gonna say \"M O M.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. The front of the card<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you have kids of your own, and you're making a card for Mother's Day for <em>your<\/em> mom, she wants to see pictures of the grandkids. I found it's not really about the the kids anymore, it's about the grandkids! So I don't put pictures of myself, I put my kids. And for the ones that are gonna say \"M O M,\" I'm putting a blank kind of a texture to it, that is gonna be pink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-1.jpg\" alt=\"4TheCreatives Card 1 Indesign\" class=\"wp-image-809397\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-1-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-1-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that's where I'm going to take the craft \"M\" that we're gonna get from Michael's, and I'm gonna put it on top of that, and then the \"O\" and then another \"M.\" Because this is gonna be pink and flowers and such, I want to just have nice black and white photos. So when I'm using the photos of my kids, they're gonna be black and white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And to make your design process so much easier. I really suggest using Wacom. You can use any type of <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/en-us\/wacom-pen-display-pen-tablets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wacom tablets<\/a>, they all work great. And now if you're into really into craft, like I am, <a title=\"Michael&#039;s selling Wacom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michaels.com\/search?q=wacom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael's is actually selling Wacoms<\/a>, which is exciting because it's like, unifying the design and the craft world together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. The inside of the card<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I'm going to do the inside of the card. For the inside, the <em>bottom<\/em> will be what is the inside, and the top is gonna be the top of the inside. So when they open the card, they're gonna see that bottom writing, you know, normally it says Happy Mother's Day, or I love you, or whatever you want to have it say -- this is where it's going to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-2.jpg\" alt=\"4TheCreatives Card 2 Indesign\" class=\"wp-image-809398\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-2-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-2-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Export and print settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then what you'll do, is you're going to export the design to PDF. Make sure you have crop marks so that the printer knows exactly where to cut it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Tip:<\/strong> when exporting a PDF in InDesign, typically the default settings will include \"bleed\" on the edges of the document to make sure it prints correctly. To make sure, in the Export settings use the default \"Adobe PDF (Print)\" Preset, and click \"Marks and Bleeds\" in the left-hand column, and make sure \"Crop Marks\" and \"Use Document Bleed Settings\" are selected.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-3.jpg\" alt=\"4TheCreatives Card 3 Indesign\" class=\"wp-image-809399\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-3.jpg 563w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-3-480x477.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 563px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. To Michael's: stickers and paper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that our card is designed, we're gonna go to Michael's!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So first, we're gonna check those letters -- \"M O M\" -- for the greeting cards. There's tons of different colors, so I'm gonna figure out which one's gonna look best. The next thing we need to find are flowers, because of course moms love flowers! So we're gonna go see if there are specific flower stickers, because I don't want to deal with glue on this specific card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, let's get the card stock paper. We're going to do this card on card stock, because we need to make sure the card can stand up -- that's what greeting cards do. There's a wide variety of papers to choose from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-4.jpg\" alt=\"4TheCreatives Card 4 Michaels\" class=\"wp-image-809400\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-4.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-4-980x549.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-4-480x269.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this card, we need it to be 7 inches wide by 10 inches long. The final card will be 5 by 7, but we need it to be at least 10 inches long because it will be folded. So this is gonna work great. So we have our paper, we have our letters, and we have our flowers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some Michael's locations provide on-demand printing services, but you could also bring your PDF design (via an email or a USB drive, typically) and your chosen card stock to a print shop or an office center like FedEx Office to print there as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Putting it all together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I got the card printed, and now I'm ready to put the craft on top of the finished design! I carefully attach the stickers and letters I got -- and the scoring of the card really helps here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Tip:<\/strong> ask for the printer to \"score\" the card it at the middle fold point, because that will make it so that it has a little bend to it, and that you can then fold it easily. If you just folded a piece of card stock paper without it being scored, it may look crinkly and won't look professional.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you so much for going along this whole journey with me, and I'll see you next time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"4TheCreatives Card 5 Michaels\" class=\"wp-image-809404\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-5-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-5-1-980x552.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/4TC-Card-5-1-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial, Lauren Gonzalez uses Adobe InDesign to design a Mother&#8217;s Day card, then heads over to Michael&#8217;s to take the custom card from concept all the way through to execution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":809403,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2446,2318,2331,2338,2329,2341,2340],"tags":[1082,135,2447,2448,1085,2496],"class_list":["post-809396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-craft","category-creative-inspiration","category-design","category-how-to","category-intuos-and-intuos-pro","category-software","category-products","tag-4thecreatives","tag-adobe","tag-craft","tag-greeting-cards","tag-lauren-gonzalez","tag-mothers-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=809396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=809396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=809396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}