October 31st or Halloween Night is just around the corner. Halloween is not a traditional holiday for greeting cards, but it can be in this digital age. With so much internet exposure, many Do-it-yourself Halloween card options are available online. Card makers and craft enthusiasts can send out handmade cards at any time of the year.
Since Halloween is such a festive day full of fun, adventure, and exciting activities, people are naturally inclined to make creative handmade Halloween Cards. Making do-it-yourself handmade cards is not only creative and fun, but parents get a chance to teach their kids something creative and give their friends a special treat in the form of a handmade present. In this article, we are providing some simple Do-it-yourself Halloween card ideas for all of you to plan a fun activity to do with your children if you are a parent- or to do among your friends if you are a student. We have compiled a list containing some of Halloween’s most spooky and creative ideas.
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Halloween Greeting Card Do-it-yourself
One of the first things that come under the Do-it-yourself Halloween card idea is making a Halloween Greeting Card. Handmade cute ghosts and traditional pumpkin cuts are a great way to make a card that says Happy Halloween in a very cute and creative way. Use eye-catching colors like orange, blue, red, and yellow to match your Halloween theme with creative captions on the card. Plenty of designs like these are available on the internet. They can be printed, too, and provide a great inspiration for a handmade card.
1. A Handmade Invitation Card for a Halloween Party
This time on Halloween, try to make an aesthetic invitation card for your spooky Halloween party. This idea seems creative and traditional to invite your guests, friends, and family to your amazing Halloween house party. The cut design of your invitation card can vary according to the theme you have chosen for your Halloween party, but making this card is not as difficult as it might seem while reading this. You can mention the theme of your party on the card and list down the fun activities on that card that you have planned for your Halloween party. With the internet’s help, several figures of spooky characters are available on your door. You can draw or paste a print-out of vampires, witches, pumpkins, or bloodshot horrifying figures on the card to make it visually appealing according to the spooky season.
2. Shining in the Dark- Do-it-yourself Halloween Card
Making those ghastly yet visually appealing glow-in-the-dark Halloween cards can be an exciting addition to your Halloween holiday. You will need a glow-in-the-dark powder and some original greeting stationery items to make this card.
3. Wicked Mummy Halloween Card
This time, go on a unique way to surprise your guests, friends, and family. These cards can be made on a lower budget with no additional items. With your normal card-making items, you will need googly eyes to make the Mummy effect on your Do-it-yourself Halloween Card. You can find various free templates on the internet to create this card. You can take a print-out of the same or draw the Mummy figure on the card.
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4. Spider-web Halloween Card
Kids just love the cut-out effect of the Spider web cards. The cards with this spider-web design give the perfect spooky version that perfectly aligns with the Halloween vibe. The spider web can be created while using the glow-in-the-dark powder. This Do-it-yourself Halloween Card is also an ideal treat for kids and adults! ( some adults are die-hard Spiderman fans, too!)
5. Do-it-yourself Halloween Card- Pop-out style
A simple pumpkin pop-out or any other character pop-out style in the handmade card is a sure-shot way to align with this year’s Halloween festivities. These designs are not easy, but they can be made quickly by following YouTube tutorials or seeing some designs online. Parents should help their children while making this one, and if a group of friends is making it, remember that collective effort goes a long way.
6. Skeleton Halloween Card
With the help of some glow-in-the-dark powder, a skeleton card is a perfect idea for inviting guests over for a spooky fun night on 31st October this year. The skeleton can be made with glow-in-the-dark powder and some original stationary items, just like the Mummy character was created. People can follow YouTube tutorials or some Pinterest ideas to make the Skeleton card.
7. Trick-or-Treat Do-it-yourself Halloween card
This is, again a very creative method to showcase your inner artist on Halloween day. These cards with a unique theme can be made with stamps available in the market, glitters, mirrors, and other decorative stationery items for your friends and family. This unique method adds a colorful and cute addition to your Halloween cards.
8. Embroidered Halloween Card
A handmade hand-sewn card is another unique way of making a Do-it-yourself Halloween card. This is a time-consuming process, but the results are worth the effort. The aesthetic card that is achieved after the time-consuming process is a treat for the eyes of the beholders. You can choose three to four threads and stitch a pumpkin or witch on the card. You can also stitch what you plan to do at your Halloween party.
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9. Bat – Template Cards
Nothing visually speaks Halloween other than Bat templates. Free Bat Templates are available on the internet and can be downloaded easily. The templates can then be used to make bat designs on your Do-it-yourself Halloween card. People can make bat designs from those templates or paste a print-out of the bat designs on the cards.
10. Orange Button Pumpkins Design
Another addition to the unique Do-it-yourself Halloween card ideas is making a card with stitching or pasting orange buttons on a card. You can stitch or paste some orange buttons on the card in the shape of a pumpkin. You can paste them in a normal design also and add some witty and cute captions to make it into a perfectly cute Halloween card this year.
