How to make postcards for May 9 with your own hands

How to make a triangle postcard for May 9

What do you need

Brown paper;
pen or felt-tip pen - optional;
;
scissors;
St. George Ribbon;
glue stick;
White paper;
;
pencil;
green paper;
red paper;
ruler.

How to do

On one side of a sheet of brown paper, print or hand-write your congratulations. On the other hand, print the drawing. It should be positioned as shown in the video.

Lay the sheet vertically with congratulations up. Fold the top-right corner to the left and fold the top corner to the right. The printed pattern will be in the center of the resulting triangle.

Bend the bottom corners of the figure to its base and fold it along the same line. Unfold back and place the bottom of the letter in a triangle. Detailed instructions are in the video.

Cut off the corners at the ends of the St. George ribbon. Glue it to the back of the triangle as shown in the instructions.

On half a sheet of white paper, print the star and flowers pattern and cut them out. Circle templates # 3 and # 4 (three of them will be needed) on green paper, and template # 5 on red. Cut them out.

Use a ruler to bend the red part as shown in the video. Glue the resulting star underneath the tape. Attach small green parts to the middle of the white flowers. Fold the petals and leaf slightly and decorate the card with them.

How to make a postcard with a medal for May 9

What do you need

Red paper;
;
scissors;
yellow paper;
;
;
orange felt-tip pen;
black felt-tip pen;
silver cardboard;
curly scissors;
glue stick;
ruler.

How to do

Print the medal template on red paper and cut it out along the outline. On a yellow sheet, print out the star pattern and cut it out too. Its size should be about the same as that of the red star. From the yellow paper, also cut out two thin strips of the same size as those provided at the top of the medal.

Print out the St. George Ribbon Template. Cut along the contour, color the stripes with orange and black felt-tip pens. You can use a real St. George ribbon.

Use curly scissors to trim the edges of the silver cardboard. Glue the ribbon to the bottom of the sheet and cut the protruding edge with curly scissors.

Attach a medal shape in the top center, and yellow stripes on it. Use a ruler to trace the sharp end of the scissors along the lines on the yellow star without cutting right through. Fold it up and glue it to the red star as shown in the video.

What other option is there

Try to make the Order of the Patriotic War out of paper. In this video, it is attached to a magnet, but you can also glue it on the cover of a postcard.

How to make postcards with voluminous carnations for May 9

What do you need

Scissors;
red or pink paper;
green paper;
pencil;
white or light yellow cardboard;
glue stick.
How to do

Cut out five squares with sides of 15 cm from red or pink paper, and one of the same element from green paper.

Fold the pink shape in half, then in half again. Fold the resulting square diagonally and fold one side towards the fold. In order not to be mistaken, watch the video. Draw a patterned arc on top and cut along the outline.

Unbend the resulting piece once, fold the sides to the middle and fully unfold the shape. Cut it one fold to the middle and fold it like an accordion. Make the rest of the pink details in the same way.

Fold the cardboard in half. Glue the petals to the left of the fold in a circle, as shown in the video. Lubricate them with glue and attach to the other half of the cardboard, tightly closing the card.

Cut the green square in half and fold one piece in the same way as the pink ones. Draw a check mark on it, cut along the contour and straighten it. Glue the detail under the flower. Attach a stem and leaves of green paper to it.

What other options are there

You can decorate postcards with carnations in different ways. Here are some interesting ideas:

Here's how to make flowers from regular napkins:

You can use the origami technique:

Very beautiful carnations will be obtained thanks to the quilling technique:

How to draw postcards for May 9 with your own hands

What do you need

White cardboard;
pencil;
gold marker or gel pen;
eraser.

How to do

Fold a piece of cardboard in half. On the cover of the card, draw the stars and the inscription "May 9" with light pencil lines.

Then, with a marker, sketch points along the outlines of the shapes and letters. Erase the pencil lines and draw even more dots as shown in the video.

What other options are there

A postcard can be created using watercolor:

Or gouache:

How to make postcards with a volumetric dove on May 9

What do you need

Scissors;
white or light blue paper;
green paper;
pencil;
a wooden stick or rod for a pen;
glue stick;
blue paper;
glue gun;
St. George Ribbon.

How to do

To make a dove, cut a 20 cm square out of white or light blue paper. Fold it in half diagonally and unfold it. Fold on the other diagonal, then direct both corners to the center fold line.

Fold the left and right corners of the resulting square to the middle. Spread out the part and bend these corners inward, as shown in the video. Fold the element in half and follow the instructions. It explains in great detail how to make a pigeon.

Draw five small leaves on green paper and cut them out. Using a stick or rod, twist a tube out of a piece of green paper. Glue the edge and glue the leaves to it. Cut off the excess part of the tube.

Fold blue paper in half. Glue a ribbon to the bottom of the card, and a twig and a dove above it.