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[For Seniors] Handmade Summer Greeting Cards: A Collection of Lovely Summer Motifs

Social worker / Care workermoko
My name is Moko, a mother of three who admired my mother and worked in the care industry as a care worker and as a medical social worker (MSW) in a hospital. I will be drawing on my previous experience to write mainly about caregiving. Thank you in advance.

Some older people may send summer greeting postcards every year.

A shochu-mimai is originally a greeting card sent to express concern for the recipient’s health during the hot summer months, and the custom is said to have started in the Edo period.

Store-bought postcards with illustrations are lovely, but how about trying a handmade one this year? A heartfelt, handmade postcard is sure to bring a smile to the recipient’s face.

In this article, we introduce charming motifs to draw on your summer greeting cards.

It’s packed with ideas featuring classic symbols of summer, like sunflowers, shaved ice, and watermelon.

Give it a try with love for your dear family and friends!

[For Seniors] Handmade Summer Greeting Cards: A Lovely Collection of Summer Motifs (11–20)

Summer greeting with fireworks

Easy-to-draw summer greeting (fireworks)

Summer greeting with fireworks

When we hear “fireworks,” we tend to imagine the kind that shoot up into the sky with a boom, but what’s being introduced here is how to draw sparklers (senko hanabi).

First, draw the sparkler itself, then add red and yellow sparks around it.

As a creative touch, try using the rim of a wax crayon—not just paint—to depict the sparks.

Because the wax is white, it’s hard to see while you’re drawing, but at the end, when you lightly wash the whole piece with blue paint, it creates a resist effect, making the white areas stand out beautifully.

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In conclusion

Handmade summer greeting cards have a special charm, and it looks like you’ll end up with postcards full of personality.

It’s wonderful to draw the motifs introduced here as they are, but it could also be interesting to have older adults imagine summer and create their own individual summer greeting postcards.