Simple yet amazing! Handmade New Year’s card ideas that will delight
Have you given up, thinking “I want to make New Year’s cards by hand, but it seems difficult…”?The truth is, you can create surprisingly beautiful New Year’s cards just by using familiar materials like washi tape, stamps, and origami!In this article, we introduce ideas for New Year’s cards that will make people exclaim, “Amazing!” when they see them.Each one can be finished with simple steps, so even first-timers can try making handmade New Year’s cards with ease.This coming year, why not send a heartfelt, handmade New Year’s greeting to someone special?
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Simple yet amazing! Handmade New Year’s card ideas that everyone will love (21–30)
Painted in ink wash! A vertical horse
Here’s a mood-rich idea perfect for anyone who wants to draw the zodiac on their New Year’s cards! All you need are a brush, ink, and postcards.
A rear view of a seated horse is unique and unlikely to overlap with other people’s designs.
Pay special attention to the steps where you depict the horse’s mane and tail—these are key points to craft with care.
Even in a seated pose, these parts convey dynamism and strength, so aim for a refined finish by being mindful of the ink’s tonal variations.
It’s also good to leave some space for your message.
Let’s paint a horse in ink wash painting!
Sumi-e ink wash paintings, with their appealing shades and brush textures.
You may want to try it but think it looks difficult…
This idea is perfect for you! All you need is a gasen paper postcard, a brush, bottled ink, and a palette.
There’s a careful, step-by-step explanation from how to handle the brush to how much ink to use, so it’s ideal for first-timers.
The time you spend capturing silhouettes and painting with an awareness of light and dark will likely become a lovely moment to put your feelings into the New Year’s card for its recipient.
Add a message or greeting and send it off!
Simple yet impressive! Handmade New Year’s card ideas that will delight (31–40)
New Year’s cards with brush-painted horses
Let’s write stylish characters to make your New Year’s cards dazzling! All you need are a brush pen, postcards, ink, a small dish, and red or gold brush pens.
Even beginners can create cute New Year’s cards just by following the video.
Add your personal touch and send a handmade card with humor and personality.
Before writing on the postcard, practice on a notebook or scrap paper to decide on balanced character placement.
It also looks like you can enjoy adding illustrations and decorations as you create.
Making horse stickers
Let’s send New Year’s cards that shine with personality! While digital prints and handwritten cards are the norm, how about adding a three-dimensional touch with original stickers? Some steps—like printing, cutting, and applying—require delicate work, but taking your time and working carefully while thinking of the recipient can become part of the essence of the finished piece.
Also, thoughtfully balancing the placement of a festive poem alongside the stickers is another detail you can really refine.
Take this opportunity to give it a try!
Horse postcard illustration
Let’s send New Year’s cards featuring illustrations of horses that evoke a positive, energetic impression and a sense of prosperity! In the video, you’ll find ideas such as creative variations of the kanji for “horse” and designs with a horse’s face.
By using paints, brush pens, and washi paper, you can achieve a refined yet dynamic look.
Adding a celebratory poem to your handwritten piece can help convey your feelings even more.
Try customizing the colors and layout and give it a go!
A horse drawn on 100-yen store drawing paper!
If you’re worried about drawing directly on New Year’s postcards, why not first try sketching the picture you have in mind on drawing paper? Since it’s just a trial sketch, supplies from the 100-yen shop—drawing paper, pencils, and colored pencils—are perfectly fine! Instead of forcing yourself to match the postcard size, try drawing it large once; it will help your ideas expand.
If you end up liking your rough sketch, you can scan it with a printer and paste it onto the postcard as is—highly recommended.
A horse running, a horse grazing, a parent and foal snuggled together—use your favorite image of a horse to add a personal touch to your New Year’s greetings!
New Year’s cards with a horse motif made using 100-yen shop stamps
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At 100-yen shops, you can find a variety of stamps that are perfect for New Year’s cards.
By combining these stamps well and being creative with your color choices, you can make beautiful cards! If you want a gradient with a single stamp, apply the ink to the stamp little by little.
When you want to change the color you’re stamping with, press the stamp onto scrap paper until the previous color no longer transfers to help prevent color mixing.
Even with the same stamp, you can express different horses by changing the colors and where you stamp, so try out various colors and stamping techniques!