October 5th was World Card Making Day #WorldCardMakingDay. If your a teacher or Homeschooling your children or looking for something fun to do as a family why not take the time to make a card or two for someone you love.
Or how about making cards and bringing them to your local Senior Citizen’s Center. Nursing Home or Retirment Center because a lot of times they people in these places do not see anyone at all . We have the opportunity to cheer them up for just a few minutes. We should take it shouldn’t we?
World Card Making Day is an exciting day that is celebrated every first Saturday in October, making World Card making Day fall on October 5th this year. World Card Making Day is dedicated to the crafty ones, those that would prefer to make a card rather than purchase a #greetingcard. World card Making Day was started in 2006 so that crafters can get a head start on the gift-giving holiday season.
Creating handmade cards for loved ones to celebrate different holidays and special occasions is an art form, one that many people from around the world indulge in. As such, it does make some sense that a special day to celebrate cards was created. This was exactly what “Paper Crafts” magazine inadvertently did on October 7th, 2006.
World card Making Day was initially only for subscribers to their magazine, but they were pleasantly surprised when it went viral. This was how World Card Making Day was birthed and it is now celebrated by thousands all over the world. A company called Two Peas was also part of the history of World Card Making Day; they were involved with the first events commemorating World Card making Day.
The history of card making itself dates back to the Victorian era. Then, they had cards that announced someone’s arrival. These cards were plain, with no emotion, but things started to change as new printing techniques became available. They started making more colorful cards, which also gradually changed how they were used. People started sending cards to each other for different occasions.
This was how the card-making industry was built. Calling cards became penny postcards, which eventually became modern-day gift cards. These days, you can probably get a card for anything you need. There are business cards, greeting cards, IV cards, all sorts, and what better way to express yourself through cards than making them yourself? Take the opportunity today to make cards with the person they are intended for in mind, and you will definitely steal the recipients heart.
How to Celebrate World Card Making Day
- One of the perfect ways to celebrate Card Making Day is to get your supplies ready and make cards for your loved ones.
- One thing that is better than making cards for your loved ones alone is making cards for your loved ones with friends and family! A craft party sets the perfect mood and brings fellow crafters together to celebrate Card Making Day.
- If your crafty you could help the next generation of card makers get started on this amazing journey. You can organize classes, even for kids, and teach them the basics of card making.
Facts About Cards
- During the Victorian Era, ladies wrote the names of gentlemen that they wanted to dance with on a ‘dance card.’ Wouldn’t it be fun to host a dance and revive this tradition and let everyone create there own dance card?
- The culture of making gift cards was so popular during the Victorian era that a criminal’s signature element was called their ‘calling card.’ Isn’t that crazy?
- Some of the most expensive greeting cards ever made come from a company called Gilded Age Greetings and their cards can cost as much as $4,995. Isn’t that crazy let me tell you that is something I wouldn’t ever purchase? How about you?
- Americans spend an estimated $8 billion on more than six million greeting cards each year.
- The very first Christmas card to be sent by a President was sent by President Calvin Coolidge in 1927.
Why People Love World Card Making Day
- World Card Making Day provides a great opportunity for lovers of crafts to get together and do what they love to do. World Card Making Day is also not limited to craft lovers alone, the joy of card making can be spread around, just be ready to have fun and know how to hold scissors.
- World Card Making Day comes up every October, which gives everyone a big HeadStart on their card-making activities for the upcoming holidays. You can get all your cards ready by the end of October!
- Making cards for a loved one is not only about the crafts, it’s about the thought and care that goes into making something with your hands. These cards are usually more appreciated and they bring joy and a feeling of being loved to the recipients.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
