Card Inspiration // Lettered Birthday Cards

Hey y’all!  These last few months have been so exciting in the creativity part of my life!  Why?  I think I found my card-making crafty niche!  I’ve always admired calligraphy and lettering, and ever since I began typing I have loved experimenting with different fonts on Microsoft Word.  Quite a while ago, I began to letter the words/sayings on my cards, instead of stamping or printing them.  I really enjoyed this, and began doing it more and more.  More recently, I have started creating cards that are completely hand-drawn.  And I absolutely love it!

Lettering cards are seriously so much fun.  You do have to be very careful and slow to start with if you don’t want the finished product to look uneven and sloppy, but as you learn and improve it will be easier and you can speed up.

I’ve always had trouble with masculine cards.  Handmade cards with washi tape, glitter, fancy writing and stuff don’t exactly shout “manly.”  I feel like I can do so much more with lettering when it comes to creating masculine birthday cards.

Here are some cards I have recently lettered...

I hope these inspire you to try your hand at lettering!  Experimenting with lettering different ways and trying different fonts can be so much fun, and if you’re up for the challenge, do some artwork on your cards too!  Right now I use colored pencils for any extra art I do on my cards, but you can try watercolors or sketching or whatever you’d like.

Have you tried hand-lettering before?