Today it was about photographing the Poster Cards.
The idea for Poster Cards arose when I discovered that there wasn't a single greeting card that celebrated the individual craft.
There are plenty of cards for students, birthdays and anniversaries. But where are all the cards for skilled craftsmen who are graduating, celebrating anniversaries, retiring etc.?
I chewed on it a bit, because I didn't want to make a greeting card that would just be thrown away after use. It's a shame that the nice words about a big day are just thrown away, but think of all the tons of paper that are thrown away every year.
You should save those cards as a lasting memory, instead of a one-time pleasure.
Suddenly it was there. We're doing a cross between a greeting card and a real picture.
The card was printed on extra thick cardstock. The illustration on the front is the same as on the packaging. A one-line drawing in a simple and timeless design.
On the back of the front page (Sounds complicated, but it's good enough) the card is colored black, with text that pays tribute to the craft.
The black color is there for a special reason. Where there is space to write your personal greeting, you can write with a marker, press hard with a ballpoint pen or write in bright pink. The black color on the back of the front means that no matter how you write, it cannot be seen through when you hang the picture.
Isn't that smart?
When the greeting card (poster card) is hung up (possibly in the beautiful picture frame that you can also buy at the shop), the recipient can forever rejoice that behind the beautiful poster card hanging on the wall is a sweet greeting from mom and dad or master for eternal remembrance.