Diwali Cards

Diwali greetings can be exchanged with loved ones efficiently by Diwali greeting cards. As Diwali is a very important Hindu festival efforts are made to send cards to the near and dear ones and convey the heartfelt wishes for them. If loved ones reside in different cities or countries, then the bond can be reinforced by sending Diwali cards. Such cards provide people a feeling of togetherness and strong bonding with the people you share a rapport with.

Diwali Cards
Diwali is a Festival of Lights in India. Oil lamps, illumination and brightness are the prominent feature of Diwali cards. The popular symbols used in Diwali cards are candles, burning oil lamps and bursting crackers. Rangoli patterns and pictures of traditional Diwali mithais are also seen on Diwali cards. The picture of Lakshmi Ma and Lord Ganesha are the all-time favorite image seen on Diwali cards as Laksmi-Ganesh puja is very significant. Handmade Diwali Cards also help children to use their creativity. Diwali cards have several interesting patterns and designs. Traditional symbols of the festival like diya, candles, rangoli and crackers are shown on the cards. There are also messages that convey people happiness and prosperity for the forthcoming year.

Ecards
After the advent of the Internet age, Diwali Ecards are quickly becoming prevalent and substituting usual cards. The reason is that sending Ecards is quick, instantaneous and economical way of sending greetings to loved ones. To maintain the speed with the continuously rising demand of Diwali E-greetings, ecard sites have numerous options. There are several sites that provide free cards and hence make it more cost-effective for the people. The use of Java and Flash technology has enabled to make E-cards very vibrant and interactive. Some cards can furnish a virtual Lakshmi Puja experience. Some cards also show virtual bursting of crackers.

Online Diwali Greeting
The number of people getting connected to the internet is increasing day by day, it is becoming very popular to send Online Diwali cards to the closely related people. To fulfill the demands of the increasing market, there are a range of innovative and attractive cards to entice the customers. Glitter, sparks and illumination are used to enhance the aesthetic appearance of the greetings. All such features enable to add humor to the cards and make the recipients happy. Online Diwali greetings provide a convenient and inexpensive mode to send Diwali wishes.

Mosaic Card
The equipment required are scissors, glue, colorful paper, ruler and marker.

• Squares of colorful construction paper are made into small bits.
• Store every color in a different part of an egg carton.
• Fold a 9 inches X 12 inches sheet of black construction paper in half.
• On the foreside of the resulting card, a pencil is used to draw a simple Diwali picture.
• Color this sketch by gluing the construction-paper pieces on the card.
• Glue sticks are best used for this work.
• Position the pieces so that small amounts of black are visible and a stained glass look can be seen. Lastly, stick a white piece of paper in the card.
• Use a fine-tipped pen to write a message for Diwali.

Fabric picture card
The equipment required are pencil, fabric scraps, glue stick, heavy stock paper (mail envelopes, manila folder, old cards) and photograph.

• Old heavy paper items like the poster-board are recycled as the paper is covered anyway.
• An opened card is used by tracing around it to obtain the card stock. Fold the paper which is heavy into a card. Turn a fabric scrap to the wrong side and trace the outline of the card. Cut this piece out.
• Cut a picture out which shows through the window of the card and place on the card-size fabric and trace the outline.
• Remove the small area from the fabric. Trace the window area from the fabric on the card.
• Cut this area from the card stock. Attach the photo to the card stock with the glue stick.
• Further, the card stock is attached to the fabric.
• This provides some depth and dimension to the card.