Card Making
The beautiful handcrafted cards that you receive in the mail are born of simple office waste. In an effort to remain an environmentally conscious organization as well as ensuring a large range of base colors and textures of paper with which to work, we at Cards from Africa make all of our handmade papers from discarded scraps that would otherwise be destined to burn. Without chemicals and using the traditional African method of making paper, we create various textures using natural products found in the wide open spaces surrounding our workspace. Bougainvillea petals, Umunyinya (similar to pine needles), reflective mica rock flakes, and the imprint of woven grass mats are just a few things that we incorporate into our process of making unique paper with which to make unique greeting cards.
We think this slideshow explains it best. Please enjoy!
The Art of Handmade Cards
