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Scented Greeting Cards by Jill Black
One of my hobbies is to turn photographs of flowers and garden plants into scented greeting cards and notelets.
Start by taking several pictures of the flowers you want to feature on the front of your cards. This way you can pick the ones with the sharpest images to use.
The best time to take photos is early morning while the dew is still on the flowers and early evening when the colours of the flowers tends to be more vivid.
Take your photographs against a dark background if possible. This brings out the image of the flower. A light background can appear lack lustre and faded.
You can use Microsoft Publisher to create your card using the greeting card wizard and simply scan your photo in from an existing print photo or from your digital camera.
Another way is to simply cut four small silts into the card paper and slip the four corners of the photo print into these slits. This way people can take the photo out if they wish to keep them.
Use a good quality Photo Greeting Card Paper to print out your finished card.
To scent the cards use a Pure Essential oil to match the fragrance of the flower or plant featured on the card.
For example:
Rose essential oil with photos of roses Lavender essential oil with photos of lavender Lemon essential oil for lemons or lemon trees
and so on...
To scent your greeting card/s, simply place 2 drops of the appropriate essential oil (or blend of oils) onto a piece of blotting paper or cotton wool balls, then place in a self sealing plastic bag with the card that you want to fragrance. Seal and leave for 48 hours. When you remove the card it will be delicately fragranced.
You can also turn the same images into a range of bookmarks, writing paper, invitations, place cards etc
When finished, you can give your cards away as gifts to family and friends or to start a part-time scented greeting card business.
In New Zealand these cards sell on average for $10.00 for a pack of five plus $2.00 postage and packaging however, you may need to check out the current selling price in other countries and price accordingly.
To sell your cards advertise in gardening magazines or approach your local garden centre and ask if they willl sell them on your behalf.
(c) 2003 Jill Black at NetWrite Publish, the Online Magazine for Creative Living.
Copyright J Black. Jill enjoys helping people to live a prosperous and abundant life. She is an author and member of the New Zealand Freelance writers Association (NZFWA). For more articles and resources visit her online at: The Success Network
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