Hand lettering: How to design personalized Christmas cards

Hand lettering: How to design personalized Christmas cards with faux calligraphy

Are the days of handwritten letters and cards over? Not at all! Hand lettering expert Hannah Rabenstein introduces us to the art of beautiful lettering with the "little hand lettering school" from edding and DaWanda. In episode two, she shows us how effective and personal Christmas cards can be.

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12/21/2016, 08:50

This festival will be particularly creative

In der zweiten Folge "Die kleine Handlettering Schule" von edding und DaWanda erfahren Sie, wie Sie Weihnachtskarten ganz individuell gestalten. — In the second episode of "The little hand lettering school" by edding and DaWanda, you'll learn how to design your very own Christmas cards.

Handlettering-Expertin Hannah führt Schritt für Schritt in die Technik der Faux Calligraphy ein. — Hand lettering expert Hannah gives a step-by-step introduction to the technique of faux calligraphy.

Zunächst wird der Schriftzug mit einem weichen Bleistift als Hilfe vorgezeichnet. — First draw the lettering with a soft pencil as an aid.

Dann malt Hannah die Buchstaben mit einem speziellen edding-Stift nach und verziert ihre Karte noch mit süßen Sternen. — Hannah then paints the letters with a special edding pen and decorates her card with cute stars.

So verschenken Sie zu diesem Fest eine ganz persönliche Weihnachtskarte mit Ihrem eigenen Design. — This way you can give someone a very personal Christmas card with your own design for this festive season.

Hand lettering: create Christmas cards with your own design

After the Nuremberg native explained the basics of hand lettering in the first episode, here is the first of her own creations to give as a gift. Hannah shows how you can easily make a Christmas card yourself and decorate it with your own personal text - with the right pens from edding , a beautiful result is guaranteed!

You can easily download a design template to help you get started. Watch the video to find out how the faux calligraphy technique works and which pens you need to design your card.

Post your hand lettering design and win

By the way, you can also win something: Post your handlettering designs on Instagram with the hashtag #eddinglettering and, with a bit of luck, your design will be awarded a MyDays voucher worth €500.