Making Flower Photo Scented Cards

One of my hobbies is turning photographs of flowers and
garden plants into scented greeting cards and note cards.

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 straight 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 photographs of lemons
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 zip lock
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.

To sell your cards advertise in gardening magazines or approach
retailers in your area and ask if they will sell them on your
behalf.


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