World Card Making Day – October 1, 2022, history significance why we celebrate
World Card Making Day is an exciting day that is celebrated every first Saturday in October, on October 1 this year. This day is dedicated to the crafty ones, those that would prefer to make a card rather than buy one. The day was started in 2006 so that crafters can get a headstart on the gift-giving holiday season.
History of World Card Making Day
Cards have played an important role in social circles for hundreds of years, playing a role as a thoughtful gift all the way to a necessary part of proper etiquette. Consider, if you will, the calling card of the Victorian era, a term that has become so ubiquitous that the signature element of a bomb-maker or a criminal is said to be their ‘calling card’.
A small piece of paper bearing one’s name and often a decoration of some kind, the calling card (Also known as a visiting card) was presented to the servants of a household that it might be delivered to the masters of the house to announce visitors.
It was this era of propriety that also developed the concept of a dance card, a card specifically carried by women to fill out with the names of the men they intended to dance with that evening. After all, with so many interested parties it just made sense to keep track of them so that you could, in earnest, indicate that your dance card was full and thus politely decline an interested suitor.
Calling Cards, Dance Cards, Business Cards, Greeting Cards, RSVP Cards, there are a million and more types of cards and could there be anything more exciting than learning to make your own? World Card Making Day encourages you to do just that.
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY TIMELINE
1400s
Europeans Get into the Game
Europeans start exchanging and also selling handmade greeting cards.
1800s
The Postage Stamp is Born
The use of postage stamps is introduced.
1837–1901
Card Making Takes Off
The earliest use of cards dates back to the Victorian era.
2006
World Card Making Day Starts
“Paper Crafts” magazine begins the worldwide tradition of making cards.
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5 FACTS ABOUT CARDS THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND
Dance card anyone?
During the Victorian Era, ladies wrote the names of gentlemen that they wanted to dance with on a ‘dance card.’
Calling card
The culture of making gift cards was so popular during the Victorian era that a criminal’s signature element was called their ‘calling card.’
Fancy greeting cards
Some of the most expensive greeting cards ever made come from a company called Gilded Age Greetings and their cards can cost as much as $4,995.
The greeting card business is booming
Americans spend an estimated $8 billion on more than six million greeting cards each year.
White House Christmas cards
The very first Christmas card to be sent by a president was sent by President Calvin Coolidge in 1927.
How to celebrate World Card Making Day
The best way to celebrate World Card Making Day is, of course, to learn how to make your own cards! There are often card making classes to be had at craft stores nearby, and if you have friends who are into scrapbooking they’ll be more than happy to teach you how to go about making your own cards. The only limit to your cards is your imagination, so let your creativity fly and send your friends and family personalized cards on World Card Making Day!
You can also make your own cards using different computer programs and then getting them printed. It is up to you whether you want to go down the arts and crafts route or more of a graphic design-inspired option. What matters is that you have gone to the effort of making a card yourself.
