INTERNATIONAL DAYPOP CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

World Card Making Day

Scissors, paper, glue, and a whole lot of heart. World Card Making Day, celebrated on the first Saturday of every October, is a worldwide craft-a-thon dedicated to the humble handmade card.

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Roots: Founded in 2006 by Paper Crafts magazine to kick off the busy holiday card season; the first celebration on October 7, 2006 went viral.
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Hashtag: #WorldCardMakingDay

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3 ways to celebrate

AT HOME

Kitchen table craft session

Clear the kitchen table, put on some music, and spend the afternoon folding, stamping, and gluing with whatever supplies you have.

WITH FRIENDS

Craft and swap

Host a card-making party where everyone crafts cards for each other, then trades them at the end of the day.

AT WORK OR SCHOOL

Cards for a cause

Organize a classroom card drive, with students making handmade cards for a local nursing home or charity.

Fast facts

An estimated 50-60 million US households do some form of paper crafting each year.

The US greeting card industry generates billions in annual revenue.

The story

Back in 2006, the editors of Paper Crafts magazine had a simple idea: invite readers to spend one October Saturday making cards together before the holiday rush. They called it National Card Making Day, expected a cozy gathering of subscribers, and watched it go viral instead.

Read the full story

That very first celebration on October 7, 2006 kicked off what is now a global tradition. The timing was no accident. Early October sits at the perfect launchpad for the holiday card-making season, giving crafters a head start on Christmas, birthdays, and thank-you notes before the rush.

Today the day belongs to everyone who has ever folded, stamped, or glittered a piece of cardstock. In a world of texts and emails, a handmade card is a small rebellion, proof that someone slowed down and made something just for you. So clear the kitchen table, break out the washi tape, and make something wonderful.

Did you know?

Born in 2006

The first World Card Making Day was held on October 7, 2006, and it started as National Card Making Day before going global.

Holiday Head Start

Early October was chosen deliberately, giving crafters a head start before the busy holiday card-making season.

Victorian Roots

Handmade greeting cards trace back to the Victorian era, when Europeans began exchanging and selling them in the 1400s.

Crafting Community

Splitcoaststampers, the world's number one papercrafting community, has hosted all-day World Card Making Day challenges with prizes.

Keep It Simple

A handmade card only needs the basics: cardstock, scissors, glue, and something to write with. The fancier the embellishments, the better.

Around the world

Every culture celebrates a little differently.

USUnited StatesCraft stores host open-house card-making stations, and Stampin' Up demonstrators run big World Card Making Day sales events.
·Online communitiesSplitcoaststampers, the world's largest papercrafting community, has run all-day card-making challenges and prize giveaways for the occasion.
GBUnited KingdomCard-making groups and stamp shops hold meet-ups and charity card drives in the weeks leading up to Christmas.
·EverywhereCrafters share their World Card Making Day creations with the hashtag, turning the day into a global gallery of paper art.