DIY Card Making Ideas and Guides

How do you use sealing wax? Traditional wax seals add a beautiful and individual touch to wedding invitations, making each piece of stationery unique. At The Paperbox, we offer a wide range of sealing wax sticks in different shades and colours — perfect as an accent on a bellyband or sealing your envelopes. We've put together a guide on how to use wax stamp sticks if you’ve never used sealing wax before. You can choose from two applic...

Writing Bridal Shower InvitationsA bridal shower is not only lots of fun for the bride and her entourage (and sometimes the groom too!), but it’s also a great way to practice organising an event that can be just as busy as the wedding itself. Make no mistake — there are a lot of details to consider when planning a shower, beginning with your bridal shower invitations. Like wedding invites and save-the-dates, bridal shower invitations have rules a...

How to make a Thank You card Personalised Thank You cards have taken on a whole new meaning in these strange times. While it seems easier to send a quick email, text or WhatsApp message to your loved ones and the people you wish to thank, a handwritten thank-you note just says a lot more. Taking the time to write a thoughtful and personalised message showing your gratitude may not seem much, but you’d be surprised how it can make someone&rs...

Recycled Card Guide In celebration of Recycle Week, we're sharing our top recycled paper and card picks at The Paperbox. At a time when climate change has emerged as one of the biggest existential threats to humanity, it’s never been more important to be mindful about reducing and reusing everyday resources. Fortunately, paper is a relatively easy material to recycle, so much so that the UK recycles about 80% of its paper. If you’re p...

Easter Card Ideas Even if you have to nix this year’s Easter egg hunt due to social distancing guidelines, don’t let that dampen your egg-citement. You can still send your happy thoughts to your loved ones with personalised, handmade Easter greeting cards. With a little over a month to order your cardstock and prepare your arts and crafts supplies, you have plenty of time to put on your creative hat and get to work. To help you get started, w...