Gong Xi Fa Cai (恭喜發財)
A Simple Chinese New Year Greeting Card

A Gong Xi Fa Cai Chinese New Year greeting card using punch art and die cuts.

With the right tools or card making supplies, you can easily make some stunning Chinese New Year greeting cards at home and surprise your relatives and friends this Lunar New Year.

Just follow the step by step instructions given below to make this simple Lunar New Year greeting card.


Gong Xi Fa Cai 恭喜發財 - Chinese New Year Greetings

Gong Xi Fa Cai is a greetings used everywhere amongst Chinese on Chinese New Year which lasts for 15 days.  It means "May you have a prosperous New Year! "

Another commonly used greetings is Xīn Nián Kuài Lè which means "Happy New Year!" or Xīn Nián Hǎo 新年好 Wishing you a good year.


Card Making Supplies Used For Gong Xi Fa Cai Card

  • Red colour cardstock - 8.25" x 6"
  • Cream colour cardstock - 5.75" x 4"
  • Chinese characters punches
  • Sizzix branches die
  • Computer Chinese font for 'gong xi'
  • Watercolours
  • Brush
  • Craft knife
  • Glue

Card Making Instructions

Chinese Craft PunchesFai Cai 發財 Craft Punches
Gong Xi 恭喜
  1. Score and fold red card stock to make a base card for this Chinese greeting.
  2. Copy and save Chinese characters 'gong xi' to your hard-disk.
  3. Print the Chinese characters on the cream card - position the words on the top left.
  4. Paint the die cut branches with the watercolours.
  5. Arrange die cuts branches and the Chinese characters 'fa' and 'cai' on cream card.
  6. Apply glue and attach to cream card.
  7. Apply glue on back of cream card and layer on top of red card front.
  8. Glue to front of red base card.

That's it! Just add a message inside the card, sign and placed inside an envelope and your Chinese New Year greeting card to send to wish someone 'Gong Xi Fa Cai' is ready for posting.


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