Cut out cards in Vietnam

I loved these cut out cards. They are everywhere in Hanoi, north Vietnam. Street hawkers display them on trays. Shops in museums have them. 

Xmas and holiday souvenirs

Creative types and collectors would like to buy and give one showing Vietnam scenes, or receive it or keep it as a souvenir. The green trees and parcels designs would be good to keep in your box of leftover Xmas cards for next year.

Birthdays and Weddings

You can find cardd for birthdays showing a cake or weddings wirh a couple embracing. If you don't see what you want, just ask. 

 I did that out of desperation at Hanoi's airport. It was my last opportunity. What do you know - the seller had a stack of them under the counter and hunted through until he found what I had requested.

The cards are small and fold flat, easy to pack. WHEN TRAVELLING

How can you protect it from getting dirty and creased? Cards are usually sold in a protecive transparent envelope which keeps the card clean. You can keep one safely flat between the pages of your holiday reading, a folding map or guidebook in your bag

Size?

I once took a small but exquisite card to a friend's birthday lunch. My card looked a bit small next to the other large cards standing in a row on display.

My family consoled me: 'The other cards are big and bold and plain. Yours is different, like you, small and cute.'

For posting, small is sometimes better and cheaper.

However, if you want a card to compete with other cards, it may be wothwhile paying extra for a larger card or if they are all the same price pick a bigger or taller card to look impessive.