Crafting Ideas for Celebrate Diversity Month

April is Celebrate Diversity Month, a time to focus on inclusion and appreciation of all cultures. This month offers the perfect opportunity to get creative with your paper crafting, card making, and scrapbooking projects! It’s a great time to get crafty and celebrate the diversity that makes our world interesting. 

Here at Altenew, we celebrate diversity all year by providing our customers with one-of-a-kind and diverse products representing different languages, cultures, and traditions. There are all sorts of fun crafting ideas out there, but we've put together a list using some of our stamp sets that are perfect for celebrating diversity month. Whether you're looking for something simple or more elaborate, we bet you'll find something here that will inspire you to create today. Happy crafting!

Handmade Card With Thank You Message in Korean

What is Celebrate Diversity Month?

It's April, which means it's Celebrate Diversity Month 2022! First celebrated in 2004, this event is observed worldwide “to recognize and honor the diversity surrounding us all.” 

Diversity is a beautiful thing, and what better way to celebrate it than by crafting something beautiful?! That’s why we've put together a list of ideas that will help you celebrate diversity in all its forms — from handmade cards that reflect different images of women, to crafting projects that showcase ways of saying “thank you” in 15 different languages!

Die Cut New Year Card

When is Celebrate Diversity Month?

April is Celebrate Diversity Month! However, that doesn’t mean this is the only month when you can honor diversity and inclusivity around you! We all know that diversity is essential. It's what makes the world exciting and unique. So why do we only celebrate it once a year? 

Celebrating diversity month allows us to take some time to appreciate the diversity in our life and the lives of those around us. There are so many amazing things about diversity, and the more we celebrate it, the more we can learn from each other. So get started today - even with just a quick and simple paper crafting project - and see how much fun diversity can be!

I Think You're Awesome!

Why do we celebrate diversity month?

Diversity is celebrated throughout the year, but especially during the month of April. 

This time is set aside to appreciate the unique qualities that make each of us different. No matter your background, ethnicity, or religion, we all have something unique to offer. So are you wondering how to celebrate diversity month in your own way? Get crafty and creative! These crafting projects are a great way to reflect on all the wonderful things that make you who you are while also having some fun – whether you're scrapping photos of your own heritage or creating a tribute to another culture.

DIY Stamp & Washi Tape Cards

How to Celebrate Diversity Month 2022

Are you looking for some fun and easy Celebrate Diversity Month activities? Do you need ideas on celebrating your own diversity or want to make something special for a friend from across the globe? There's something for everyone – from making handmade cards and scrapbook pages that honor different cultures and languages to sending greeting cards to friends who celebrate different religious observances. Check out this list of the best Altenew stamp sets for celebrating diversity month!

Patterned Journal Page

1. Linear Life: Daydreams Stamp & Die & Coloring Stencil Bundle

This trendy stamp set includes a trio of daydreaming friends as simple line drawings. The images in this set value female representation and celebrate women from different cultures.

QUEEN!

You can either stamp them as-is, color them with your favorite medium, or add color with the additional detail layers. We have included thought bubbles and sweet sentiments so you can create a charming scene. In addition, the Linear Life Stamp Set has a coordinating die set and coloring stencil set for your convenience!

Eid Mubarak Greeting Card 

Lanterns, the moon and stars, and more! This beautiful stamp set offers lots of themed images to celebrate the second festival of Eid which follows the Hajj (pilgrimage): Eid al Adha. 

These stamps can be used in any card wishing your Muslim friends and family members a happy Eid, but can also be used for various paper crafting projects. So let out your inner creativity and see what you can create with these stamps!

Eid-al-Adha Greeting Card

3. Blessed Hanukkah 

Have you always wanted stamps to help you celebrate Hanukkah with your loved ones? This mini stamp set features two beautiful Star of David images, which can be stamped individually or layered together. The sentiment “wishing you a blessed Hanukkah" completes the set. 

These stamps would be perfect for your Hanukkah cards or holiday photos on scrapbook layouts.

Thank You in Different Languages

How many ways can you say "thank you"? Our fantastic design team inspired this stamp set. We have translated "thank you" into the different languages they speak! 

We love offering stamp sets in different languages and are happy to add this one to our collection. Show your gratitude towards friends around the world with this multicultural set!

Wabi Sabi Card

In this versatile stamp set, we have featured popular quotes and expressions from all over the world in different languages. You can use the sentiments to add a unique touch to your greeting cards or bring a smile to a friend who speaks a different language.

Slimline Birthday Card

6. Label Love series

The Label Love Stamp Set is one of our bestselling stamps for a good reason! The versatility of the sentiments and the unique label style of this stamp set have made it a favorite among our customers ever since its release in our very first product collections.

You can stamp them for a simple one-layer look, emboss them for texture and shine, or layer them to add an interesting dimension to your crafting projects. This set is a perfect addition for any card maker or scrapbooker.

To honor diversity, we have released this stamp set in various languages! Here are some of them:

 Sign Language I Love You Card

7. ASL Love Stamp Set
We are honoring American Sign Language with this special and unique stamp set! The letters have been cleverly designed to include icons for each sign in the Fingerspelled Alphabet and its corresponding letter. A lowercase alphabet is included, making this a versatile set for any stamper!

Pysanka Egg Card

8. Pysanka Stamp Set

What is your favorite spring tradition? With this stamp set, you can create a paper pysanka, a special Ukrainian Easter tradition.

A pysanka is a beautifully decorated Ukrainian egg. These eggs are typically created in the spring to celebrate Easter and feature Ukrainian folk-art patterns. Each egg is delicately adorned with a detailed wax design and dyed in stages to reveal the colorful patterns.

You can either stamp the outline and color with your favorite medium or use the coordinating images to stamp in the different colors. Alternatively, you could even simply stamp the design without the outline!

Eid Mubarak Greeting Card 

9. Eid Greetings Stamp Set

Celebrate the joy of Eid with your favorite paper crafting projects! The first of its kind, this clear stamp set features a variety of Eid greetings and prayers to wish your Muslim friends and family members a blessed holiday. 

The set includes the greeting "Eid Mubarak" in six different styles and fonts, including one in the Label Love Stamp Set sentiment style and one written in Arabic calligraphy. Several dainty rose images and other floral elements complete the set.

Honor Firefighters with a DIY Card

Celebrating diversity month isn’t just about highlighting and honoring differences that make us beautiful in our own way. It’s also about commemorating people who do their best to help and serve us in their small way.

With that being said, we’ve also released our line of profession stamps that celebrate and honor everyday heroes around us. We hope these stamps inspire you to craft something special for the healthcare worker, grocery employee, firefighter, and delivery person in your community.

It’s time to celebrate diversity!

Diversity is beautiful, and we think these stamp sets reflect that beauty perfectly. So if you’re looking for a way to celebrate diversity in your crafting projects this year, look no further than these sets. We hope you enjoy creating with them as much as we enjoyed picking them out for you. With so many fun designs to choose from, there’s something for everyone. So get creative and have some fun on Celebrate Diversity Month 2022!