How to Create Your Own Christmas Cards
Create three-dimensional Christmas cards with a variety of themed materials. Children, adults and groups can spend a few hours making these one-of-a-kind cards. Package a few of them together, tied with a pretty red organza ribbon, to give as gifts or sell at fund-raising events. Use materials that can be purchased on sale or clearance during the year or recycle supplies that might otherwise be thrown away. No artistic ability is required and a little imagination will go a long way.
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Things You'll Need
- Cardstock
- Paper cutter
- A-7 size envelopes
- Christmas-themed decorative paper
- Circle template
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Gold cord
- Hot glue gun
- Dimensional paint
- Peel-and-stick letters, numbers and themed images
- Red calligraphy pen
- Mat board pieces
- Spray can of snow
Instructions
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Purchase cardstock at an office supply store, such as Office Depot. Cut them on a paper cutter into 10-by-7-inch sheets. Fold each sheet in half to make a 5-by-7-inch blank card. It will fit into an A-7 size envelope. Make as many blank cards as desired for this project.
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Using scissors, cut 4-inch circles from themed decorative paper. Using a glue stick, apply glue to the back of the cutouts and press them onto the front of the blank cards in a random fashion.
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Attach gold cord strips from the top of the circles to the top of the card with hot glue. Cut 4-inch strips of gold cord and make little bows. Hot glue them on the circles where the cords end.
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Embellish the card with dimensional paint and add peel-and-stick foam images, letters or numbers.
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Using a calligraphy pen, write "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" inside each card.
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Another way to make the Christmas card is to cut a long triangle from mat board 6 inches high by 4 inches wide. Spray it with fake white snow. Let it dry and attach it to the front of the blank card. Embellish as desired.
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