How to Make Paper Football Players With Sizzix (c) Die Cuts

Football season is time for family fun! Paper players are great embellishments for scrapbooking the photos of your favorite players. Creating them is a good project for the gal who wants to hang out while the game is on, but needs something to do so she won't be bored! Rough and tumble football players will scoff at paper crafts, but they will love the pages you create for them. They will love the fact that you've taken the time to create a scrapbook page to honor their sportsmanship and skill! Now, let's learn how to make some paper players for your favorite home team.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Sizzix (c) Die Machine
• Sizzix (c) Dies
• Scrapbook glue or paper mounting squares (or both!)
• Scissors
• Markers
• Scrapbooking tools of your choice

1. 
   Sizzix Dies

   You will use a comination of Sizzix (c)dies to create the football uniforms and players.
   * Dress Ups Body
   * Dress Ups Boy Hair
   * Dress Ups Girls Hair
   * Dress Ups Summer Outfit
   * Dress Ups Dresses & Shoes
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2. 
   Uniform parts

   * Use your Sizzix and cut out the parts for each player in the colors of your choice. Each player will need a jersey, pants, shoes, and helmet.

3. 
   Helmet parts

   The helmet is made using a combination of the girls hair and scuba diving mask. Trimming and combining basic shapes is a clever way to create the parts you need to create your player's helmets!

4. 
   Helmet parts

   * Trim the length off the hair, and cut the snorkel from the mask. Trim the length from the snorkel, and attach to the girls hair.

5. 
   Trim and shape

   * Refer to the photos for easy placement.

6. 
   Assemble helmet

   * Use a toothpick or your favorite scrapbook tool to spread small portions of glue, and assemble the helmet.

7. 
   Details

   * Glue on the shirts and t-shirts, and use a Sharpie or scrapbook markers to draw faces and numbers on the jerseys. Now, all that's left is to gather your scrapbook paper and tools to create a layout using your new paper football players, and favorite photos of your home team hero!

8. 

   * Game day is the perfect time for food, folks, and crafting fun for everyone. Just be sure your work space is a safe distance from the television so you won't get an upset if your team gets an upset! Good-luck on your favorite game, and happy crafting! ~Connie~

Tips & Warnings

• Use good quality cardstock to create long lasting paper players
• Jewelry bags provide ideal storage for small parts
• Refer to the NFL Teams website for team colors (listed in the resource box below)
• Some glues can be quite odiferous, so use adequate ventilation!
• Be sure to keep an eye on little ones who might be tempted to grab your scissors when you aren't looking

Resources

• More Family Fun For Football Fans!
• NFL Teams
• Introduction To Crafting With Kids

[askanna]

on 10/18/2009 Super cute craft. We love it!

[bailey4]

on 10/13/2009 Sounds like a fun activity for adults and kids. 5*

[skyedanzer]

on 10/13/2009 What a fun craft project for adults and kids. 5 *