Homemade Christmas Bird Card
These sweet and festive birds will bring the gladest of tidings with this easy-to-make set of cards. Referring to the photo, cut out bird shapes from scraps of green and red cardstock. Use a 1/4-inch circle punch to punch out hat pom-poms from white cardstock and eyes from black cardstock for the birds. Cut out hat shapes from red and green cardstock, hatbands from white cardstock, and wing shapes from patterned cardstock.
Fold 4-1/4x5-1/2-inch pieces of white cardstock in half. Lightly draw bird legs on the front of each card with a pencil; draw over pencil lines with a black ink pen.
Cut out beak shapes from black cardstock; glue the flat end to the back of each bird body. Adhere a bird to the front of each card using small amounts of glue. Glue hatband and pom-pom to hat; set hat aside. Machine-stitch wing to body and body to card front. Glue the hat in place.
This sweet Santa suit Christmas Card holds a surprise tucked inside, making it an extra-special present for loved ones. Gatefold a piece of red cardstock to create the pocket, then adhere strips of scallop-edge white cardstock, referring to the photo for placement.
To make the belt, adhere a strip of black cardstock to the lower half of the card and punch a square from glittery cardstock. Attach the square shape to the black strip. Tuck your gift (perhaps a PE Gift Card!)inside the card.
Wrap white embroidery thread around the top flap twice and secure with a dab of glue in the back. Tie on a die-cut gift tag.
Create this pretty Christmas tree scene for your holiday card with scrapbook paper. Fold an 8-1/2 x 5-1/2-inch piece of white cardstock in half to make the card. Cut a wavy line from a 2-inch strip of blue or teal scrapbook paper; adhere to the top of the card. Cut 4-6 triangles each from green and blue scrapbook paper as shown; adhere to the card in three rows, leaving a space at the right of the second row for the larger tree.
In the empty space in the second row, hot-glue a tiny twig to the card. Cut a large triangle from a piece of patterened paper; adhere to the card using a crafts foam dot so that it lines up with the twig to make a 3-D Christmas tree. Finish the large Christmas tree by attaching sequins to the scrapbook paper and sticking on a glittery star for the tree topper.
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Use Basic Shapes to Create Quick Holiday-Card Embellishments
Design by Polly Maly
Polly used a punched cardstock square and ribbon to make the gift that adorns the front of this quick holiday card.
Editor's Tip: A simple holiday-card design such as this benefits from added dimension. Raise elements with adhesive foam to add depth.
Design by Melissa Inman
Melissa cut scraps of ribbon into graduating lengths and lined them up atop strips of brown cardstock to make the playful Christmas trees on these holiday cards.
Editor's Tip: Print your message on your cards before you add the trees by formatting the text in a word-processing program. Adjust the spacing to get two cards to a sheet of 8-1/2x11" paper, cut apart the cards, and fold in half.
Design by Erin Clarkson
This card is perfect for making in multiples. Cut a large triangle from patterned paper, then place a green rectangle below. Add a chipboard star and rub-on holiday greeting for interest.
Design by Erin Roe
Challenge yourself to use punches in multiple ways, as Erin did here. Arrange punches of snowflakes in a circle to form a snowy wreath. Use the same punch to create an olive branch from green paper. A felt bird adds warm texture to a cool card.
Editor's Tip: Don't be afraid to stray from traditional Christmas colors. Erin used bright blues and pinks against a bland background to demonstrate a cheery greeting during cold winter months.
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