Handmade Christmas Card

By Anonymous -
It's never too early to make Christmas Cards.  I love making and sending homemade cards, and it's always a great project to do with the kids.
Here is one of my recent creations.

Items Used:
Brown Craft Paper
Scrap Paper
Multicolor Angel Wings
Gold Dust
Scrapbook Paper 
Hole Punch
Glitter Glue
White Glue
Glue Stick
Colored Fine Tip Markers
3D Fabric Paint

For the card itself I used a piece of paper I made using brown craft paper, Multicolored Angel Wings, and Gold Dust.  The paper I used for the tree is made from some scrap paper and The Multicolored Angel Wings.  I first attached the tree to the card with a glue stick.  Then I added the decorations made from the scrapbook paper and ribbon using white glue.  I topped the tree with a gold star.  At the bottom I added some presents using scrapbook paper and 3D fabric paint and a tree skirt made from embossed scrapbook paper.  i attached those with the glue stick.

On  the inside I added a handwritten greeting and some presents using scrapbook paper and colored fine tip markers.




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Comments

  1. Tristan RobinNovember 17, 2012 at 7:25 AM

    just terrific - love the simplicity - and the glitz!

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  2. LyneenNovember 17, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    Love your card!!!!

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  3. Cynthia HannaNovember 17, 2012 at 8:31 PM

    Love the card, and it's simple enough to consider as a project for my upcoming art/craft group at the local mental health drop in center!!

    ReplyDelete
  4. PegNovember 19, 2012 at 9:34 AM

    A great idea! Love it!

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