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Glittery Tree Card

christmascard March 17, 2016 0 Comments
Glittery Tape Tree This is a great card idea that is SUPER simple and classy! You only need glitter tape, cardstock and a pen of your choice and you have a gorgeous Christmas card ready to send out! Supplies: Glitter Adhesive Tape *which you can purchase online or at any store: here's a link- Cardstock Paper Sharpie or any thick edged marker pen Directions: Fold carstock into a half as big as...

Torn Paper Santa Card

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Torn Paper Santa Cards Supplies: Red paper White watercolour paper (any white paper will do, but textured paper like watercolour paper looks great for the beard and hat) Pink or flesh tone paper A black marker pen Make-up blush or a pink crayon Glue Directions: Cut a wide strip of pink paper and paste across the centre of your bag.  Trim at the sides to fit. Cut and glue a wide strip of red...

Classic Wreath Card

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Classic Wreath Card Supplies: Brown Cardstock Paper Christmas Slogan Stamp Any Sprigs of either rosemary or boxwood leaves Hot Glue Gun Directions: Fold the cardstock in half Stamp the "Merry Christmas" slogan onto the center of the cardstock After waiting for the hot glue gun to warm up, glue a circle around the slogan Form whichever leaves of your choice into a circle around the slogan Write a...

Potato Stamp Card

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Potato Stamp Card Supplies: Potato Black Sharpie Red Felt Brown Cardstock Orange Paper cut as Small Triangles White Paint Plastic Plate Glue Directions: Dunk the potato into the plate of white paint Stamp it onto the cardstock paper Wait at least 30 minutes to dry Draw hands, mouth and eyes with the sharpie Cut out little red hearts from the red felt Paste the red hearts onto the potato stamp...

Snowman Footprint Card

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Snowman Footprint Card Supplies: Blue Cardstock Paper White Washable  Paint Orange Paper cut into Tiny Triangles Red and White Striped Pattern Tape Black Sharpie Plastic Plate Bucket of Water Towel Instructions: Line the kids up in a single file line and make them take one of their shoes off Fill a plastic plate with white paint Have a stack of blue cardstock paper  next to you One at a time,...

Felt Tree Cards and why we love them

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Felt Tree Cards Supplies: Five Sheets of Felt (any colors) Scissors Glue Cardstock Paper Glitter (optional) Directions: If you are making these cards in a setting of youngsters, pre cut the shapes shown above. Cut out triangles, circles, squares, snowflakes, little stars, really anything! Let the kids choose which card they want to make and let them paste 'em all together! Follow along with our...

Thumbprint Lights and how they work

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Thumbprint String of Lights Card Supplies: Washable Paints (Any Colors) Black Sharpie White Cardstock Plastic plate Directions: Fold cardstock paper in half Draw long squiggly line across the cardstock Put a little of each color of paint onto plastic plate Dip each fingerprint into another color of paint Dap onto cardstock along the long squiggly line After a half hour wait, draw a black...

Zig Zag Glitter Tree

christmascard March 16, 2016 0 Comments
Glitter Tree. If you love glitter, than this is the card for you! Make sure the children you're making this card with wear some type of smock so their clothes don't get dirty!! Supplies: white craft glue – school glue or tacky glue works best cardstock paper glitter tray for catching glitter Directions: Place your paper onto your tray. Add your glue to your paper, creating a zig-zag shape,...

Geometric Tree Card

christmascard March 16, 2016 0 Comments
Tree Card. I tried out a simple, geometric Christmas tree card made from solid-color papers. To make your own, get my template file right here. You could use just a white sheet of cardstock to make this. Or, if you want contrasting colors, do what I did: Print the template at 100% on white cardstock. (This makes a 4.25" x 5.5" folded card to fit a standard A-2 announcement envelope.) Then glue a...