This year, I decided to make homemade Christmas cards to send out to family and friends. I loved being able to involve my son, Ben, with this activity. For these cards, I used paint chips to make Christmas trees.
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SUPPLIES
Paint Chips
Scissors
Glue
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Start by cutting different size triangles out of various shades of green paint chips. The great thing about using paint chips is that you can get them for FREE at your local hardware store.
2. Next, I cut the white cardstock paper in half to make two rectangles that measured 8 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches. Then, I trimmed 1/2 inch off the long side to make is 8 inches long. After that, I folded the paper in half to make a card that measured 4 inches by 5 1/2 inches. I made mine this size, because I already had envelopes that fitted a 4 x 6 card.
If you do not want to make your own card form, you could purchase plain white cards at your local craft store or online.
3. Next, glue the triangles onto the front of the card.
4. Finally, an additional option is to write on the front of the cards. Therefore, I wrote “Merry Christmas!” and “Happy Holidays!” on some of the cards.
For another homemade Christmas card, check out my blog post: “How to Make Watercolor Ornament Christmas Cards.” Happy Holidays!
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