This is a quick and very simple tutorial for making homemade Christmas cards. My mom and I came up with this idea a few years ago, and it's a great opportunity to "upcycle" used or leftover wrapping paper!
Supplies:
- Sheet of cardstock, whatever color you want the inside & back of the card to be.
- Christmas wrapping paper
- Glue stick
- Ruler
- X-Acto knife or a reasonably sharp pocket knife
- Scissors or a paper-cutter
- Piece of ribbon about 30-36 inches long, a color that matches your wrapping paper.
1. Fold the sheet of cardstock in half, after trimming it down to the right size (if necessary).
2. From the wrapping paper, cut out a piece that is the same size as the front of the card.
3. Glue this piece to the front of the card.
4. Open out the card and lay it down flat with the inside facing down. Using the ruler, mark the center, right on the fold (or close to it).
Then, with your handy pocket knife, make a cut (on the mark) that is a little longer than the width of the ribbon.
5. Lay the ribbon on the card, lengthwise.
Flip the card over, and even out the ribbon so that both ends are about the same length. Be sure that the ribbon is lying flat on the other side.
6. Twist the ribbon ends once, to the right, then lay them flat. Insert the right end through the cut that you made in step 4.
7. Turn the card over and tie a bow with the ribbon.
Tutorial and images copyright © Marian.
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