Handmade Christmas Greeting Cards with Stamped Snowflakes
Who doesn’t love handmade Christmas greeting cards. This card is extra special with its stamped snowflakes and woven paper cover. It is a little bit more advance than some of the other cards since it includes cutting, weaving paper, and making a homemade snowflake stamp. If you would like to do this with little ones, just premake the snowflake stamps so that they are ready, and leave out the weaving step. Instead use a simple blank folded piece of paper to start.
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SUPPLIES FROM THE BAG
- Dark and light blue construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- White paint
- Pipe cleaners
- Paper plate
- Q-tip
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Step 1
- Fold both pieces of construction paper in half
- Cut the dark blue piece of paper in half
- Then cut one half into vertical strips, about 1 to 1/2 inches wide each
- Cut horizontal strips into the front half only of the light blue construction paper, about the same width as the strips you made. This will be the front of the Christmas card. Do not cut past the fold.
*For little ones, skip this step. Just fold the paper in half and use it as the base of your handmade Christmas greeting cards without the weaving.
Step 2
- Weave the dark blue strips into the front of the card, using the glue stick to secure the strips at the ends. Do not work about gluing every intersection point, just the ends.
- Once you weave in all of the pieces, glue the remaining 1/2 sheet of dark blue construction paper onto the back of the woven page to secure all of the pieces. Trim the edge of the card if needed.
This is a great craft for working on cutting straight lines. If you are wondering whether or not your child is on track with his/her peers for using scissors, here is a great tool.
Step 3
- Now to make the snowflake stamps…Cut 3 equal pieces of pipe cleaner, approximately 3 inches long (This does not have to be precise)
- Use a half pipe cleaner as the handle and twist the end around the middle of the 3 pieces of pipe cleaner. Spread out the 3 pieces so that they are equally apart.
- Cut 6 small pieces of pipe cleaner. Twist each one around the end of a prong of the snowflake.
- Shape and trim the snowflake stamp as desired.
- Make other stamps of your own design.
(I trust you will ignore the fingernails that are in desperate need of a good painting. Hey, this is real life people 🙂
Step 4
- Squeeze out some white paint onto the paper plate
- Dip in the snowflake stamps in the paint, covering it evenly and stamp the front of the card
- Use the q-tip to add details
These Christmas card ideas are just the beginning. And making handmade Christmas greeting cards is such a wonderful way to share the joy of the season with those that you love. Check out more Christmas card designs in our new “The 12 Days of Christmas Cards” eBook.
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