Have you noticed the price of greeting cards lately?
It’s next to impossible to buy a nice one for under four or five dollars. I
don’t know about you, but I’d rather put that money toward a gift. But people
do expect cards on holidays and are disappointed when they don’t receive them.
So this year, why not make your Easter cards? I made the one above in less than
ten minutes using materials I had in my crafts closet and downloads of computer
images.
The first thing you’ll need is card stock. You can
buy a package of pre-folded blank greeting cards with envelopes at any office
supply store, or just use scraps of index stock you have left over from other
paper craft projects. Cut the stock the length of whatever envelope you have on
hand x twice the height. Score down the middle and fold in half.
Cut one or two sheets of scrapbook paper to layer on
top of the front of the card. I cut the pink polkadot sheet 1/2” smaller than
the card and the blue sheet 1/2” smaller than the pink sheet. Using paper glue,
glue the layers on the card.
You can find Easter image clip art on the Internet. I
Googled “antique Easter card images” and found many to choose from. Print your
image to fit the card. I decided to glue mine on at an angle for a little bit
more interest.
Finish your card by adding ribbons, lace, gems, or
buttons as embellishments.
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