How to make Christmas and New Year's cards with your own hands

Hand-made gifts will give a storm of unforgettable emotions. It is not necessary to buy expensive ones, the main thing is to invest your soul and love in them. Christmas cards can be called "magic" gifts.

Children's card with an angel for the contest

Christmas cards with an angel are the personification of warmth, tenderness and purity. Creativity is very many-sided, so you can use completely unpredictable materials in your crafts.

To create such a wonderful presentation you will need:

  • 3 coffee filters;
  • a triangle of white cardboard with a height of 9 cm;
  • mugs with a diameter of 2.5 cm;
  • white thread;
  • glue;
  • golden thin ribbon;
  • toothpick.

Below you can see the steps of creating a Christmas card with an angel:

  1. On the back of the triangle stick a toothpick. Its fourth part should be visible.
  2. Put coffee filters on the triangle.
  3. Stick two mugs on the toothpick. It must be inside them. These bonded balls are the head of an angel.
  4. Top to put on a coffee filter.
  5. Thread the dressing angel neck.
  6. The third filter should be folded in half and tied in the middle. Attach the wings to the back of the angel.
  7. The head of an angel can be decorated with a gold ribbon. It will serve as a nice rim. If you wish, you can draw the face of a cute angel.

This work will very well fit into the atmosphere of Christmas. The angel is a symbol of purity, peace and goodness. Everyone will be happy for such an unusual gift, made by hand.

Christmas card in English

Christmas is a truly magical holiday. Sitting at the holiday table, everyone wishes each other all the best. Of course, I want to send greetings to those who are not currently in the circle of friends or family. Then there is a desire to send a greeting card.

You can write a Christmas card in English.

Here are a few greeting phrases:

  1. May this Christmas be bright and cheerful! - May this Christmas be bright and merry!
  2. Open doors to new opportunities!
    Merry Christmas! - Let this winter open doors for you to new opportunities! Merry Christmas!
  3. My best wishes for a healthy and happy! - My best wishes for health and happiness!

A Christmas card written in English is a very unusual gift. The main thing is that the person to whom you want to donate her knows English. Otherwise, such a gift would not be entirely appropriate. Often, these gifts are donated to their friends from other countries. Congratulatory entries should be written correctly, so if you yourself do not know English well, then you should not risk it.

In the technique of quilling

In the technique of quilling, you can create a very unusual Christmas card for the competition. At first glance, it may seem difficult to do such a job, but it is not. It is enough to try to create at least one card in the quilling technique to see how easy it is to make such a beautiful and unusual craft with your own hands.

To create a gift will need materials such as:

  • cardboard;
  • quilling strips;
  • scissors;
  • toothpick;
  • glue.

In order to make a Christmas card in the technique of quilling, you must follow the following steps:

  1. Take a thin strip of paper and secure the tip into the toothpick slot.
  2. The toothpick should be taken in the right hand, and the tape in the left.
  3. The toothpick is rotated clockwise. The spiral is held below and above.
  4. The end must be fixed with glue.
A tight spiral is the basis of quilling.
  1. Put a little glue on the end of the tape and attach it to the spiral.
  2. The spiral needs a little spin, so that it becomes "free."
  3. Next, you need to make an element such as "arrow". To do this, click on the three sides of the helix to form a triangle.
  4. For the Christmas card will need 6 arrows.
  5. It is necessary to make such an element as "heart". Fold the tape in half. Screw the right end counterclockwise, and the left - clockwise. For the card will need 6 "hearts".
  6. Next, you need to make the element "eye". Clamp the helix on both sides, and then release.
  7. It will take 6 "eyes" and 12 pieces of "tight spiral" of blue paper.
  8. For the base of this postcard, black cardboard is best suited.
  9. Bend the cardboard sheet in half.
  10. In the center stick a tight spiral.
  11. Around the need to attach the "arrows".
  12. Between the "arrows" to glue the "hearts."
  13. Add an item such as an "eye."
  14. Design the edge of the postcard curly scissors.
  15. Stick the inscription "Merry Christmas".

If you wish, you can add handicraft "snow". It can be made with the help of white gouache.

In the scrapbooking technique

Scrapbooking is a very unusual technique of creating holiday cards. It allows you to create an unusual and original crafts with their own hands. Even a child can use this technique, as it is quite simple.

To create the “Snowy Winter” postcard, you will need two types of napkins from which paper will be made.

Here are the steps to create a Christmas card:

  1. In the foreground, you must place a card with bullfinch.
  2. Stick label for inscription.
  3. Attach to the front side of the button with the image of Santa Claus.

The postcard is ready. You can give it to your dear and beloved person. Scrapbooking allows you to create great DIY works in a short time. This saves both time and money. Such small presents will delight everyone with its simplicity and accessibility.

Bulk Christmas Card

Bulk crafts are very popular lately. They look intricate and unusual. It seems that creating a large postcard is very difficult, but it is not. It is enough to follow the instructions carefully, and there will be no problems with creating large postcards.

In order to make a volume card with a Christmas tree, you will need:

  • scissors;
  • glue;
  • cardboard for the base of the postcard;
  • green cardboard for Christmas trees;
  • sequins, beads and hole punch;
  • down and cotton wool.

It is important to follow the following steps:

  1. Green cardboard cut 5 strips. They must be of different lengths and widths. They need to be folded accordion.
  2. Cut the cardboard for the postcard and fold it. Glue a large strip to the bottom of the fold, stick the strips further, closer to the top - less and less.
  3. Cut the snowflakes and glue them to the base and the Christmas tree.

The gift is ready. This postcard will be a pleasant surprise. Such a sign of attention will cause very pleasant emotions.

Do not forget to delight your loved ones with small surprises. A gift made with your own hands, is considered quite budget, but at the same time very pleasant, and most importantly, with all my heart. This gift will leave a very good memories about yourself.

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