Falling Snowflakes Christmas Card

By: Claudine Casault

Difficulty: Medium

Age: 5 and up

Parental supervision is recommended

This card reminds us of the quiet beauty of falling snow! It's the perfect gift for a loved one who dreams of having a white Christmas.

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What you'll need:

  • Design cardstock
  • White paper
  • Tiny beads
  • 1/4" ribbon
  • 3-D white pearl fabric paint
  • Fine white glitter
  • Hot glue gun
  • Watered-down craft glue
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Paper scissors
  • Thread and needle
  • Pattern

How to make it:

Step 1: Pattern Cutouts

  1. Trace and cut out card pattern on design cardstock. For the card pattern, use a folded piece of cardstock, matching it up to the "fold line" indicated on the pattern.
  2. Score the card where indicated on the pattern.
  3. Dot the cardstock with 3-D white fabric paint along the scalloped edge of card.

Step 2: Ribbon and Bow

  1. Glue 1/4" ribbon around card at 1” from the top on front and back of card
  2. Cut a 5" piece of 1/4" ribbon, fold and glue the ends to center of ribbon to create the loops for a bow.
  3. Cut a 1" piece of 1/4" ribbon, fold and glue over center of bow.
  4. Hot glue finished bow on the top/center of card over the ribbon glued onto the cardstock.

Step 3: Snowflakes

  1. Large snowflake - cut one piece of 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" square.
  2. Small snowflakes - cut two pieces of 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" square on white paper.
  3. Fold paper in half two times.
  4. Fold the top left corner and bottom right corner together.
  5. Cut out small shapes on  top and side edges of snowflake  (try triangles and rectangles) and unfold.
  6. Repeat making three snowflakes.
  7. Cover top of snowflakes with watered-down glue, sprinkle with white glitter and let it dry.
  8. Dot snowflakes with 3-D white pearl fabric paint and let it dry
  9. Glue tiny beads around edge of snowflakes and glue snowfalkes onto card.

Step 4: Beads

  1. Thread tiny beads from top of snowflakes to bottom edge of glued ribbon.
  2. Take beaded thread and glue in place.

Tips:

  • Substitute beaded thread by drawing a line from top of snowflake to bottom edge of ribbon.

Claudine Casault is a craft developer living in Ontario, Canada.

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