Project #12

Christmas is Coming!
Poinsettia Card
due date: 12/10/12 (but, remember, this really has no meaning!)

Ready or not, Christmas is going to be here before we know it!

With this month's blogging, I am going to focus on things to make for Christmas in hopes that some may want to gift their creations to friends and family.

I thought we could start the projects off with making cards. Get some done to send them out in time for Christmas!


Materials:

construction paper (red, green, lighter green, yellow)
scissors
white glue
gold glitter glue (optional)
hole punch
colored pencils, markers or pens
envelopes for cards

Note :
For the example picture (below), I have my supplies. I am using a small envelope. I measured it and cut my paper about 1/4 inch smaller. My paper ended up measuring 5.5 x 8.25 for the card.

 

Don't forget the ambience in case you need help getting in the Christmas mood

Using the card as a "top folded" card will fit the flowers best.
Don't go by the size in the picture...that was a mistake making fold on the side, my flowers didn't fit! Use the size stated above.

Also, I folded my green and red paper before tracing and cutting, making my one cut make two flowers.

About the card:
If you want to use the computer to print a message on the front of you card, so this before you cut the paper. If you cut the construction paper to an 8.5 x 11, you might be able to send it through your printer; I can on mine. It will take some thought and practice as to where you will need to place it on the document so that it prints in the right spot on the paper. I'll leave that part up to you! We printed our messages by hand.

I do have some font suggestions at the bottom of the page for a message.

After printing the message; cut, check the fold, and continue on to making the flower for the inside.


Patterns:

 

 

Copy and paste into a document.

Click on picture to format (resize)

Use your eye to guess what would fit best on your card

Print

Reformat a tad smaller than the first

Print

 

I made the first one to fit in the four inches at the top of the screen on my tool bar at the top of my document and then copied and pasted the second one. Then I reduced it down from the first one.

 

 

Process:

Use the patterns to cut the construction paper...

Trace and cut two larger ones on the light green paper

Trace and cut two of the smaller ones onto the red paper

Just cut on the border, not the circle on the inside (ignore that).

You should have 2 smaller red and 2 larger light green flowers.

Fold the flowers in half:
One of each color will be folded in the "valley" of the petals
One of each color will be folded at the points of petals
See the finished product picture for a visual explaination...

Punch holes in yellow for the "pistols" with the hole punch


For each card:
Line up the first green flower fold to the fold in the card and glue the entire backof the flower to the card.
From here on, line up the folds, putting glue only on the fold.
Repeat until each flower is glued to the center.

Finish up by gluing the yellow dots around the center.
You could choose to use glitter glue to outline each flower edge, or anyway you  desire.

Don't forget the front. Here are some suggestions:

Finish with a wish for a blessed Christmas by hand. If you are not comfortable with doing it by hand, have it printed out, using the computer. If you missed the step to print first, you could print a message out and glue it to the card.

To use these; copy and paste into a document.
Format to the size you want and print.
You could use the first one to fill in the lettering with colored pencil, marker, or pen.

 

 

 

 

I am sure people would love receiving your card!

More next week...

Mrs. Hayes