Send your loved ones self-made – or at least self-printed – Christmas cards to let them know you are thinking of them. This is part two of the Christmas cards tutorial. And I like it even better, these Christmas baubles cards are just so cute!
Like in part one (Christmas cards with watercolour trees), there are different options with different material and designs. And for the ones with no time, there are the “ready to print baubles cards” – just hit the print button and you got yourself a set of beautiful Christmas cards. But I promise, all of them are pretty easy to make!
READY TO PRINT BAUBLES CHRISTMAS CARDS
Download and print the cards (here) and cut out your hand designed watercolour Christmas cards.
MAKE YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS BAUBLES CARDS
You need:
FOR ALL THE CARDS
- template (download it here)
- cardboard or thick paper
- scissors
- ruler
YOU ADDITIONALLY NEED
FOR THE BUTTON BAUBLES
- five different size buttons each card
- glue
FOR THE SELF-ADHESIVE LABEL BAUBLES
- round self-adhesive labels in your favourite colour
FOR THE WATERCOLOUR BAUBLES
- printout of my watercolour design (download it here)
- pencil
- glue stick for paper
HOW TO MAKE THE BUTTON BAUBLES CARDS
1 – Print the template on thick paper or cardboard. Choose a light till medium colour so you are able to see the lines. Carefully cut out the cards.
2 – Arrange the buttons on the cards and glue them on.
3 – To fold the cards easily, place the ruler on the card (aligned with the marks) and scratch along with closed scissors. The card will fold much easier along the scratch. Done.
HOW TO MAKE THE SELF-ADHESIVE LABEL BAUBLES CARDS
1 – Print the template on thick paper or cardboard. Choose a light till medium colour so you are able to see the lines. Carefully cut out the cards.
2 – Stick the labels on the cards, maybe cut a few of them smaller to give it more perspective – the baubles templates could be of help there.
3 – To fold the cards easily, place the ruler on the card (aligned with the marks) and scratch along with closed scissors. The card will fold much easier along the scratch (see image step 3 of BUTTON BAUBLES CARDS above). Done.
HOW TO MAKE THE WATERCOLOUR BAUBLES CARDS
1 – Print the template on thick paper or cardboard. Choose a light till medium colour so you are able to see the lines. Cut out the cards and the baubles templates.
2 – Print the watercolour design (download it here).
3 – Place the baubles templates on the paper and trace them. Cut out the baubles.
4 – To fold the cards easily, place the ruler on the card (aligned with the marks) and scratch along with closed scissors. The card will fold much easier along the scratch (see image step 3 of BUTTON BAUBLES CARDS above).
5 – Arrange the baubles on the card and glue them onto the card. Done.
Which one you like best? The button ones come in handy when you have a lot of loose buttons lying around…finally, a project to show them off.
If you want to download and print the watercolour design that I made for your cards, please click here. For more watercolour design options check out the part one of my Christmas card tutorial.
Or just be lazy and print the finished cards. Download them here.
