Alyice on March 18th, 2010

Create An Easter Card With Kids

It’s been years since I sent an Easter card to someone. Not really sure why, but I suspect it’s because my kids stopped creating crafts with me. This year, however, as part of my commitment to create art again I joined an Easter Card swap on Swap-bot and to make it more fun, I turned it into a challenge: Go Green, Recycle.

I created this Easter card using scrap materials I had laying around the art studio.

What do you think?

Supplies:

Card stock
Blank greeting card
Blank envelope
Embroidery thread
Embroider needle
Seam ripper
Scissors
Ribbon or lace

Instructions:

Draw an egg shape on a scrap of card stock.
Cut out the egg to create a template.
Trace the egg onto the front of a blank greeting card.
Handwrite the words, “Happy Easter” inside the egg.
Use seam ripper to create evenly distributed holes on the letters and egg outline for stitching.
Stitch the outline of the egg and the words with embroidery thread.
Cut four strips of ribbon.
(You can do this two ways: measure the long and short side of the card, then measure the ribbon and cut. Or place the ribbon on top of one side of the card to measure a strip and cut while ribbon is still laying on top of the card. Do the same to the remaining three sides.)
Stitch the ribbon to the card, creating a border.
(If you use a polka dot pattern, you can stitch random “dots” to adhere the ribbon to the card without making any noticeable stitches. Otherwise, you can create a fancy stitch, such as a zig-zag, through the middle of the ribbon, continuing to do so until you have all four strips secured to the face of the card.)

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Debbie Buckland (NZ) says:
Great card for kids. Thanks for posting.
Posted at 7:16 pm March 19th, 2010
Alyice says:
Thanks Debbie!
Posted at 8:36 pm March 30th, 2010

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