How To Make A Home-Made Mother's Day Card

Easy Photo Card

We all have them, photos of our kids. Well grab some construction paper or card stock, a photo and some glue and make this adorable little card.

You will need

construction paper or card stock

photo

scissors

glue

glitter

sheer ribbon

What you do

Fold paper or card stock in half to create a card. Have your child write their greeting inside the card FIRST.

Cut photo out in a heart shape. Glue photo to the front of the card, center it and put it high enough to allow space for the bow at the bottom.

Lay down some newspaper, wax paper, or other paper and set your card on that to catch excess glitter. Use glue to pipe a thick border around the photo. Sprinkle the glitter generously over the glue border. Be sure to completely cover all of the glue. Let it dry about 20 minutes. While the glue is drying, tie your ribbon into a bow and trim off the long ends. Once the glue is dry, carefully lift the card up and tap off all excess glitter. Place a dab of glue onto the back of the ribbon and adhere to the card under your photo. Let it dry completely before doing anything else with it. You can add or take away any of the items listed to make it more personal. Have fun with it! Mom will enjoy it forever!

Making homemade cards are fun and easy. You can use nearly anything you have at home. You can take the formula from above but make a few changes like take fabric and paste it to the card stock to add a decorative look to it then add all the other things on top, with a photo or a drawing. Use your imagination, let it run wild.

Homemade greeting cards - Economic Embellishments

Embellishments can be a size craft welcomed greeting cards. The craft supply store, there are a lot of embellishments pre sale this time can be very expensive. Fortunately, there are many cheap decorations that you can find around your home or at the dollar store or discount am in your local craft store. Embellishments are added decorative fun to hear your cards, so not bad if the cards are freeDecorations for the most part, the fact that you are from the same paper more important embellishments.

* Buttons
These buttons are a great way to wear hand-made greeting cards, because they are relatively inexpensive and can be a lot of fun and add size of a normal hand-made paper. The keys that match the color of the card can be used for the text written on the front of the card show or create a limit of a particular element of itsCard Buttons can often be purchased in bulk to save jobs and so many buttons, the cards can be used for a variety. For example, a small collection of pastel colored buttons could be a home-made cards are used to the new baby handmade paper, greeting cards, Easter and Mother's Day.

* Band
Ribbon is a beautiful ornament to add to house the cards. Tape can be a limit to some elements of the paper or tape can be used be used to add a bow or other specialIn addition to a card. Ribbon embellishment is a great hand, because it is inexpensive and you can also use the tape for other projects such as scrapbooking or crafting to use for wrapping small gifts for their loved ones. Band is available in a wide range of colors and patterns, but if you are just starting out, then you can consider the volume of purchase is versatile in all your craft ideas. colored base, such as black, white or red, can be used for a lotdifferent models, and the points can not be flexible. So, consider what kind of style of job that you do before buying a tape for the card.

* Silk flowers
Silk flowers can be saved dollars are bought in craft shops and low cost. Mother's Day silk flowers can be used for a variety of different occasions, congratulations, or even a wedding thank you cards. The advantage of silk flowers, which ismany light bulbs when you buy silk flowers, so you can use flowers for many different home-made cards.

* Substance
The material may be able to add wonderful texture to a hand-made paper. Lightweight fabrics like silk and lace is a delicate and beautiful addition to a hand-made paper. Some craftsmen use tissue paper instead of the structure of patterned paper to add another level of creativity. The fabric can be purchased without craft stores or discount bin. Some substancesas solid models can be used by disabled or handmade greeting cards for many different species.