Shirt and tie card

Shirt and tie card

This cute shirt and tie card is so easy to make and perfect to gift to a loved one for Father’s Day, birthdays and many other special occasions!

Here’s what we need

  • Coloured card
  • Patterned paper
  • Skin tone paper
  • Buttons
  • Scissors
  • Glue

How to make our shirt and tie card

Take the piece of coloured card that you will be using for the shirt and fold it in half into a card. Next make a small cut (roughly 5 or 6cm) in the top of the card at the centre point.

Fold the two corners of your cut outwards to form the shape of the shirt’s collar like you can see above.

Cut out a strip of your skin coloured paper and glue it down on the inside of the card to fill the gap between the collar sides.

Cut out the shape of the tie from your patterned paper and then make a small cut in the top of the tie at the centre point.

Fold the corners behind the tie to make a V shape and then cut off any excess that’s sticking out.

Glue the tie down at the base of the collar then add a few buttons to the front of the shirt

Finish off by adding any extra details such as a pocket, a name tag or a special message and your shirt and tie card is ready to be gifted to a loved one!

Handprint flower pot art

Handprint flower pot art

This adorable handprint flower pot art is so simple to make and is a perfect keepsake to gift for birthdays, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day and many other occasions!

Here’s what you will need

  • Coloured paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Pencil

How to make our handprint flower vase art

Start by drawing around little one’s hand and then cutting out 3-5 handprints from your different coloured paper.

Next cut out an equal amount of green paper stems to match the amount of handprint flowers. Glue the stems onto the back of the flowers. Then glue the flowers down onto your paper with all the stems directing towards the middle of the page

Cut out the shape of your flower pot and add any extra decoration you would like. We used some ribbon to make a bow on ours! Glue the flower pot down at the bottom of your page across the stems.

Finish off by adding a few paper leaves and any optional extra message and your picture is done and ready to display once dry! Don’t these look adorable?

Cute handmade flower card

Cute handmade flower card

How adorable is this cute handmade flower card? They’re so quick and easy to make and are perfect as handmade valentines day, mothers day, fathers day, birthday or teacher cards. All you need is a few basic materials!

Here’s what we used

  • White card
  • Coloured paper
  • Marker
  • Scissors
  • Glue

How to make our cute flower card craft!

Start by taking your piece of card and folding it in half to make the card shape. Next take your chosen colour paper and cut out four long strips (we used the entire vertical length of the paper). Glue the Paper down in a star shape on the front of the card as above.

Add a bit of glue to the end of each strip and fold them inwards to stick in the center.

Cut out and glue down a circle to make the center of the flower. Next take your marker and draw the stem of the flower before cutting out and adding a leaf.

Finish off your card by adding a special message to the front and your cute handmade flower card is ready to gift!

Handprint lovebird card

Handprint lovebird card

Perfect for valentines day, mothers day, fathers day and more! This handprint lovebird card is so sweet and easy to make and Is a great home made card for a variety of occasions

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Here’s what we used

  • Paper and card
  • Paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Marker pen
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Eye stickers/googly eyes

How to make our handprint lovebird card.

First start by painting your little one’s hand and then printing it down onto a piece of paper before putting it aside to dry.

Once the hand print is dry cut it out and glue it on to the front of a folded card.

Cut out a heart shaped wing and glue it onto the handprint bird.

Give the little love bird an eye and a beak.

Next take a marker and draw on two little bird legs.

Depending on the size of the child’s hand there may be a small gap left, if so fill in it with a cut out heart shape and finish off by adding a personalised message to the front. Once dry your card is ready to gift, my little girl loved making these for her friends!

Easy handmade reindeer Christmas cards

Easy handmade reindeer Christmas cards

This year we’re making it our mission to make sure all of our Christmas cards are handmade for that extra personal touch. These super cute handmade reindeer Christmas cards are perfect for my kids as they are so simple and easy to make but also look super cute too! I hope you and your little ones love them just as much as we do!

Here’s what we used

  • White and brown card
  • Gold and red glitter foam
  • Sticker eyes
  • Scissors
  • Glue

How to make our Handmade reindeer Christmas cards

Start by taking your piece of card and folding it in half to make the card shape. Then optionally cut the card down into a square as we have.

Cut out and glue down a large circle near the bottom edge of the card to make the reindeer’s face.

Next it’s time to cut out two sparkly antlers before gluing one on either side of the reindeer’s heal. Cut out two ear shapes and glue one just below each antler.

Finish off the card by adding on two cute eyes and a big red circle as a nose! Aren’t these just the cutest?!