
Double Christmas tree-card for the New Year – postcard and master class with photo
New Year's holidays always creep upclose and sometimes it seems that it is very difficult to notice them. After all, when after the summer period the very depressive autumn season begins, the only thing we need – it's in the magic. But, as a rule, you need to create the magic yourself. Designing your own postcard – A worthy activity during the new year. You can please your loved ones, and also add even more unique magic of gifts and exciting crafts to the holiday atmosphere.
Double Christmas tree-card for the New Year – postcard and master class with photo
There are many ways to formyour own handmade gift. In particular, we are talking about postcards. This is a little magic that one person can give to another. Undoubtedly, anyone will be pleased to receive a handmade card. It's also a great way to improve your scrapbooking and applique skills in general. Most elements of the postcard allow you to think through its logic and, accordingly, – Depending on the flight of your imagination, the appearance of our postcard may change. From childhood, our parents taught us that the best gift – it's a gift you gave yourself. And although many will burden themselves with buying expensive things for loved ones, it is quite possible to think of a gift option that will not have to be used as some kind of household item, an important thing or a desired item. For example, a postcard. It has a very modest decorative function. But, if you look deeper, you will notice that everything is much more complicated. The design of a postcard hides a whole set of details that are worth paying attention to. The main thing you should spend your time on – is about designing a beautiful and unique card. You should choose a new and modern idea to surprise your loved one. Materials and work
We have such an idea in stock! It’s extremely simple to do, you just need to buy the necessary material, sit down at your workplace, make coffee and start our work!
- We will need white corrugated cardboard material
- Also, take a green cardboard with a two-sided color
- Moreover, we need an element of a pencil-glue
- Take also Scotch tape (bilateral)
- You will need a ruler for measurements
- Take the Pearl
- Also, prepare scissors for work, take a tool for creasing.
Let's get started with our work.First of all, you need to take a piece of cardboard and lay it out with the wide side towards you. Then, starting from the bottom corners of the sheet, we place opposite sides for the tree in sizes of 5 centimeters (base) and 10 centimeters (base width) – 5 centimeters and 4.5 centimeters. Also, we draw special perpendiculars that will be equal to the length by 13 centimeters (This is the height position for the future postcard) for each of the points. On the side we draw the tiers where our Christmas tree will be formed. Geometric Christmas tree shapesAfterwards, we use the main lines torecreate the measurements we need. To do this, take a pen that does not write, or a scoring tool. Then, the workpiece must be cut. Afterwards, we bend it along the required base lines. Using white corrugated cardboard, we prepare options for 4 elements for the Christmas tree at the base of 4 and a half centimeters. Also, we form a small strip 2 centimeters wide and 13 centimeters long. Also, we make a small heart – decorative item of our leaflet. Afterwards, you need to take lace material in order to attach it to our New Year's card. This element will serve more as a decorative addition to the scrapbooking technique and will be able to highlight and separate the appearance of the postcard. We take our white part of the Christmas tree and fasten it in the upper part; it is also necessary to symmetrically fasten the decorative elements of the analogues on the card. Then, it is necessary to glue the remains of the corrugated Christmas tree for the external decoration of our work. Appearance for the Christmas tree Children can also participate in creating the appearance of the picture postcard. Any action for this card is easy to learn and try even for the little ones, but under the careful guidance of parents. This might be their first step into crafting! In addition, this set of step-by-step instructions provides an opportunity to “get to know” with all traditional scrapbooking methods. Well, in the end, any child can create real miracles on his own. After all, the postcard – This is also a small miracle, right? Next – We design the postcard according to your own wishes. We took and decorated each edge with glitter. We also added the element of half a pearl. Also. It is highly recommended to prepare a beautiful inscription for the postcard. It can be made using paper of a different color, and also use special contours that allow you to highlight and improve the external properties of the letters. Also, the letters can be processed using glitter, or glitter can be added to their outer part. You can also make a small frame in the form of an outline.