Aramie Speaks..: DIY Holiday Cards

I love strolling down aisles of a drugstore, viewing all the cute new cards. Cards made for all occasions...Baby Showers, Birthdays, Holidays, or just because. But I always tell myself, geez..I can do that & why pay them? This Christmas I wanted to give a little pizzazz to my card. Cards are now like $6-$10 for a card that lights up, plays music or is jus advertising a child's favorite super hero. There are cards that are pop-ups and interactive but in my eyes, the money isn't work it.

I was in need of last minute cards & I decided to stroll to Michael's Craft Store. For a whopping total of $17 I was able to make 10 cards!

Its the basic concept of scrap booking yet you make smaller formats and sheets by cutting and gluing and taping. You can use measurements of an old holiday card as your guideline to how big you would like your card to be. Simple methods of folding either vertical/horizontal & making Square or Rectangle cards can be achieved. As this was last minute and I did not have access to photo paper I did not use photos in my cards. You can print out pictures via your own printer and Photo Paper that you can purchase or you can use an online company to upload pictures and have them mailed to you or available for pick-up.

Materials Used:

Decorative scrapbook paper

Scissors

Glue Stick

Liquid Glue

Double Sided Tape

Stickers

Sharpie

Pen

Photos (optional)

Yes this may use creativity, but don't be fooled...there are so many scrapbooking kits that have everything you would even need to seem a bit creative. There is a world of stencils, stickers, frames and so many decorations for cards and scrapbook pages.