diy christmas tree



for the first card you’ll need a foldedcard, decorative paper or cardstock, a sheet of plastic, paper in the same color as yourcard, double sided tape, glue, a knife and scissors, a paper snowflake and stuff likeglitter and sequins or small shapes like snowflakes or trees to put inside the shaker card. start by cutting a frame from your paper andadd some glue to the back. place the plastic sheet on the frame. stick strips of double sided tape to the backof the frame. place the glitter and sequins on the plastic. remove the back of the doublesided tape and place the decorative paper or cardstock on the sticking part, so thewindow is closed and no glitter can escape.


please be careful while using glitter, itcan cause a huge mess that is very hard to clean up. add some glue to the back of the cardstockand place the window on the folded card. to finish the card, use some glue to securethe snowflake in the center. for the second card you’ll need a foldedcard, decorative paper or cardstock, a sheet of plastic, paper in the same color as yourcard, glue, double sided tape, paper punches, a knife and scissors and a pair of compasses. start by drawing a circle with a diameterof about 4.6 centimeters. cut this from the decorative paper. also cut out two shapesfor the top of the ornaments.


for the second ornament, cut out a circlelike the first one and cut a circle from the center. cut a frame from the decorative paper, anda background from the paper in the same color as your folded card. stick the backgroundto the front of the frame. use glue to add the hoop ornament to yourbackground and remove the center circle. secure the other ornament with some doublesided tape. add some glue around the circle shape on theback and secure the plastic. cut some shapes from the decorative paperwith scissors or paper punches. you could use star or tree shapes for example.


place some double sided tape around the circleshape at the back and also place some strips along the sides. place the small shapes at the right spot onthe folded card and secure the ornaments part. you can also use some glue to secure somestars and let other stars move freely. stick the top parts of the ornaments on thecard and use some thin strips of decorative paper to connect the ornaments with the edge.you can easily adjust this card by changing the color theme. you can write something or place a stickeron the front of the card.


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