It's not possible to just sit down, write them, put them in envelopes and post. Oh no! This year I've had the following piles: cards to post (the least stressful pile), cards to put letters in, cards to put photos in, cards to check addresses, cards to give to others to pass on (to save on stamps!), cards to give to others when I see them, or through neighbours' doors, Little W's school friends, Toddler W's playgroup friends, both their teachers (quite a few of them!) and finally, Mr W's work pile. It's quite possible that I've missed a group there, but you get the idea.
Anyway, this is the card I made for family:
It's simply a snowflake template that I brayered over. I like the demin effect. And I used these lettering stamps for the inside:
I'd not found a use for them before, but think they look really Christmassy.
This year, the little W's made Christmas tree cards:
Last year was Rudolph and the year before was cotton wool snowmen. I love Christmas crafts with the kids! It was always my favourite time of the year when I was teaching as well.
So... if you want to make some snowflakes, either for a card like I did, or to hang up, then look no further...
Snowflakes are really simple to make and make very effective decorations. Here's a quick and easy guide to making your own pretty snowflakes!
1) Fold a square sheet of paper in half to make a triangle.
2) Fold in half again.
3) Bring the right side over and fold like so:
4) And the left side:
Both sides should be equal. You're just folding one over the other.
5) Now trim off the triangular ends so you're left with a straight edge:
6) The fun bit! Cut lots of shapes. The more paper you cut away, the better your snowflake will look, but make sure you don't cut all the way across, or it'll fall apart!
You get used to what cuts will look like on a finished snowflake.
7) Here are the finished cuts:
8) And here is the finished snowflake!
