Making a card from some really pretty wrapping paper
I know Christmas seems like ages ago now and we are already half way through January but I was tidying my desk and found some wrapping paper I had saved from Christmas. It was such pretty wrapping paper that I want to show you how to make a beautiful card quite quickly from it. This particular card is a Christmas card but you could make a similar card using birthday or celebration wrapping paper.
I'm not sure if I have ever mentioned - I like to get my Christmas cards made in January! I know it's early, but the time leading upto Christmas gets so manic and I'm still in Christmas mood in January so I get them done early. I make quite a few Christmas cards each year and I've left making them till October/ November time and run out of time and they never turn out how I would like them to as they are rushed. At least by making them in January, I can take a bit of time and if I need to order items such as card, there's no rush to find some.
Not only that, these cards are made from some wrapping paper I salvaged from Christmas - I need to use it now before it becomes all creased and crumpled ! Isn't it good to recycle?
I've also used a bit of the paper to cover the front of a notebook. This is a notebook that I use for tracking Christmas gifts. As I buy items, I mark it against the people I need to buy for and any ideas, I can also note down. I do buy gifts all year - not purposefully looking, but sometimes you just stumble across a perfect item for someone whilst on holiday for example. I therefore cover my little notebook in Christmassy paper so I don't get it lost amongst my other little notebooks.
I have made some cards using some birthday wrapping paper in the past - if you missed this click here to be taken to the page
Follow the below link to find out how the card was made:
You will need
- Wrapping paper
- Green and gold card (or what ever corresponds with the paper you have chosen)
- Two nesting circle dies, about 1 cm in diameter difference between them (I made 2 cards, one with larger circle - this used 9 cm and 7 . 5 cm diameter circle dies, and one with smaller circle - this used 7 . 5 cm and 6 . 5 cm diameter circle dies)
- Gold 'Merry Christmas' peel offs
- Gold holly leaves peel offs
- Guillotine with cutting and scoring blades
- Rounding corner punch
- Die cutting machine
- Glue
- Cut a sheet of green A4 card to 21 cm by 10 . 5 cm. Score at 10 . 5 cm along long length and fold to create a square base card
- Use the rounding corner punch to round all 4 corners of the base card
- Use the smaller circle die to cut a piece from the wrapping paper. Most nesting dies are hollow in the centre so you can see what part of the picture you are die cutting out
- Use the larger circle die to cut a circle from gold card
- Glue the picture circle to the centre of the gold circle, then glue this centrally on the front of the base card
- Put your peel off greeting in the lower right hand corner of the base card
- This could be your finished card, but I've then added some gold peel off holly leaves to the other 3 corners of the base card
To cover the front of my notepad, I measured the front of the notepad then cut a piece of wrapping paper slightly bigger. I put double sided tape around the edge of the front of the pad and stuck the paper on. Turn the front page over and cut away any paper overhang.
