Take a look around. You'll find crafting fun for children, teens and adults.
Pillow Boxes for Dad - Wouldn't your dad love to get a Father's Day gift in a box made especially for him? Select from two printable pillow box patterns one that's decorated with a shirt and tie or the other with hearts and a "Best Dad" award ribbon.
This week's Wednesday Treat is a new Blue and Green Checks digital paper download for you to print and use in any of your crafts or box and bag making. This digital paper features checks that coordinate in color with Squiggly Fish ePapers and Fishy Squiggle ePapers. Use this printable download to create Father's Day Pop-Up Cards or to make an Interlocking Box.
Punched Bookmarks - You've been cutting, folding and pasting to make your crafty creations, but now there are bits and pieces of paper left over. Recycle that leftover paper to make simple and beautiful bookmarks using a hole punch. A great craft for classrooms and groups!
Father's Day Dangler Cards - Wait—how does it work? Dad will be impressed by this handmade novelty card that stands up on its own, showing off a dangling piece with images and a Father's Day message. Father's Day crafts from kids are the things Dad loves—most he might even put this homemade card on his desk so he can look at it every day.
Last week's Wednesday Treat was a new Blue on Cyan Checks digital paper download for you to print and use in any of your crafts or box and bag making. This digital paper features checks that coordinate in color with Squiggly Fish ePapers and Fishy Squiggle ePapers. Use this printable download to create Father's Day Pop-Up Cards or to make an Interlocking Box.
Kids' Serendipity Squares Father's Day Cards - See how easy it is for kids to make unique and creative Father's Day cards from simple materials. Scraps of paper are used to make colorful serendipity squares that can be combined in many ways to make one-of-a-kind greeting cards.
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Greeting card tutorials are a regular feature on Aunt Annie's Crafts. Each tutorial builds on prior card projects. It's like taking a class on making handmade greeting cards.
This month's featured card tutorial is How to Make Paper Weaving Cards Tutorial.
In this tutorial, you'll see how to weave paper strips into decorative elements for use on greeting cards. The tutorial also explores color concepts based on the color wheel.
If you are new to card making, the tutorials in the Card Class are a great place to learn many techniques for making beautiful cards. Then for more ideas and techniques, go on to Card Class 2.
