About the card projects
These craft projects feature ideas for handmade cards you can create
using simple materials and focus on one or more of the
techniques featured in one of Aunt Annie's
greeting card tutorials.
Check out the card making tutorials in
Greeting Card Class
and Greeting
Card Class 2. The tutorials start with simple cards
and builds to more complex ones. By the end of the tutorials you will have learned many
paper crafting techniques and will be able to make greeting cards that are truly appreciated by those receiving them.
There's no time like the present, so get started now!
The projects range in difficulty from VERY
EASY to AVERAGE
Browse down this page for descriptions and illustrations of the card
making projects, then select a card to make and have
some crafting fun! Or jump to the category index for a listing of all crafts.
Description ↓
Make fun and
festive St. Patrick's Day cards with shamrocks that pop! This easy
tutorial uses printable shamrock templates and folded paper strips
to create eye-catching, layered cards. Get creative and spread the
luck!
EASY
Description ↓
See how to use free printable
strip folding tulip patterns to make a card that features a framed
tulip motif. This card uses the strip folding technique introduced
in the
Strip Folding Heart Cards tutorial.
AVERAGE
Description ↓
Create stunning Valentine's Day
cards with heart silhouettes! Inspired by our popular
Leaf Silhouette Cards,
this tutorial uses easy sponged paper and heart shapes for a unique
and heartfelt greeting. Perfect for all ages!
EASY
Description ↓
Build on the
Basics of Quilling
and the quilling design patterns in the project to decorate greeting
cards with quilling motifs for fall and winter—snowflake, acorn
and pumpkin. The card ideas are based on the
easy-to-make
Four Patch Card, and use ePapers you can download and
print.
EASY
Description ↓
Make greeting cards for your
sweetheart that feature pockets that you can fill with little tokens
of your love. The pockets are also ideal for presents of money or
gift cards. These cards are quick and easy to make using solid
color cardstock and patterned papers that you can download and
print.
AVERAGE
Description ↓
Make birthday cards for kids with jungle-themed cutouts from the
included printable pattern. Follow the detailed instructions for a lion
or tiger birthday card or use the cutouts and shape templates to make
cards of your own design.
EASY
Description ↓
Everyone enjoys receiving a card with a pop-up inside. It's easier
than you might think to add a pop-up to one of your handmade greeting
cards. To get you started, four cards with step pop-ups
are included in this project, including one for
Father's Day.
EASY to AVERAGE
Description ↓
Create cards to have on hand that can be used for any occasion. These
cards feature a ribbon backed decorative cut edge and stamped
block backgrounds. Use these card ideas as a springboard to make cards
of your own design using the tools and supplies available.
EASY
Description ↓
These free-standing Halloween cards
with ghost or jack-o'-lantern danglers serve double-duty as a
greeting card and a fun decoration for Halloween. Make several for
your friends and family and some for yourself.
AVERAGE
Description ↓
It's easy to make crisp and accurate fold lines with a scoring board,
but there's no need to buy one when it's so easy to make one yourself!
In this project, see how to make your own custom scoring board that can
also be used to add embossed lines to your
handmade cards
and scrapbook layouts.
EASY
Description ↓
Add the look of basket weaving to your Valentine's Day card
creations by weaving together paper strips or by using one of Aunt
Annie's
Woven Strips digital downloads to achieve the woven-look.
The card ideas presented here can easily be adapted for other
holidays or occasions by changing the colors or using different
cutout shapes.
EASY
Description ↓
These Valentine's Day cards
feature heart appliqués made with patterned papers that you can
download and print. The paper appliqués on these greeting cards are
made to resemble fabric appliqué seen on clothing and quilts. The
project includes details for making five Valentine's Day cards.
EASY
Description ↓
Make a batch of Christmas cards in a flash that feature a stenciled
Christmas bear holding a 3-D banner. Select from two stencil templates
on the included printable pattern to cut a stencil that you use to create cards for sending to friends and relatives.
EASY
Description ↓
It's easy to personalize a
birthday card for someone by using their zodiac sign. In this
project, you'll see how to use free clip-art images available on the
internet as the featured element of the card.
EASY
Description ↓
See how to add a pocket for gifts
of money to your handmade tall and quarter-fold greeting cards. With
this integral pocket there is no need for a separate money envelope,
and your gift is safe and secure.
VERY EASY
Description ↓
See how easy it is to make a card for the man in your life.
Whether you are making a birthday card, a congratulations card or a card
for some other occasion or event, it's easy to personalize the card in
this project with colors and designs that suit him.
EASY
Description ↓
Make unique greeting cards with shamrock or 4-leaf clover
silhouettes! This easy tutorial uses DIY sponged paper or green
paper and includes free templates. Perfect for St. Patrick's Day or
any occasion!
EASY
Description ↓
Make a special birthday card featuring a stenciled
teddy bear holding a 3-D banner. Select from two stencil templates to create
birthday cards for sending to friends and relatives. Customize the
card for other occasions by switching out the banner held by the
bear.
EASY
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