Make a card that features a framed shamrock design, using a shamrock strip folding template. This card is great for sending best wishes to friends and family on St. Patrick's Day.
The technique for making strip folding cards is explained in the Strip Folding Cards tutorial from Aunt Annie's Greeting Card Class 2. See this tutorial for detailed instructions, and if you are new to card making, review other Greeting Card Class tutorials for ideas and basic techniques.
Tip: For wishing tree motif templates, see Strip Folding Cards.
Scroll down to see the materials and instructions for the card design. Refer to the Strip Folding Cards tutorial for step-by-step instructions.
Prep work: Download the Spring Green Simple Stripes digital paper and print on white paper or cardstock—cut a rectangle the size of the card front: 4¼″ by 5½″. Download Shamrocks on Pale Blue and Shamrocks on Light Green digital papers and print, scaled 50%, on white paper or cardstock.
Download and print the shamrock templates onto white paper or cardstock. Cut out the top left template and the bottom Happy St. Patrick's Day banner (½″ by 4¼″). Cut a ¾" by 4¼″ strip of Shamrocks on Pale Blue paper. Glue the message banner to this strip.
Tip: Other papers in the Spring Polka Dots Collection coordinate with the Spring Green Simple Stripes digital paper.
To make the card: Follow the instructions in the Strip Folding Cards tutorial, steps 2 thru 6. In Step 2, use strips of Shamrocks on Light Green for the outer frame, a variety of strips in blues and greens for the corners, and a medium blue solid for the inner frame. In Step 3, use the shamrock template you cut out as a guide for marking the midpoints.
To assemble card: Glue the Spring Green Simple Stripes rectangle to cover the card front. Glue the framed shamrock image and the message banner to the card as pictured.
Project Templates
Use the printable patterns with shamrocks to create St. Patrick's Day cards. This printable pattern includes templates in three sizes: 3", 3½" and 4". Use any of these templates "as is" or enhanced with strip folding.
