Making your own cards is always fun. This Collage Christmas Card project can be made online or as a cut and paste using photo printouts and collage material.
Here is an example of a funny personalised Christmas Card.
This funny card has been created from a portrait of a family animal. This image is a photo of a painting of a cat. The artwork is a Christmas present and the card has been made to compliment the gift.
First Gather Your Materials
You will need
- a photo of your favourite animal or of a family member. The clip must be very clear and a close up shot.
- Christmas Hat
- Christmas Bell
- Christmas Border
- for real collage,glitzy materials such as ribbon and sequins
- computer print out of the caption you would like to add to the card
- A programme such as Photoshop or another Computer Art Software package, or a programme such as Word
- A scanner, camera or photos and printouts you have collected
Assemblage Instructions
Either cut and paste in real life or cut and paste these images on the computer, in this order
- prepare a rectangle (usually11 inch by 8 inch)
- fold it is half or select the right half
- paste the 4 inch by 4 inch image on the right hand side of the rectangle
- paste Santa’s hat on to the cat after sizing to an exact fit
- paste the bell around the neck of the portrait
- cut the centre from the border and place and paste over the top
- create the card greeting in a computer art programme or Word
- cut and paste them into place
- fold the card in half
- place in an envelope of the appropriate size when dry
- cut a section of another Christmas border to be the size of a postage-stamp and paste it on the top right hand corner of the envelope
As an added bonus you can turn the image into a jigsaw to send as an email card to add loads of fun to your Christmas Party.
