Summary: DIY New Year's cards. How to make original cards for the New Year with your child. New Year's crafts. Homemade New Year cards, postcard ideas. Volumetric cards for New Year's holidays. New Year's paper crafts with children. New Year's application.
1. DIY New Year cards (“Christmas tree”)
The New Year tree is an indispensable attribute of the holiday. Therefore, postcards with her image will be especially appropriate. Plus, these cards can be very easy to make.
The New Year's tree applique can be made from plain or multi-colored strips of paper. Even a small child can make this New Year's craft with his own hands.
Strips of paper can be replaced with colored tape or braid. They also make very beautiful New Year's cards.
A more complicated option is a New Year's card "Christmas tree" made from paper tubes. This original three-dimensional postcard for the New Year "Christmas tree" is made of paper straws. The Christmas tree is decorated with multi-colored buttons. Its trunk is made from a twig. To make this New Year's card, it is advisable to use special scrapbooking paper or corrugated cardboard.
It’s very easy to make a New Year’s tree applique using store-bought stickers. Even a two-year-old can do this craft for the New Year with his own hands.
Simple and effective - homemade New Year's cards "Christmas tree" from ordinary buttons.
You can also embroider a Christmas tree with threads. Only in this case, the New Year's card should be made of high-density paper or cardboard. The holes must first be carefully made with an awl. The simplest option Christmas tree see photo below.
For a more complex version of a New Year's card with a Christmas tree made of threads, see here >>>> To make this New Year's craft with your own hands, you will also need sequins or beads.
By the way, you can embroider not only a Christmas tree with threads, but also something else, New Year’s. For example, this cute deer.
You can make an original DIY New Year's card from a fern leaf or any other plant similar to it. For example, cypress branches. Just take the top of the leaf and glue it onto the card. This will be a Christmas tree. All you have to do is decorate it with sequins or confetti made using a hole punch from colored paper. Instead of confetti, you can glue multi-colored pieces of plasticine to the Christmas tree. Even a child can do this part of the work of making a homemade New Year’s card.
You can make a New Year's card either from a whole leaf of fern, or just from its upper part.
The technique for making volumetric Christmas trees is similar to the manufacturing method New Year's balls. See the link >>>> But you don’t have to glue them together completely, instead glue the Christmas trees onto the card.
Option 3.
Do-it-yourself voluminous New Year's card. To make such a voluminous card with a Christmas tree for the New Year, you will need three sheets of green paper square shape: large, medium and small. Also, in order to make a Christmas tree trunk, you will need a rectangular sheet of brown paper.
Fold each square piece of paper in half first (horizontally and vertically) to mark the center lines. Then fold them two more times diagonally. After this, fold each sheet into a pyramid (see photos 3 and 4). Glue a Christmas tree from the resulting pyramids by inserting them into each other. How to make a trunk for a Christmas tree is shown in photos (8, 9 and 10). Finally, glue the Christmas tree to your New Year's card.
Option 4.
Do-it-yourself voluminous postcard for the New Year. Making this voluminous paper card is much easier than it might seem at first glance. First you will need to cut out 5 halves of circles of different sizes from green paper: large, smaller, even smaller, etc. Fold each half of the circle in half, then in half again, and in half again. Unfold each piece and form accordion folds (see photo).
Now insert one piece into another and glue them together along the three central folds.
For the trunk, cut out of paper brown rectangle and also fold it like an accordion.
Glue your paper Christmas tree onto the card base. The easiest way to make snowflakes is from white paper using a hole punch or by drawing cotton swab.
Option 5.
Very beautiful New Year's craft with your own hands, accessible in complexity to a preschooler - a voluminous New Year's card "Christmas tree". The Christmas tree is made of rectangular strips of paper folded like an accordion. But there is one nuance here. If you look closely at the photo, you will see that the tiers of the Christmas tree are made of strips of paper of different widths: the ones at the bottom are the widest, the closer to the top the narrower. In addition, the depth of the fold of the accordion is also different. The bottom strips of paper are folded into an accordion with a large "step". The higher you go to the top, the shallower the bend depth.
Here are two more voluminous postcards with a New Year tree made from a triangular-shaped sheet of paper folded like an accordion. Simple and tasteful!
Option 6.
Another voluminous New Year's card. Again, this New Year's craft for children is attractive not only in appearance, but also in its ease of manufacture.
To make such a New Year's card with your own hands, print out the templates (template-1 and template-2) on two sheets of cardboard or thick paper and use the detailed instructions from the photographs below. It is better if the sheets of cardboard are of different colors.
Finally, decorate the Christmas tree to your liking. The voluminous New Year's card is ready! 
Option 7.
Origami Christmas tree. We invite you to make a three-dimensional New Year's card decorated with a Christmas tree made of paper made using the origami technique. To make the card look more elegant and festive, choose more beautiful paper for your New Year tree. Special paper for scrapbooking is well suited for this DIY New Year's craft. By the way, making such an origami Christmas tree is much easier than it seems at first glance. For one origami Christmas tree you will need 4-5 square sheets of paper of different sizes.
Option 8.
There is an easier way to make a Christmas tree using the origami technique. Detailed instructions in the photo below.
Option 9.
You can make a voluminous New Year's card with your own hands from corrugated paper.
Option 10.
The elements of the New Year's card in the photo below are made using the quilling technique.
3. DIY New Year cards (“New Year’s balls”)
Do-it-yourself New Year's cards with images of New Year's balls look good. The New Year's applique "Christmas balls" can be made from bright paper and decorated with ribbons.
Beautiful christmas balls are obtained from colored strips of paper. Cut an unnecessary glossy magazine (advertising brochure) into thin strips, stick them on white sheet paper. After this, cut out circles of different sizes from the resulting striped paper. Decorate your New Year's card with them.
New Year's balls can be made not only from paper, but also from buttons.
Instead of buttons, you can use purchased decorative rhinestones.
Original three-dimensional New Year cards with images Christmas balls proposes to create a website www.hgtv.com
To make such a New Year's card with your own hands, print the following template. See link >>>> Draw a circle on each square using a compass or an object with a round bottom of a suitable size. Cut out all the circles, then use the following instructions to make Christmas balls. See link >>>> But you don't need to completely glue the balloon, stick it onto the card instead.
One more thing christmas decoration- a garland of flags will look impressive on a New Year's card. Flags can be made from paper or fabric and then glued or sewn onto the card.
Even very young children can make their own New Year's card with the image of a multi-colored garland of fingerprints.
And from a handprint you can make a New Year's card with Santa Claus or funny snowmen.
1. On any surface that does not absorb paint (for example, a regular sheet pan), make a rectangular frame (the size of your card) from tape or tape.
2. Apply paint to the surface in an even layer. Use a cotton swab to draw a picture on a New Year's theme.
3. Attach a piece of paper. Your DIY New Year's card is ready!
4. Volumetric postcard on New Year DIY "Snowman"
Separately, I would like to talk about this original, voluminous postcard for the New Year. Making such a paper snowman is very simple. Even a preschooler can cope with the task. You need to cut out three circles of different sizes from thick white paper. It is advisable to shade the edges of the circles so that they stand out better against each other. This can be done using crushed pencil lead or eye shadow. Also cut out a scarf, pens, a carrot nose, eyes and buttons from colored paper. Glue all the parts of the snowman sequentially onto the blank of your New Year's card.
Here is the original card made by a scrapbooking artist.
And here are the versions of this voluminous New Year's card made by children.
5. DIY voluminous New Year cards
Another method of making voluminous New Year cards can be found on our website at the link >>>>
6. New Year's crafts for children. New Year's applique
Cards decorated with New Year's applique from grains of rice.
7. DIY New Year cards. New Year cards with snowflakes
Another DIY New Year's card idea is a card decorated with a snowflake cut out of paper. For information on how to cut out very beautiful, unusual snowflakes from paper, see our special section “DIY New Year’s snowflakes”.
If you have paper lace doilies at home, you can cut out snowflakes from them.
8. New Year's paper crafts. New Year cards made using the Iris folding technique
The Country of Masters website offers to make original New Year's cards using the Iris folding technique. The name of this technique - iris folding - can be translated as "rainbow folding". The design is filled with thin paper strips, which, overlapping each other at a certain angle, create an interesting twisting spiral effect. Detailed master class For making this New Year's paper craft, see the link >>>>
Here is another New Year's card made using this technique. Instructions at the link >>>>
9. Original do-it-yourself New Year cards. DIY New Year's Eve
We would like to introduce you to another interesting technique for making New Year’s cards with your own hands. Herringbone and New Year's ball The photos below are made using this technique.
To make a Christmas tree card, you will need:
Red cardboard sheet
- a sheet of colored origami paper (on one side - dark green,
on the other side - light green)
- scissors or a special knife for cutting paper
- glue
Print a stencil on a piece of green origami paper. Make cuts along the lines on it. Where the trunk of the Christmas tree is located, cut out a piece of paper completely. If you fold a sheet of paper in half before making cuts, you can cut it with scissors. In this case, even a preschooler will be able to make a postcard. If you want to avoid a fold in the center of the card, then it is better to make cuts with a special knife for cutting paper. Now all you have to do is fold the corners back and stick your workpiece onto the cardboard.
The "New Year's Ball" card is made in the same way. The stencil for making this original New Year's card can be downloaded from the link >>>>
The snowflakes from the section were made using the same technique. They can also decorate a New Year's card.
And another do-it-yourself New Year’s card “Christmas tree”, made using this technique.
To make this New Year's card, print the template onto a piece of cardstock. white. WITH reverse side stick on a thin sheet of green paper. Using a paper cutter, cut out the corners and fold them over. Now cut out and fold your New Year's card in half. If you want to write New Year's greetings inside, then glue an additional sheet of green paper so that the letters do not show through the holes. For a detailed New Year's master class on making this card, see.
Another idea for a New Year's card that you can make with your child yourself. For a detailed master class, see the photo below.
DIY New Year's card ideas. When making New Year's cards with your own hands, it is appropriate to use colored self-adhesive foil. It can be purchased at craft supply stores.
The last card with which we would like to complete our review of DIY New Year cards is the voluminous “Snow Globe” postcard. In the photo below it is shown on the left side. This Christmas card is made using a clear dairy lid. You will find a master class on how to make such original three-dimensional postcards on Veronica Podgornaya’s website.
These two postcards were made by the author of the blog Naftusina's hand-made art. A snowdrift and a cloud are cut out of felt. Christmas tree and bear - figured buttons. There are white beads sprinkled inside the card. The postcard looks incredible! You shake it and it snows! On this site you will find two more interesting DIY New Year cards. Santa Claus and the Snowman are hurrying through the snowy snowdrifts. The snowdrifts and cloud are cut out of felt, the characters are made from buttons and felt, the tree is a real twig, which is slightly pasted over with pieces of padding polyester, snowflakes are drawn with a helium pen.
Material prepared by: Anna Ponomarenko
It is customary to give cards for all holidays, both marked and unmarked on the calendar. This applies to large religious holidays such as Easter or personal and small ones such as the day of acquaintance or a big purchase. All memorable dates need cards and New Year is no exception. As you know, you can’t buy something made directly by human hands in a store and you won’t find it anywhere else. Everything is unique.
We invite you to please and surprise your friends and acquaintances, colleagues and friends with New Year's cards. And to this we attach a selection of ideas for inspiration on the theme of New Year's cards.
Idea No. 1. New Year card with a Christmas tree in a skirt
This is a voluminous postcard. If you plan to write a wish and then print it on a printer, then this should be done before decorating.
So, what do you need to create a card with a Christmas tree from corrugated paper:
2. Corrugated paper.
3. Scissors.
5. Double-sided tape and/or PVA glue.
6. Simple pencil.
Let's start by preparing the base for the card. To do this, take cardboard or thick paper and bend it in half. In principle, a standard move for a postcard. Next, on one of the halves, make a rough sketch of the future Christmas tree. This can be done with a couple of lines.
Now let's prepare the corrugated paper. You need to cut it into strips about one and a half centimeters in height, and in length, this value is curled depending on how fluffy the Christmas tree needs to be made. We suggest taking a third of the planned length as an allowance. The strips should be of different sizes to maintain the triangular shape of the Christmas tree. That is, both the shortest and longest strips should be available.
Now you need to glue the corrugated paper strips into place. It is better to start from the lower tiers and gradually move up. Focusing on the marks made earlier and using glue or double-sided tape, glue the strips, tucking them in a little. To get some kind of skirt with tails.
Upon completion, you can decorate the top of your Christmas tree with a star and glue sparkles, rain, bows or something like that.
You need to pick up some elements or come up with kind words. So that your postcard leaves an even greater impression on the recipient.
Idea No. 2. New Year card and some scrapbooking
In this option, it is better to print the wish in advance or print it on a separate piece of paper, which can also be played up and presented in an original way.
So, what do you need to create a postcard:
1. Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
2. Scissors.
4. Elements for decoration, at your discretion.
5. Scrap paper.
6. Any object shaped like a pencil.
Scarpbooking postcard, for beginners
Decide on the size of your Christmas tree. And based on this, plan how much paper you will need. More precisely, how many and what size do you need to cut rectangles from scrap paper.
Then, once you have decided on the number of rectangles and cut them out, you need to roll each one into cylinders. The basis of which will be a pencil or something cylindrical that you have on hand. You need to twist the tubes in the direction of width, and so that they keep their shape, after you remove the base, you need to secure the structure with glue.
After each rectangle is twisted into a tube, you need to connect all the tubes together with glue. Naturally, you should stick to approximately the shape of the Christmas tree, that is, a triangle.
Now let's work on the base of the postcard. Take a prepared sheet of cardboard or thick paper and fold it in half. Now you need to glue the Christmas tree onto one of the halves. But before that, the glue on the Christmas tree must set sufficiently and dry.
After the Christmas tree is glued to the base of the card, it's time to decorate it. For this purpose, you can use all kinds of decorations - buttons, miniature bows, ribbons, beads, rivets, sparkles, sequins, in a word, whatever your heart desires.
Decorations can be attached with double-sided tape.
Don't forget to write something nice to the recipient inside.
Idea No. 3. New Year card in the style of “children's hands”
This idea is perfect for little crafters and needlewomen. She is uncomplicated, but sweet and open, just like a child's soul. Let's not hesitate, call the kids and let's get started.
1. Colored cardboard. We suggest taking a classic color combination: red and green. But you are free to change them.
2. Sparkles, rhinestones, sequins.
3. Wrapping paper or candy wrapper.
4. Black fine marker.
5. Scissors.
6. Double-sided tape and/or PVA glue.
7. Elements for decoration, at your discretion.
8. Stapler.
9. Hot melt adhesive.
Let's start by preparing the base for the card. To do this, take red cardboard and simply bend it in half. You can slightly cut the corners of the resulting rectangle. This will make your message more interesting.
We make a Christmas tree. You will need to take green cardboard, fold it in half and then cut it. Bend one half into an accordion. Determine the width of the “step” yourself. We recommend at least one centimeter and no more than three. Grab one end of the “accordion” with a stapler; you can apply two staples for security.
Now let's create a stump. To do this, you need to cut out a simple rectangle from wrapping paper or candy wrapper. If you use the latter, do not forget to first iron it through a simple piece of paper. This will help straighten the wrapper.
Now you need to glue the Christmas tree to the base of the card. Hot melt adhesive is perfect for this purpose. It is better not to trust this operation to children. Tuck a stump under the free end of the Christmas tree and glue it too.
Advice. Since the heat gun heats the rod to a fairly high temperature, the child can get burned or ruin the whole work with a careless movement, which will be offensive.
It's time to decorate the Christmas tree. Glue the decorations you prepared to the crown. Don't forget to place something big and beautiful on the top of your New Year's beauty.
Give your child a marker and let him write some simple and kind words on a postcard and let him make a couple of mistakes, where would he be without them?
Idea No. 4. New Year card in the style of "minimalism"
We offer you a postcard with a Christmas tree in a minimalist style for your consideration and inspiration. At first glance, a simple and even modest postcard becomes quite complex when studied in detail. But you're not looking for easy ways, are you?
So, what do you need to create a minimalist greeting card?
1. Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
2. Stationery knife or a shaped hole punch.
3. Thread and needle. It is better to choose a thread color that contrasts with the main color of the card. And the type of thread you can take is similar to “iris”.
4. Pencil and ruler.
5. Sequins.
6. Scissors.
DIY New Year card for children
We will start, as they say, from the beginning. Fold the cardboard sheet in half. Now you need to make some sketches on one of the parts. This applies to the location of the top of the Christmas tree and the Christmas tree itself. The field of how you conventionally placed the Christmas tree on half of the postcard. Carefully cut through the top of the Christmas tree. If you have a shaped hole punch, then this task will not take much of your time. Well, if there is no hole punch, then first draw a star, then carefully cut it out using a stationery knife. By the way, before starting work it is better to renew the tip of the blade.
After you are done with the star. Take a thread and a needle and, using your marks as a guide, start making stitches. Remember to thread enough sequins onto the thread after piercing the paper. It is not advisable to tighten the thread too much and it is also not advisable for it to sag.
Now you need to make notes through the cut hole of the star. So that its location can be seen inside the postcard. Use a sticker in the shape of a star or any other, not necessarily this exact shape, the main thing is that it is not clear what kind of sticker it is when the postcard is closed.
That's all. Write something good inside and feel free to give it!
Idea No. 5. Postcard with a Christmas tree using origami technique.
Origami is very complex and interesting technique. Her Asian roots give her a certain charm and mystery. When this technique is mentioned, complex designs and intricate diagrams immediately come to mind. But don’t worry, the Christmas tree proposed below is not aerobatics. You can definitely handle it.
So, what do you need to create a postcard with a Christmas tree using the origami technique:
1. Colored thick paper, but not cardboard.
2. Colored cardboard.
3. Double-sided tape and/or PVA glue.
4. Elements for decoration, at your discretion.
Let's start with the base of the card. Carefully bend a sheet of multi-colored A4 cardboard (you can use another one) in half.
Tip: keep in mind that some cardboard sheets tend to crack when folded. This greatly affects the aesthetics of the postcard itself. If you have the trouble of running into such cardboard, then the bend can be decorated with figuratively cut colored paper or ribbon, or even braid.
So, now we need to fold about three origami modules. Depending on the initial size, you can make more or fewer modules. Accordingly, the Christmas tree will be larger or smaller.
Let's start from an example. Take three squares of construction paper or scrapbooking paper. You can print any image you want on thick paper. The sides of the square, as we said above, can affect the size of the tree. In our case, 20 centimeters. The square needs to be folded diagonally, then unfolded and folded again diagonally, crosswise.
You have conventionally marked four triangles, now you need to tuck two opposite ones inward. Now press the resulting triangle to any surface and mark the conditional center of the figure for yourself, bend the lower corner parallel to the marked middle. Repeat the procedure with the second corner. The module is ready. Add two more. You can take a different color of paper.
Let's start assembling the Christmas tree. Glue the origami module onto the base of the postcard. You can use glue or tape. The formation of the Christmas tree should be done from top to bottom, as if inserting the next module into the previous one.
The next step is to fill in the details of your card. Choose how and what to decorate yourself. As an example, we offer bows and buttons.
Idea No. 6. Postcard with ribbon Christmas tree
This idea is also minimalist. And it is not an overly complex design. If you are looking for ideas for working with children, then this idea is perfect for you.
So, what do you need to create a card with a ribbon Christmas tree:
1. Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
2. Scissors.
3. Double-sided tape and/or PVA glue.
4. Elements for decoration, at your discretion.
5. Decorative ribbons, scrap paper or clippings from bright pages of printed publications.
6. Stickers. In this option, it is important to take stickers in the shape of stars.
We will begin, accordingly, by preparing the foundation. To do this, you need to bend a sheet of cardboard in half. Among the materials prepared, look for paper or tape that is closest in color to brown. We will decorate the trunk of the Christmas tree. The ideal option would be to cut out a very elongated trapezoid from brown paper. Glue the trunk of the Christmas tree onto one half of the base. Try to place it exclusively in the middle of the sheet.
After you have completed work with the trunk, you need to pay attention to the crown of the tree. Namely, cutting the prepared material into strips. Each subsequent strip should be longer or, accordingly, shorter than the previous one. It is better not to change the width. We suggest cutting strips of approximately 1.5-2 centimeters.
Now that you have visualized how many strips you need, you need to cut off the corners of the cut strips at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. So that in general the tapes, already placed in their proper places, will form a triangle with a strongly pointed apex. It is better to do this not for each tape separately, but for all of them at once, with one, so to speak, cut.
Place a star-shaped sticker on the very top of your Christmas tree. At this point we can consider the work on this postcard completed. But you can add details with decorative elements. It's up to your taste.
Idea No. 7. New Year card with original Christmas tree
And one more idea for inspiration for a variation of the New Year. The idea is also not characterized by multi-steps and high cost of materials. And the end result is an original and cute decoration for a New Year’s card. If you take pastel or, as makeup artists like to say, nude shades, the postcard will have a fairly bright feminine character. Such a card would be an appropriate addition to a gift for a woman of middle age or older.
So, what do you need to create a greeting card with an original Christmas tree:
1. Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
2. Scissors.
3. Double-sided tape and/or PVA glue.
4. Elements for decoration, at your discretion.
5. Napkins round shape or two-sided colored paper.
The first thing we do is fold the cardboard across it. Here is the main part of the postcard is ready.
Now let's make a Christmas tree. For this purpose, you need to take a double-sided napkin in the shape of a circle and divide it exactly in half. In the future, you will only need one part to create one Christmas tree. Well, if you were unable to find suitable napkins, then you can make paper for this purpose yourself. The main thing is to decide what size you want your Christmas tree to be.
Because we must take into account that the average printer is capable of printing any drawing only on A4 format. Accordingly, based on this, it is necessary to calculate the size of the future tree. Alternatively, you can use thick double-sided paper.
In favor of the printed option: if you print only a semicircle, the size of the tree will increase to 20-25 centimeters.
So, you have decided on the paper and there is a semicircle in front of you. In order to fold the Christmas tree you need to perform a fairly simple operation. Step back about 3-5 centimeters along the smooth edge of the semicircle and make an inconspicuous mark for yourself. This is where the top of your Christmas tree will be located. Now fold the paper like an accordion. The step width is approximately five centimeters. Experiment with this. You may be satisfied with other options.
It makes sense to secure the resulting folds so that the Christmas tree does not try to come free like a spring. This can be easily done using double-sided tape. When your hand becomes more confident in folding the accordion, you can pre-fix the tape on a semicircle of paper.
Now you need to glue the Christmas tree onto one of the halves of the next card. This can be done using tape or glue.
If desired, add details to the card and decorate the Christmas tree with decorative elements.
We have all been familiar with children's books since childhood. Who, without even knowing it, were the founders of modern, trendy 3D. Turning over the next piece of paper, we met foxes, wolves or Koloboks, who rose above the book pages as if alive. Agree, then for us it was almost magic. We have grown up, and now we can try on the mantle of a wizard simply by making voluminous cards for the New Year.
So, what you will need to create a New Year's card with a 3D effect:
1. Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
2. Scissors.
3. Curly scissors (optional).
4. Pencil and ruler.
5. Stationery knife.
6. Elements for decoration, at your discretion.
Let's start making 3D cards for the New Year
You need to cut out several triangles from colored cardboard; for this purpose, take curly scissors. In the future, these triangles will become tree crowns. You don't have to make them the same; you can experiment with the sizes.
Now let's get down to preparing the base of the postcard. For this purpose, you need to take two sheets of cardboard and paper. The cardboard will act as the base, and the paper will be the inner edge of the card. And bend them in half
The sheet of paper that will play the role of the inner liner must first be drawn out, and then cuts should be made using a stationery knife or scissors. The marks are made perpendicular to the fold of the paper and represent something like steps, namely stumps for poor Christmas trees.
The crowns of the Christmas trees prepared in advance now need to be glued into place. To do this, open the inner insert of the postcard and you should get something like steps, so stick the Christmas trees on them. Have you already understood the principle of the postcard?
We invite you to familiarize yourself with the idea for creating a very original greeting and not only New Year's card. But still, it will look like the sheets folded in half that are familiar to us. Although, here is a completely different principle. But the recipient will definitely like it.
So, what do you need to create a dynamic New Year’s greeting card:
1. Thick colored cardboard and/or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
2. Scissors.
3. Stationery knife.
4. Compass.
5. Thick enough thread.
On a standard A4 sheet of paper, draw a circle using a compass. Then cut it out. Now fold the resulting circle in half and use scissors to make cuts that are arranged alternately and reflect the contours of the circle. The cuts should become longer as you move away from the center.
After this you need to straighten the circle. Glue a thread to the center of the circle. To make the product more interesting. A thread is threaded through the top and circles of cardboard of contrasting color are glued to it. The thread is positioned so that the glued circles are located under the base of the circle. Now if you pull the thread, the structure will turn into an unusual garland shaped like a Christmas tree. And bright circles will be playfully visible inside it.
Now you need to glue the Christmas tree after returning it to its folded state. When gluing, make sure that you do not glue too much, and the Christmas tree has the opportunity to spread out. The base to which you will glue your dynamic Christmas tree can be made from cardboard folded in half.
That's basically all. You have an unusual and dynamic card, all that remains is to write congratulations and give it as a gift.
Idea No. 10. New Year cards decorated using double-sided tape with a backing
We offer you several options under one heading. Since they have a common element - all options use double-sided tape with a backing as the basis for decorating and securing the elements.
So, what do you need to create a New Year's greeting card using double-sided tape:
- Double-sided tape with backing.
- Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
- Scissors.
- Shaped hole punch, if desired.
- Ribbons, cord or thick thread.
Option 1. First you need to prepare the bases for the cards. This is very simple to do - you just need to take several sheets of cardboard and bend them in half. You can make not only rectangular shapes, but the simplest and most familiar ones are just like this. Triangular or cardboard ones will also be quite original, but you need to take into account that not all decorative elements look equally good, for example, on a round shape.
Video, DIY New Year cards
Then we will prepare the elements for decoration. Using a shaped hole punch, cut out many circles from colored cardboard from colored paper. It is desirable that the size be different. Well, if you don’t have a hole punch on the farm, you can simply cut everything out with scissors. True, this will take more time, but we are not looking for easy ways, are we? It is better to take paper that is hard and of different colors. The ideal option would be to use colors that differ in several tones, but within the same shade. You can take paper that imitates a mirror surface and introduce it as an addition.
Now you need to take the prepared card base and stick tape on it. By creating a semblance of a circle on the sheet. Then remove the protective layer from the tape pads and glue the multi-colored circles. Repeat this procedure, adding more layers. Try to alternate mugs of different sizes. The number of layers is up to you. Add them until you get the desired result. Then simply tie a colorful ribbon in a bow and glue it to the top, making the layered mugs into a kind of wreath.
Option 2. A fairly minimalist option. Good for men or boys. You will need a prepared card base, on which you will glue a piece of tape, and on it a square of plain cardboard. Decide on the size yourself. Place a slightly variegated ribbon bow at the top of the cardboard square. The result will be some stylization of the image of the gift.
Option 3. Cut out several rectangles of various shapes from colored cardboard. They should be wrapped with thread in the same way as gifts are wrapped with ribbon and a bow should be left on top. Then glue the postcards in a row along the bottom edge of the blank on the double-sided strip. You can succinctly add “Happy New Year!”
Simple DIY New Year cards. Ideas for creativity
Idea No. 11.
This is extremely interesting idea. Because even the thought of stitching paper is already surprising. This idea is based on an applique that is secured in place using machine stitching. Naturally, the stitching can be applied manually; you can find a certain charm and originality in this. Both options should be tried, because different equipment adding a seam can give a completely different look to the card.
So, what do you need to create a New Year's card decorated with a stitch from a sewing machine:
1. Sewing machine. In principle, you can make stitches by hand.
2. Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
3. Scissors.
4. Additional decorations at your discretion.
Let's get started.
Now cut out decorative elements from any type and color of paper. These can be Christmas trees, balls, stars. And the paper can be plain or variegated, monochrome. Wrapping, for scrapbooking, simply, printed on a printer or colorful pages of old magazines. Then stack all the elements on top of each other and stitch them with a machine. Try to secure all layers with one line. Take a bright thread so that it is clearly visible against the general background. Set the thread tension to the lowest setting.
You can place one element or make many layers. Experiment to your heart's content. The line can be placed succinctly or made in multiples by crossing them.
Video, Greeting cards for New Year and Christmas with your own hands
This is the selection of ideas we came up with this time. We hope that you found something for yourself among the proposed ideas. Give more cards and fill them with warm wishes and kind words. Happy New Year!
Let's make New Year's cards-trees and on the eve of the holiday we will give them to our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, teachers, classmates or just good friends. How happy they will be at such an original surprise!
You will need: sheet of cardboard ( blue), two sheets of colored paper (green and red), PVA glue, ruler, pencil and scissors.
1. Fold a blue piece of cardstock in half. This is the basis of the future postcard.
2. Draw a green leaf lengthwise into strips of 3.5 cm, 5 cm, 6 cm and 6.5 cm.
3. Now fold the sheet in half, as shown in the picture.
4. And one more time.
5. And one more thing.
6. And one more thing.
7. Expand the sheet.
8. The lines formed by folding the sheet will help you fold it like an accordion. Shall we try?
9. Using scissors, cut the accordion-folded sheet along the marked lines.
These green accordions will appear on your tables.
10. Glue the accordion branches right at the fold of the base at a distance of 5-7 mm from each other. To make the blanks stick better, place scissors or a small book on top.
11. Unfold the top of the tree (the first accordion) and glue its second end on the other side of the card, immediately at the fold.
12. Glue other accordion branches in the same way.
13. It's time to decorate our New Year's beauty.
Cut out a five-pointed star from red paper and glue it on top in the middle of the card. You can also cut out quadrangle gifts from colored paper, decorate them with drawn ribbons and bows, and glue them under the tree. Don't forget about snowflakes; what's a New Year's card without snowdrifts?
Glue a snowflake cut out of paper to the outside of the card.
Well done guys! The magical Christmas tree card is ready!
DIY 3D postcard “Accordion Christmas tree” - original gift, with which children will be able to surprise and delight their loved ones.
To work you will need:
- Double-sided colored cardboard for the cover of the postcard;
- Green colored paper for the Christmas tree;
- Colored paper of any color for decorating cards (gifts, stars, balls, etc.);
- A simple pencil, ruler, scissors, glue stick.
Postcard “Christmas tree accordion” step by step
Making a Christmas tree
The volumetric Christmas tree consists of 6 accordions of the same length but different widths. Therefore, cut 6 strips from green paper, the widths of which are: 1cm, 2cm, 3cm, 4cm, 5cm, 6cm. The length is equal to the short side of the paper. You should take into account the size of the postcard; in this example, the Christmas tree is glued to half a cardboard sheet. If you need more, all sizes can be doubled, and even add a few more accordions, for example, 7cm and 8cm, to make the Christmas tree even more magnificent and beautiful.
Place a strip of paper in front of you with the narrow side, and start making an accordion from it, bending folds of the same width (about 1 cm) up and down.
You will get this kind of accordion.
Turn all 6 strips of green paper into accordions.
Making the cover and finishing the card with an accordion tree
For the cover, prepare cardboard; in this version, only half of it is used.
Fold the paper in half.
Glue all the accordions, aligning them along the fold. Glue on one side first.
And then apply glue to each and press it on top with the second side of the cardboard. It will be easier for children to glue each accordion separately. Both sides should also be aligned along the fold and end-to-end. The “Accordion Christmas Tree” postcard is almost ready.
All that remains is to glue a star to the top and a trunk to the bottom, which, by the way, is also made with an accordion. And then there is room for creativity. Decorate the postcard with any decor, cut-outs, drawings, both in the middle and on top. You can also glue another cardboard cover on top, 5-10 cm larger than the one on which the Christmas tree is glued.
