Rustic Stars DIY Christmas Card Holder
Everyone loves a good Christmas card. These little tokens let the ones you love know that you're thinking of them, and the family photo-ops they create are always iconic, whether they're precious or hilarious! Now you can present your Christmas photos with festive flair using this Rustic Stars DIY Christmas Card Holder. This homemade Christmas card holder uses neutral toned cardstock and a die-cut plaid star to create a securely hold your holiday memories. With a clipped twine bow and ruffled cardboard fastener, this holiday card display will make you want to keep your Christmas cards out all year round!
Estimated Cost$31+
Time to CompleteIn an evening
Primary TechniqueDIY Craft
Project or Page SizeCard
Type of Paper UsedCardstock
SeasonWinter
HolidayChristmas
Age GroupPre-Teens, Teens
Project TypeMake a Project
Materials List
- Xyron® 3" Disposable Sticker Maker
- Xyron® Mega Runner
- Xyron® Mega Runner Refill
- White A2 card base
- Kraft Cardstock
- White cardstock
- Kraft Corrugated Paper (cardboard)
- Colorbox® Paintbox Ink
- Waffle Flower™ Plaid Play Stamp
- Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Green
- Natural Jute twine
- Mini clothespins (white and green)
- Stamp Block
- Umbrella Crafts Star Die Nesting Set
- Cuttlebug® Die Cutting Machine
- Scissors
Instructions
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Create a background paper using 3 colors of blue and green Clearsnap Inks. Stamp Waffle Flower Plaid Play Stamps on a green plaid on white cardstock.
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Die cut or punch out 4 stars from the plaid paper just created.
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Start with an A2 size card as the base and cut a section of Kraft Cardstock to be 5.25'' x 4'' and ink the edges of both the card and Kraft Paper in 2 (1 each) of the colors of ink used in the plaid stamp.
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Splatter green Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist into the Kraft section of the card.
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Glue the inked and misted Kraft paper to the white A2 card base with the Xyron® Mega Runner.
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Cut a section of the corrugated paper (cardboard) that is 4'' x 1'' and ink with one of the ink colors in the plaid paper.
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Run the inked corrugated paper (cardboard) and plaid star into the Xyron® 3" Disposable Sticker Maker.
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Run an additional small piece of cardboard 2 times through (on both sides) to make it a cardboard pop dot in the Xyron® 3" Sticker Maker.
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Stick down the corrugated inked paper to the bottom 1/3 of the card horizontally.
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Place the plaid star over the corrugated paper on the left side and help pop it up with the additional pop dot cardboard under the star point sections.
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Add a bow or a circle of natural jute twine and a tiny green or white mini clothespin to one corner of the star to complete the card.
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- There is a maximum of one extra entry per person. The extra entry will be based upon a comment left on this post. Duplicate comments are not tallied.
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- Contest open to anyone 18+ in US and/or Canada. Excludes Quebec and Puerto Rico.
What's your favorite Christmas cardboard craft? Let us know below in the comments!