Fun Cards

Fun Cards: Having Fun Is Not Just For Kids!

Try making some Fun Cards! Life is too short. So let's take some time out to enjoy ourselves.

Create some fun greeting cards for kids or adults; for just anyone. Let them know that life can be fun, funny and enjoyable too. Better still, invite them to create cards with you.

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1. Spirograph Cards

I have always been a kid at heart where spirographs are concerned. Love it so much that I will draw spirograph patterns all over my journals, altered books, and greeting cards.

spirograph drawings

You can have hours of fun just making these spirograph designs. Design with the spirograph set on white cardstock. Color them with metallic gel pens, cut them out and just paste into your cards. Lovely! Try it!

Here are a few of my Spirograph Fun Cards.

spirograph card

MATERIALS USED:

Spirograph Set

Technical Pen

White Cardstock (10"x5")- Basic Blank Card

Evergreen Color Cardstock (4"x4")

Dark Green Paper (3.5"x3.5")

White Cardstock

Small Orange Paper

Watercolor

Brush

Tiny Hole Punch

Black Shimmering Thread

Photo-Corner Punch

Small Sharp Scrissor

Small Butterfly Rubber Stamp by All Night Media (Peacock)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Draw a spirograph flower design on the small white card.

2. Paint with red watercolor on the petals.

3. Cut out the flower, slit deep in between the petals.

4. Punch holes in the centre of the flower.

5. Number the petals on the back from 1 to the last petal.

6. Wind the thread from petal 1 to 5, then 5 to 2, 2 to 6, 6 to 3 and so on till you reach the last petal.

7. Tape the thread to the back.

8. Punch the corner of evergreen color card with the photo-corner punch.

9. Slip the dark green card into the corners like a photo.

10. Paste flower image on the orange round paper.

11. Layer it on the green card.

12. Attach to the white basic blank card.

13. Stamp a butterfly image with black pigment ink.

14. Color it with yellow, orange and brown watercolors.

15. Cut it out and attach to the centre of flower with foam tape. Voila! Your fun cards!

Tips: You can shop for spirograph sets at these places. Deluxe Spirograph - $9.99 - Toys R Us / Playskool Deluxe Spirograph Kit - $9.99 - Sears / Deluxe Spirograph Kit by Hasbro - $12.59 - Thinker Toys or you can Click Here to buy online for only $9.99.

spirograph flower card

The above card is also done using a spirograph design - another flower. Coloring the design with acrylic paint and then cutting it out to layer it on colored papers. And finally attaching to a square off-white basic blank card. Here, I also used a photo corner punch to decorate the four corners.

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