We’ve made a start on the Christmas crafts now with Jessica making her first Christmas cards.
We often use some of Jessica’s paintings as backgrounds for card making and this time we used them to create a Christmas tree on the card. I cut out a Christmas tree shape from a painting where she’d used a lot of green paint and a square for the pot from a red painting and helped Jessica stick these to the card.
We put a gold star at the top of the tree and then Jessica decorated the tree with sparkly sticker strips and stars. A lovely simple craft activity which she enjoyed and I think the cards look fab too!
They look fab, well done Jessica – and mummy, of course:)
Thanks Stephanie – we had fun making them 🙂
I love the fact that the tree is painted then cut out – very clever.
Thank you – it’s a good way of using up some of the surplus paintings 🙂
Beautiful cards! I love the fact you used a painting by Jessica to cut out the trees. Definitely something we will do! All pinned on my Christmas cards board. x
Thank you Mel – love how it’s so simple but so effective and Jessica really enjoyed making them. It’s a great way of using up some of the paintings too – thinking of doing some more with baubles instead of trees to use up the more multicoloured paintings x
Great looking Christmas cards, I need to come up with an idea for ours this year and soon! #minicreations
Thank you – we’ve really enjoyed making them 🙂
Grace says – These are lovely. We think Jessica has done a FAB job and we’re so pleased she’s a member of the GL Gang 🙂
Thanks for linking to #minicreations
Thank you Grace – Jessica was really pleased with her cards and it is lovely to link up again to #minicreations and look forward to linking up again soon 🙂
Using your daughters paintings and art as part of these cards is a great idea. Makes the cards that bit more personal.
Thank you – it’s been a good way of using the paintings too and Jessica loves making the cards 🙂
Hi my lovely, just a quick message to let you know I linked to your post in my latest one. Your cute cards provided the inspiration for the bags the children will give to their teachers for Christmas. xxx
Aw thank you Mel – so glad that they helped inspire you x
Aww what a fab Christmassy idea! Love it! Suz x Beauisblue.com