I love the entire institution
of Valentine’s Day, and while I usually give out some type of candy, I also
like to have something sweetly homemade on hand for my family and friends who are
avoiding sugar. Once you’ve got the process down, it’ll only take a few minutes
to whip out each card, and the time spent will be well worth the results. Happy
Valentine’s Day!
You need:
- Blank cards. I really love the brown card and envelope set from Recollections, which can be found at Michael’s.
- Grey cardstock.
- Several colors of crafting tissue paper, which is slightly thicker than regular tissue paper.
- Scissors.
- Pencil.
- Skinny black permanent marker.
Step
One
For the elephant, I first created a stencil by drawing
and then cutting out the silhouette. If your drawing
skills aren’t as skilled as you’d like, you can use one of the many awesome
silhouette images online. I also created a heart stencil so that my balloons were
uniform, but you can just wing them if you’d like.
Step Two
Trace your stencils onto the coordinating cardstock
and tissue paper. Cut out each shape - you should have one elephant and eleven hearts for each card. Tip: save scraps for future projects in a Ziploc bag or
envelope.
Step
Three
This step is both the easiest and the quickest. Glue
the elephant silhouette and heart balloons onto your blank card. I overlapped
the hearts a bit to give the impression of a bunch of floating balloons.
Step
Four
The last step is to draw the balloon
strings. Be careful to move the marker quickly and avoid lingering in one spot –
if you do, it’ll look uneven and splotchy. I also added a small blue bow just above the elephant's trunk, but it looks just as cute without.
This post was featured on Smart School House
I love your elephant with the balloons!
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen!
DeleteThis is adorable!! I have never thought about looking up silhouettes online. I will have to be sure to check that out. Pinning this to my Love board.
ReplyDeleteThank you! You'd be amazed by what you can find online. Thanks for the pin!
Delete