Thursday, May 17, 2012

Mother's Day Pop Up Cards



Mothers Day Pop Up Cards
by my Kindergartner's
After school Art




A fun and simple little project that requires a little prep work.


























 What you will Need:

Scrapbook paper
Double sided tape or glue stick
Value pack cards or you can cut your own cards out of card stock.
Acrylic paint
Ribbon
Foam Mounting dots- optional.

Choose scrapbook paper suitable for the background of the handprint. Using acrylic paint, make handprint of child's hand onto the paper. let dry.
 Cut song page paper to 4 1/2" x 6". Adhere to the card, centered, using double sided tape or glue stick.
Cut out handprint to approximately 3 3/4" x 5". Adhere to the center of the card using tape or glue. For added affect try adhering handprint using foam dots.
Slide ribbon under the handprint page and tie a knot. Trim the ends of the ribbon.





My students made a pop-up mothers day note in side the card!



I brought in a heart stamp and 3-D small butterfly's to decorate with.



When we where all done, 
we put the cards in their envelopes and added a chamomile tea bag for mom!

  

       Happy Mothers Day!


3 comments:

  1. These are beautiful! What a wonderful gift for moms!

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  2. Simple and beautiful gift for any occasion...it would be more beautiful if use Gift Card envelopes for it.

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  3. Amazing. I know lots of little boys this would suit . Gorgeous here too at the minute, actually got the garden tidied so might enjoy a little sit down time later today. Enjoy the sunshine.. Have you ever see the Pop-Up Card. I found them on google, their website : http://popupcard.net.. Maybe you will like that website.

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