These tree cards are colorful and easy to make. If you have wrapping paper scraps with Christmas motifs, it’ll cost you almost nothing.
Start with card-stock paper, and cut to desirable size; one 8 ½ x 11 sheet will make two cards.
I was in a creative mood today, so decided to whip out my scraps of Christmas wrapping paper and hand-cut three sizes, of differing designs and colors, for a tree top and two lower tiers to complete the tree design.
I used two-sided tape to arrange, shape and complete the tree motif, taping the three pieces to form the tree.
I always have sticker gold stars on hand, so applied one to the tree top.
For a bit of a shimmer, I glued thin, silvery tree trim, in-between the paper segments.
I cut corrugated card scraps, to form the tree base, but you can use any kind of paper – plain or with appropriate design — to mount as the base.
You’ll need envelopes, of course; the required size: 4 3/4″ by 5 1/2 ” envelopes.
And here’s how the final products looked. (Above).
The individual tree was my favorite (inserted within text) from today’s make-a-tree session.
And I’ve already mailed off seven or eight cards this month.