This document provides instructions for making a 3D angel Christmas card. It explains that homemade cards are a nice way to stay connected with friends and family during the busy holiday season. The instructions then outline the supplies needed and five steps to cut out and assemble the angel card, including using a template and double-sided tape to create a three-dimensional effect.

2. ...Making your own
Christmas cards will keep
you in touch with far flung
friends and family...

3. These days, it's easy to create all kinds of Christmas greetings - eCards, newsletters,
photo cards and more-and it can easily overwhelm people at one of the busiest times
of the year. Here you have three simple examples.
Christmas cards to
make :
• 3D angel Christmas .
• Snowflake Christmas.
• Paper bauble Christmas card.
M
aking your own cards is still a satisfying thing to create
and even nicer for someone to receive.

7. Now, I'm going to show how to
do one of them ... W
e're going
to do
"T 3D Angel
he
Christmas Card”.

8. You'll need:
•Plain coloured card
•Patterned paper
•Scalpel
•Cutting board
•Cardboard angel template
•Scissors
•Double-sided sticky sheets
or double-sided tape
A little clever cutting can have an angel
seemingly popping from the paper of this
handmade card. This also works well with other
Christmas motifs such as a Christmas tree or
star.

9. Let’s do It !
• Step one : Place t he • Step two: You should have
car dboar d t emplat e in
t he t op cent r e of t he halo and
t he cent r e of t he car d
bot t om cent r e of t he dr ess
and use your scalpel t o
uncut - like t he image above
cut ar ound t he angel,
leaving t he cent r e of
Step
t he bot t om•and t op three: Car ef ully f old
t he sides of t he angel
int act .
inwar ds so t hey st ick up a
lit t le.
• Step f ive: Cut a st r ip of double-sided t ape and st ick it in
• Step f our: Use your
t emplat e t o cut an angel
shape out of t he pat t er ned
paper .
t he cent r e of t he angel. Next , st ick t he pat t er ned angel on
t he t op, slight ly bend t he sides of t he pat t er ned angel
inwar ds a lit t le t oo f or a 3D ef f ect ..