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Four Homemade Mothers Day Cards to Make

By: Rachel Paxton

There is nothing as special or personal as a homemade Mother's Day card. Surprise your friends and family with your handmade creations. Here are some ideas to get you started.

Card Making Materials

• Four blank greeting cards (available at craft stores)
• Scrapbooking paper with floral pattern
• coordinating solid piece of scrapbooking paper
• creme or white colored card stock (whichever matches other papers best)
• paper cutter
• scissors
• glue stick
• computer
• printer
• sewing machine.

Mothers Day Card #1

For this card you will need a floral piece of scrapbooking paper, a coordinating piece of solid colored scrapbooking paper, and a piece of white or creme colored card stock.

Cut a piece of the solid colored paper to fit the front of the greeting card and glue it in place.

Cut an approximately 2-inch strip of the floral paper and glue on left hand side of card as a border.

Use your sewing machine to stitch* along the right hand side of the floral border and around the outside edge of the card.

Cut a large square out of creme colored or white card stock and glue to the center of the card.

Type "Happy Mothers Day" on your computer and print out on white or creme colored card stock.

Cut out the phrase (narrow strip) and glue to the bottom of the square in the center of the card.

Choose a flower from the floral paper and trim to fit in the center of the square on the front of the card. , Glue in place.

* Stitching tips

If you have never used your sewing machine to make cards, it is easy! Just sew on the paper like you would on fabric.

You might want to reserve a needle just for paper so you don't dull the needle for your fabric projects. There are two ways you can include stitching in your card making projects.

You can either stitch directly on the card, or you can stitch on a separate piece of paper and then glue that piece to the card (then the stitching won't show through the card).

Mothers Day Card #2

This Mother's Day card is quick and easy.

Cut a piece of the solid colored scrapbooking paper to fit three-quarters of the front of the card.

Carefully tear along the right hand edge of the paper and glue the paper in place.

Next cut a piece of floral paper to fit half of the front of the card.

Carefully tear along the right hand edge of the paper and glue on top of the solid colored piece of paper.

Type "Happy Mothers Day" on your computer and print it on white or cream colored paper.

Mat the cut-out phrase first on a piece of the solid colored paper, then glue to front of card.

Stitch around the outside of the card if you wish, but it isn't necessary.

Mothers Day Card #3

This card will open horizontally.

Cut three approximately 3-inch strips of paper to fit width of card: two floral and one solid colored.

Tear bottom edges of each piece.

Beginning at top of card overlap the three pieces with floral paper first and glue in place.

Cut a large square from the cream or white colored paper and glue it in the center of the card.

Cut a slightly smaller square of solid colored paper and glue in center of cream colored piece.

Type "Happy Mothers Day" on your computer.

Print on cream or white colored paper, trim, and glue in the center of solid colored square.

Stitch around the edge of the card, if you wish.

Mothers Days Card #4

This card will open horizontally.

Tear a rectangle from the solid colored paper and glue near top of card.

Type "Happy Mothers Day" on your computer and print on white or creme colored paper.

Trim and glue to center of solid colored paper.

Tear another piece of solid colored paper (larger than first) to glue across the bottom of the card.

Cut a rectangle from floral paper and glue to center of bottom piece of solid colored paper.

If you wish you can accent edges of floral rectangle with coordinating eyelets.

Notes: - The terms "card stock" and "paper" are used interchangeably here, but it is up to you which kind of paper you use, depending on the look you are trying to achieve.

A sewing machine isn't necessary for this project, it is just a nice added touch.

You don't have to use your computer for this project, you can handwrite the words if you wish.

Happy Mothers Day!

Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom of four. For scrapbooking, card making, gift-giving ideas, and more family memory-making activities, visit Crafty Moms.

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