Make your own PLANTYFUL greeting card with paper leaves
Every year, we create a new holiday card to send to our resellers, partners and loved ones.
This yearβs card is made with cut paper and watercolour paint.
Want to make one too? Weβve got a template for you, so you can print it out cut it to make your own version.
We recommend using thick watercolourΒ paper (about 200 to 300 g/m2 ), a good craft knife and a cutting mat.
You can download the PDF to print out on A4 paper right here.
If youβve got a fancy plotter, we also have the file for you to download as a .dxf or Silhouette Studio format, to save you some timeβ¦
1. Cut out the design.
Take it easy, slow and steady. Itβs a bit finicky to cut out all those small details, so take your time. Itβs easier to rotate your paper to follow the angles of the cut, and to use a craft knife and cutting mat.
There are 2 pages : the background with the hands, and the leaves/branches.
2. Add a pop of colour.
We used watercolour paint to cover the leaves and branches. You can go for a classic green/yellow theme like we did, or switch it up and try an autumn palette of orange and brown, or a very colourful mixβ¦ itβs all up to you!
Tip: paint both sides of the paper, as well as the edge of each leaf, so you donβt end up with white edges.
Let it dry, or if youβre not very patient like me, speed things up with a hairdryer.
3. Put it all together.
To add some extra dimension to the hands, you can slightly bend/curl the paper. Weβre using a little screwdriver to help in the process. Then itβs time to play with your composition. Add your leaves and branches to create a pattern that you like, and glue them in place.
Ta-da! Youβre done. Your card is ready to send, or to frame. For our own holiday cards, we took a photo of it to have a few hundred printedβ¦ but if youβre ambitious, you can make one from scratch for each of the lucky people on your Christmas card list.
Looking for more craft projects around plants?
Weβve got a few tutorials for you here.
And of course, we wish all of you a very PLANTYFUL new year!