St. Patrick's Day Craft: Hand-Made St. Patrick's Day Cards

You can make your very own hand-made St. Patrick's Day cards. They'll be extra special because you made them yourself! Here are instructions for this holiday craft...

Supplies:
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Construction paper (Shades of green, plus white, black, and/or yellow)
Scissors
Glue or glue stick

Step 1 ~
Decide on a base color for your card. (Mine in the image with this article is black.) Cut a piece of construction paper in half, and then fold one of the pieces in half. (Save the other half for another card, or a different project.) If you want to make a giant card, you could skip cutting the paper, and just fold the full sheet in half.

Step 2 ~
Use the scissors to cut out shamrocks from the construction paper. You can make nice symmetrical shamrocks by folding the paper in half, and cutting out half a shamrock. When you unfold it, the two sides will be perfectly matched. You can also create your own stencil, by making one good shamrock, and then tracing around it to make more. Your shamrocks can be any size you like, as long as they're smaller then the folded base card you made in step 1. Make a variety of different sizes and colors of shamrocks. I used green and white in the example, but you can use whatever colors you like, or think the person you're making the card for will like.

Step 3 ~
Using the glue or glue stick, arrange one or more of the Shamrocks on the front of the base card. There's no right or wrong way, just be creative! Then set your card aside for a little while to let the glue dry completely.

Step 4 ~
Once your card is dry, you can open the card and write your message on the inner part of the card. You could also glue a few more shamrocks in there if you like. (If you add more shamrocks to the inside, be sure to let your card dry while lying open, so that you don't accidentally glue it shut!)

I like using lucky shamrocks for this project, but you could also draw and cut other shapes. You can find stencil sets with holiday designs on them in your local craft or discount stores. You could also decorate your cards with rainbows and pots of gold, or other designs. Let your imagination run wild!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!