Let's make New Year cards-Christmas trees and on the eve of the holiday we will give them to our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, teachers, classmates or just good friends. How happy they will be at such an original surprise!

You will need: sheet of cardboard ( of blue color), two sheets of colored paper (green and red), PVA glue, ruler, pencil and scissors.

1. Fold a blue piece of cardstock in half. This is the basis of the future postcard.

2. Draw a green leaf lengthwise into strips of 3.5 cm, 5 cm, 6 cm and 6.5 cm.

3. Now fold the sheet in half, as shown in the picture.

4. And one more time.

5. And one more thing.

6. And one more thing.

7. Expand the sheet.

8. The lines formed by folding the sheet will help you fold it like an accordion. Shall we try?

9. Using scissors, cut the accordion-folded sheet along the marked lines.

These green accordions will appear on your tables.

10. Glue the accordion branches right at the fold of the base at a distance of 5-7 mm from each other. To make the blanks stick better, place scissors or a small book on top.

11. Unfold the top of the tree (the first accordion) and glue its second end on the other side of the card, immediately at the fold.

12. Glue other accordion branches in the same way.

13. It's time to decorate our New Year's beauty.

Cut out from red paper five-pointed star and glue it on top in the middle of the card. You can also cut out quadrangle gifts from colored paper, decorate them with drawn ribbons and bows, and glue them under the tree. Don't forget about snowflakes; what's a New Year's card without snowdrifts?

Glue a snowflake cut out of paper to the outside of the card.

Well done boys! The magical Christmas tree card is ready!

As an example, a three-dimensional postcard for a special occasion can be made using such a very popular technique as scrapbooking at the moment.

And here is this option:

Or you can make a postcard like this using the quilling technique:



You can also work on the following options for three-dimensional postcards:







I won’t tell you how to do it, but what to do is not very difficult, I want to show you.

Here are a few that are not very difficult.







This is for loved ones



And if the top ones can still be somehow repeated, then the bottom 2 works are aerobatics! Take my word for it, I know how this is done and what is needed for this.





In general, there are several methods, but they all boil down to essentially making an application, that is, taking and cutting out a beautiful and intricate design and New Year's patterns, and then taking them and gluing them.

Nowadays it is very fashionable to make gifts with your own hands, including cards. Yes, indeed, it will be doubly nice to receive such a postcard. There are many options for making them. This one is very beautiful, but a little difficult to make:

Here's a simpler option:

You can make the entire card three-dimensional by cutting and folding the base. Such a card will be able to stand confidently on the table. Here is a diagram for marking the cardboard base sheet. White indicates the folds, black indicates the lines that need to be cut.



After completing these manipulations, you will get such a basis for a postcard.







You can make some details on the postcard voluminous. Here, for example, is how to make Christmas trees and balls on a postcard.



You can make a card that looks ordinary on the outside, but reveals three-dimensional elements on the inside. Here step-by-step photo master class making such a postcard.

Volumetric postcard on New Year or you can make it as a folding one, with an applique or a surprise on the inside.

A whole picture or a small stand is cut out inside the card, on which you can stick an applique, like on a card with a Christmas tree:



It’s not difficult to make a postcard with a snowflake with your own hands. To do this, you need to fold paper or cardboard in half and cut out a beautiful snowflake. For a snowflake to be symmetrical, you need ready-made template, which you can draw in advance or take from the Internet (redraw, reprint). This technique is called kirigami - an image inside a postcard that becomes three-dimensional when it is opened and unfolded:



Volumetric postcard with a snowman:



Volumetric card with Christmas tree:





It’s not difficult to make such cards with your own hands and give them to loved ones for the New Year. A gift made with your own hands is the most extraordinary.



Quilling technique and three-dimensional postcard:

This year my daughter and I are preparing handmade cards and gifts for our grandparents. I will share with you some simple ideas, why not complicated, because the child cannot stand the labor-intensive process, but wants to do everything with me

. Tatyana Batrak, wonderful scrap artist and blog author Inspiration Fair, prepared a master class on creating a New Year’s card especially for the “Mom Blogs” community.

Postcard with a 3D Christmas tree inside

1. First, cut out the base for the card and select the appropriate decor.

2. Glue on the green backing. I use double sided tape for the paper. Then using glue gun I glued a cardboard cutout, which I covered in advance with two colors of glitter. Then I glue the snowflakes using a glue stick and make an impression with a stamp.

3. Cut three strips green paper different widths. This will be our Christmas tree. This part will be especially interesting for children. We fold all three strips like an accordion. First, glue one side of the accordion, then spread glue on its top strip, align the accordion and close the card. The glue-coated strip will stick itself to the right place.

4. Press down on the card so that the paper accordion sticks, but do not rub or move the top sheet so that the accordion does not move to the side.

5. Carefully open the postcard. Happened? Great!

6. Now we glue two more paper accordions. Each subsequent accordion should be thinner and shorter than the previous one.

It is customary to give postcards for all holidays, both marked and unmarked on the calendar. This applies to large religious holidays such as Easter or personal and small ones such as the day of acquaintance or a big purchase. All memorable dates need cards and New Year is no exception. As you know, you can’t buy something made directly by human hands in a store and you won’t find it anywhere else. Everything is unique.

We invite you to please and surprise your friends and acquaintances, colleagues and friends with New Year's cards. And to this we attach a selection of ideas for inspiration on the theme of New Year's cards.

Idea No. 1. New Year card with a Christmas tree in a skirt

This is a voluminous postcard. If you plan to write a wish and then print it on a printer, then this should be done before decorating.

So, what do you need to create a card with a Christmas tree from corrugated paper:
2. Corrugated paper.
3. Scissors.
5. Double-sided tape and/or PVA glue.
6. Simple pencil.

Let's start by preparing the base for the card. To do this, take cardboard or thick paper and bend it in half. In principle, a standard move for a postcard. Next, on one of the halves, make a rough sketch of the future Christmas tree. This can be done with a couple of lines.

Now let's prepare the corrugated paper. You need to cut it into strips about one and a half centimeters in height, and in length, this value is curled depending on how fluffy the Christmas tree needs to be made. We suggest taking a third of the planned length as an allowance. The strips should be of different sizes to maintain the triangular shape of the Christmas tree. That is, both the shortest and longest strips should be available.

Now you need to glue the corrugated paper strips into place. It is better to start from the lower tiers and gradually move up. Focusing on the marks made earlier and using glue or double-sided tape, glue the strips, tucking them in a little. To get some kind of skirt with tails.

Upon completion, you can decorate the top of your Christmas tree with a star and glue sparkles, rain, bows or something like that.

You need to pick up some elements or come up with kind words. So that your postcard leaves an even greater impression on the recipient.

Idea No. 2. New Year card and some scrapbooking

In this option, it is better to print the wish in advance or print it on a separate piece of paper, which can also be played up and presented in an original way.

So, what do you need to create a postcard:

1. Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
2. Scissors.
4. Elements for decoration, at your discretion.
5. Scrap paper.
6. Any object shaped like a pencil.

Scarpbooking postcard, for beginners

Decide on the size of your Christmas tree. And based on this, plan how much paper you will need. More precisely, how many and what size do you need to cut rectangles from scrap paper.

Then, once you have decided on the number of rectangles and cut them out, you need to roll each one into cylinders. The basis of which will be a pencil or something cylindrical that you have on hand. You need to twist the tubes in the direction of width, and so that they keep their shape, after you remove the base, you need to secure the structure with glue.

After each rectangle is twisted into a tube, you need to connect all the tubes together with glue. Naturally, you should stick to approximately the shape of the Christmas tree, that is, a triangle.

Now let's work on the base of the postcard. Take a prepared sheet of cardboard or thick paper and fold it in half. Now you need to glue the Christmas tree onto one of the halves. But before that, the glue on the Christmas tree must set sufficiently and dry.

After the Christmas tree is glued to the base of the card, it's time to decorate it. For this purpose, you can use all kinds of decorations - buttons, miniature bows, ribbons, beads, rivets, sparkles, sequins, in a word, whatever your heart desires.

Decorations can be attached with double-sided tape.

Don't forget to write something nice to the recipient inside.

Idea No. 3. New Year card in the style of “children's hands”

This idea is perfect for little crafters and needlewomen. She is uncomplicated, but sweet and open, just like a child's soul. Let's not hesitate, call the kids and let's get started.

1. Colored cardboard. We suggest taking a classic color combination: red and green. But you are free to change them.
2. Sparkles, rhinestones, sequins.
3. Wrapping paper or candy wrapper.
4. Black fine marker.
5. Scissors.
6. Double-sided tape and/or PVA glue.
7. Elements for decoration, at your discretion.
8. Stapler.
9. Hot melt adhesive.

Let's start by preparing the base for the card. To do this, take red cardboard and simply bend it in half. You can slightly cut the corners of the resulting rectangle. This will make your message more interesting.

We make a Christmas tree. You will need to take green cardboard, fold it in half and then cut it. Bend one half into an accordion. Determine the width of the “step” yourself. We recommend at least one centimeter and no more than three. Grab one end of the accordion with a stapler; you can apply two staples for security.

Now let's create a stump. To do this, cut out a simple rectangle from wrapping paper or candy wrapper. If you use the latter, do not forget to first iron it through a simple piece of paper. This will help straighten the wrapper.

Now you need to glue the Christmas tree to the base of the card. Hot melt adhesive is perfect for this purpose. It is better not to trust this operation to children. Tuck a stump under the free end of the Christmas tree and glue it too.

Advice. Since the heat gun heats the rod to a fairly high temperature, the child can get burned or ruin the whole work with a careless movement, which will be offensive.
It's time to decorate the Christmas tree. Glue the decorations you prepared to the crown. Don't forget to place something big and beautiful on the top of your New Year's beauty.

Give your child a marker and let him write some simple and kind words on a postcard and let him make a couple of mistakes, where would he be without them?

Idea No. 4. New Year card in the style of "minimalism"

We offer you a postcard with a Christmas tree in a minimalist style for your consideration and inspiration. At first glance, a simple and even modest postcard becomes quite complex when studied in detail. But you're not looking for easy ways, are you?

So, what do you need to create a minimalist greeting card?

1. Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
2. Stationery knife or shaped hole punch.
3. Thread and needle. It is better to choose a thread color that contrasts with the main color of the card. And the type of thread you can take is similar to “iris”.
4. Pencil and ruler.
5. Sequins.
6. Scissors.

DIY New Year card for children

We will start, as they say, from the beginning. Fold the cardboard sheet in half. Now you need to make some sketches on one of the parts. This applies to the location of the top of the Christmas tree and the Christmas tree itself. The field of how you conventionally placed the Christmas tree on half of the postcard. Carefully cut through the top of the Christmas tree. If you have a shaped hole punch, then this task will not take much of your time. Well, if there is no hole punch, then first draw a star, then carefully cut it out using a stationery knife. By the way, before starting work it is better to renew the tip of the blade.

After you are done with the star. Take a thread and a needle and, using your marks as a guide, start making stitches. Remember to thread enough sequins onto the thread after piercing the paper. It is not advisable to tighten the thread too much and it is also not advisable for it to sag.

Now you need to make notes through the cut hole of the star. So that its location can be seen inside the postcard. Use a sticker in the shape of a star or any other, not necessarily this exact shape, the main thing is that it is not clear what kind of sticker it is when the postcard is closed.

That's all. Write something good inside and feel free to give it!

Idea No. 5. Postcard with a Christmas tree using origami technique.

Origami is a very complex and interesting technique. Her Asian roots give her a certain charm and mystery. When this technique is mentioned, complex designs and intricate diagrams immediately come to mind. But don’t worry, the Christmas tree proposed below is not aerobatics. You can definitely handle it.

So, what do you need to create a postcard with a Christmas tree using the origami technique:
1. Colored thick paper, but not cardboard.
2. Colored cardboard.
3. Double-sided tape and/or PVA glue.
4. Elements for decoration, at your discretion.

Let's start with the base of the card. Carefully bend a sheet of multi-colored A4 cardboard (you can use another one) in half.

Tip: keep in mind that some cardboard sheets tend to crack when folded. This greatly affects the aesthetics of the postcard itself. If you have the trouble of running into such cardboard, then the bend can be decorated with figuratively cut colored paper or ribbon, or even braid.

So, now we need to fold about three origami modules. Depending on the initial size, you can make more or fewer modules. Accordingly, the Christmas tree will be larger or smaller.
Let's start from an example. Take three squares of construction paper or scrapbooking paper. You can print any image you want on thick paper. The sides of the square, as we said above, can affect the size of the tree. In our case, 20 centimeters. The square needs to be folded diagonally, then unfolded and folded again diagonally, crosswise.

You have conventionally marked four triangles, now you need to tuck two opposite ones inward. Now press the resulting triangle to any surface and mark the conditional center of the figure for yourself, bend the lower corner parallel to the marked middle. Repeat the procedure with the second corner. The module is ready. Add two more. You can take a different color of paper.

Let's start assembling the Christmas tree. Glue the origami module onto the base of the postcard. You can use glue or tape. The formation of the Christmas tree should be done from top to bottom, as if inserting the next module into the previous one.

The next step is to fill in the details of your card. Choose how and what to decorate yourself. As an example, we offer bows and buttons.

Idea No. 6. Postcard with ribbon Christmas tree

This idea is also minimalist. And it is not an overly complex design. If you are looking for ideas for working with children, then this idea is perfect for you.

So, what do you need to create a card with a ribbon Christmas tree:

1. Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
2. Scissors.
3. Double-sided tape and/or PVA glue.
4. Elements for decoration, at your discretion.
5. Decorative ribbons, scrap paper or clippings from bright pages of printed publications.
6. Stickers. In this option, it is important to take stickers in the shape of stars.

We will begin, accordingly, by preparing the foundation. To do this, you need to bend a sheet of cardboard in half. Among the materials prepared, look for paper or tape that is closest in color to brown. We will design the trunk Christmas tree. The ideal option would be to cut out a very elongated trapezoid from brown paper. Glue the trunk of the Christmas tree onto one of the halves of the base. Try to place it exclusively in the middle of the sheet.

After you have completed work with the trunk, you need to pay attention to the crown of the tree. Namely, cutting the prepared material into strips. Each subsequent strip should be longer or, accordingly, shorter than the previous one. It is better not to change the width. We suggest cutting strips of approximately 1.5-2 centimeters.

Now that you have visually imagined how many strips you need, you need to cut off the corners of the cut strips at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. So that in general the tapes, already placed in their proper places, will form a triangle with a strongly pointed apex. It is better to do this not for each tape separately, but for all of them at once, with one, so to speak, cut.

Place a star-shaped sticker on the very top of your Christmas tree. At this point we can consider the work on this postcard completed. But you can add details with decorative elements. It's up to your taste.

Idea No. 7. New Year card with original Christmas tree

And one more idea for inspiration for a variation of the New Year. The idea is also not characterized by multi-steps and high cost of materials. And the end result is an original and cute decoration for a New Year’s card. If you take pastel or, as makeup artists like to say, nude shades, then the postcard will have a fairly bright female character. Such a card would be an appropriate addition to a gift for a woman of middle age or older.

So, what do you need to create a greeting card with an original Christmas tree:

1. Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
2. Scissors.
3. Double-sided tape and/or PVA glue.
4. Elements for decoration, at your discretion.
5. Napkins round shape or double-sided colored paper.

The first thing we do is fold the cardboard across it. Here is the main part of the postcard is ready.

Now let's make a Christmas tree. For this purpose, you need to take a double-sided napkin in the shape of a circle and divide it exactly in half. In the future, you will only need one part to create one Christmas tree. Well, if you were unable to find suitable napkins, then you can make paper for this purpose yourself. The main thing is to decide what size you want your Christmas tree to be.

Because we must take into account that the average printer is capable of printing any drawing only on A4 format. Accordingly, based on this, it is necessary to calculate the size of the future tree. Alternatively, you can use thick double-sided paper.
In favor of the printed option: if you print only a semicircle, the size of the tree will increase to 20-25 centimeters.

So, you have decided on the paper and there is a semicircle in front of you. In order to fold the Christmas tree you need to perform a fairly simple operation. Step back about 3-5 centimeters along the smooth edge of the semicircle and make an inconspicuous mark for yourself. This is where the top of your Christmas tree will be located. Now fold the paper like an accordion. The step width is approximately five centimeters. Experiment with this. You may be satisfied with other options.

It makes sense to secure the resulting folds so that the Christmas tree does not try to release itself like a spring. This can be easily done using double-sided tape. When your hand becomes more confident in folding the accordion, you can pre-fix the tape on a semicircle of paper.

Now you need to glue the Christmas tree onto one of the halves of the next card. This can be done using tape or glue.
If desired, add details to the card and decorate the Christmas tree with decorative elements.

We have all been familiar with children's books since childhood. Who, without even knowing it, were the founders of modern, trendy 3D. Turning over the next piece of paper, we met foxes, wolves or Koloboks, who rose above the book pages. Agree, then for us it was almost magic. We have grown up, and now we can try on the mantle of a wizard simply by making voluminous cards for the New Year.

So, what you will need to create a New Year's card with a 3D effect:

1. Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
2. Scissors.
3. Curly scissors (optional).
4. Pencil and ruler.
5. Stationery knife.
6. Elements for decoration, at your discretion.

Let's start making 3D cards for the New Year

You need to cut out several triangles from colored cardboard; for this purpose, take curly scissors. In the future, these triangles will become tree crowns. You don't have to make them the same; you can experiment with the sizes.

Now let's get down to preparing the base of the postcard. For this purpose, you need to take two sheets of cardboard and paper. The cardboard will act as the base, and the paper will be the inner edge of the card. And bend them in half

The sheet of paper that will play the role of the inner liner must first be drawn out, and then cuts should be made using a stationery knife or scissors. The marks are made perpendicular to the fold of the paper and represent something like steps, namely stumps for poor Christmas trees.

The crowns of the Christmas trees prepared in advance now need to be glued into place. To do this, open the inner insert of the postcard and you should get something like steps, so stick the Christmas trees on them. Have you already understood the principle of the postcard?

We invite you to familiarize yourself with the idea for creating a very original greeting and not only New Year's card. But still, it will look like the sheets folded in half that are familiar to us. Although, here is a completely different principle. But the recipient will definitely like it.

So, what do you need to create a dynamic New Year’s greeting card:

1. Thick colored cardboard and/or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
2. Scissors.
3. Stationery knife.
4. Compass.
5. Thick enough thread.

On a standard A4 sheet of paper, draw a circle using a compass. Then cut it out. Now fold the resulting circle in half and use scissors to make cuts that are arranged alternately and reflect the contours of the circle. The cuts should become longer as you move away from the center.

After this you need to straighten the circle. Glue a thread to the center of the circle. To make the product more interesting. A thread is threaded through the top and circles of cardboard of contrasting color are glued to it. The thread is positioned so that the glued circles are located under the base of the circle. Now if you pull the thread, the structure will turn into an unusual garland shaped like a Christmas tree. And bright circles will be playfully visible inside it.

Now you need to glue the Christmas tree after returning it to its folded state. When gluing, make sure that you do not glue too much, and the Christmas tree has the opportunity to spread out. The base to which you will glue your dynamic Christmas tree can be made from cardboard folded in half.

That's basically it. You have an unusual and dynamic card, all that remains is to write congratulations and give it as a gift.

Idea No. 10. New Year cards decorated using double-sided tape with a backing

We offer you several options under one heading. Since they have a common element - all options use double-sided tape with a backing as the basis for decorating and securing the elements.

So, what do you need to create a New Year's greeting card using double-sided tape:

1. Double-sided tape with backing.
2. Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
3. Scissors.
4. Shaped hole punch, if desired.
5. Ribbons, cord or thick thread.

Option 1. First you need to prepare the bases for the cards. This is very simple to do - you just need to take several sheets of cardboard and bend them in half. You can make not only rectangular shapes, but the simplest and most familiar ones are just like this. Triangular or cardboard ones will also be quite original, but you need to take into account that not all decorative elements look equally good, for example, on a round shape.

Video, DIY New Year cards

Then we will prepare the elements for decoration. Using a shaped hole punch, cut out many circles from colored cardboard from colored paper. It is desirable that the size be different. Well, if you don’t have a hole punch on the farm, you can simply cut everything out with scissors. True, this will take more time, but we are not looking for easy ways, are we? It is better to take paper that is hard and of different colors. The ideal option would be to use colors that differ in several tones, but within the same shade. You can take paper that imitates a mirror surface and introduce it as an addition.

Now you need to take the prepared card base and stick tape on it. By creating a semblance of a circle on the sheet. Then remove the protective layer from the tape pads and glue the multi-colored circles. Repeat this procedure, adding more layers. Try to alternate mugs of different sizes. The number of layers is up to you. Add them until you get them desired result. Then simply tie a colorful ribbon in a bow and glue it at the top, making the layered mugs into a sort of wreath.

Option 2. A fairly minimalist option. Good for men or guys. You will need a prepared card base, on which you will glue a piece of tape, and on it a square of plain cardboard. Decide on the size yourself. Place a slightly variegated ribbon bow at the top of the cardboard square. The result will be some stylization of the image of the gift.

Option 3. Cut out several rectangles from colored cardboard various shapes. They should be wrapped with thread in the same way as gifts are wrapped with ribbon and a bow should be left on top. Then glue the postcards in a row along the bottom edge of the blank on the double-sided strip. You can succinctly add “Happy New Year!”

Simple DIY New Year cards. Ideas for creativity

Idea No. 11.

This is extremely interesting idea. Because even the thought of stitching paper is already surprising. This idea is based on an applique that is secured in place using machine stitching. Naturally, the stitching can be applied manually; you can find a certain charm and originality in this. Both options should be tried, because different equipment adding a seam can give a completely different look to the card.

So, what do you need to create a New Year's card decorated with a stitch from a sewing machine:

1. Sewing machine. In principle, you can make stitches by hand.
2. Thick colored cardboard or paper. A4 format will be sufficient.
3. Scissors.
4. Additional decorations at your discretion.

Let's get started.

Now cut out decorative elements from any type and color of paper. These can be Christmas trees, balls, stars. And the paper can be plain or variegated, monochrome. Wrapping, for scrapbooking, simply, printed on a printer or colorful pages of old magazines. Then stack all the elements on top of each other and stitch them with a machine. Try to secure all layers with one line. Take a bright thread so that it is clearly visible against the general background. Set the thread tension to the lowest setting.

You can place one element or make many layers. Experiment to your heart's content. The line can be placed succinctly or made in multiples by crossing them.

Video, Greeting Cards for New Year and Christmas with your own hands

This is the selection of ideas we came up with this time. We hope that you found something for yourself among the proposed ideas. Give more postcards and fill them up warm wishes And kind words. Happy New Year!

Good afternoon. Today we will make New Year's cards with our own hands. I'll show you the most interesting ways and technology. You will not only see photos, but also receive detailed instructions and schemes for creating each such postcard. I'll give you necessary master classes to illustrate step by step complex techniques(quilling, origami).

I decided to divide the entire article into 5 parts - according to the topics of New Year's cards.

1. First we will look at the most different Christmas trees on postcards.
2. Then I will show you which Santa Clauses can decorate your card.
3. Then we will make Snowmen using different techniques.
4. Then we'll move on to Christmas wreaths.
5. And of course, let’s look at appliqué snowflakes on postcards.

So let's get started...

Part one

TREE on New Year's cards.

Method number 1 - paper triangles.

If you still have old signed New Year's cards, you can no longer give them away for the second round. But you can use them to create NEW postcards. You can cut a triangle out of a New Year’s card, put it on a leg and you’ll get a Christmas tree. The New Year's motif on the card came out naturally - like the colors of a Christmas tree.

Or you can cut a Christmas tree out of a regular one cardboard box– rough corrugated packaging cardboard will harmonize with delicate lace or pearl beads. And you will receive an elegant New Year's card made by yourself.

You can cut out a triangular silhouette of a Christmas tree with wavy edges, and cover it with sequins that imitate Christmas decorations on the Christmas tree.

You can give the triangular silhouette of the Christmas tree a jagged edge (as in the photo of the cards below). You can also cut out several silhouettes at once and combine them on one New Year’s card.

On the blue New Year's card with the photo below we see how a three-dimensional bladed Christmas tree is glued together from three triangles.

Or one Christmas tree silhouette can be larger in size and with a different shade of color - we put it as a duplicate background under the top silhouette (as on the right New Year's card with the photo below).

Method No. 2 - paper ribbons on a New Year's card.

You can very quickly and easily form a herringbone applique from paper or textile tapes.

You can use regular strips of colored paper. Or buy embroidered braid in the sewing department of the store. Or buy an elegant sheet in the gift section of the store wrapping paper and cut patterned strips from it for a Christmas tree applique on a New Year's card.

In the photo below we see several options for creating such New Year's applique- Christmas trees.

Paper strips do not need to be glued to in strict order and symmetry. You can cut strips of four lengths - 10 cm, 8 cm, 5 cm, 3 cm. And arrange them in a chaotic inclined order starting from the bottom 10 cm, in the middle we lay strips of 3 cm and 5 cm, and at the top 3 cm. Top it all off paper star and get a New Year's card with your own hands as in the left photo below.

You can also take a triangle cut out of thick cardboard and cover it with strips of paper or fabric, bending the edges of the strips to the back of the cardboard triangle. And we will get a ready-made elegant Christmas tree that you can safely stick on your postcard (right photo below).

But with paper strips you can make not only planar applications. You can make Christmas trees using the three-dimensional technique. Here I give detailed description how to make a looped Christmas tree with your own hands on a red New Year’s card from the left photo below.

Step 1 - cut strips narrow and long – their lengths will also be different: 2 strips of 15 cm, 2 strips of 12 cm, 2 strips of 9 cm, and one strip of 7 cm.

Step 2 - make slits in the front side of the card with a blade - 2 slots on both sides along an imaginary line(the width of each slot is such that our strip can easily fit into it).

Step 3 - push each one through strip at one end through 2 slits– turn it in a loop and return to the same slots again. The ends of the strip meeting at the side glue it into the same loop as on the opposite side.

We repeat a similar procedure with the remaining strips. Naturally, you need to arrange the strips from bottom to top in decreasing order (long at the bottom, short at the top).

Or you can cut 6 paper strips equal length 12 cm. Bend each strip in half and intertwine the flaps of the halves with each other crosswise - in a checkerboard pattern. It just looks difficult. But it's actually simple. Here you can tear out a sheet of paper from your notebook and cut 6 strips of any length and practice on such rough material to see how simple and easy everything really is.

And here is another New Year's card, where the tree is also made from strips of paper. Only used here crepe paper(with a crumpled, crinkled effect) - it is sold in stationery stores in rolls (like wallpaper).

Step 1 - We cut wide strips of different lengths - 12 cm, 10 cm, 8 cm, 6 cm, 4 cm.

Step 2 - On the postcard we outline lines-tiers (rounded), to these lines we will glue each tier of our paper Christmas tree. We attach a strip of double-sided tape to these drawn lines.

Step 3 - We take the longest strip (12 cm) and fold its entire upper edge into small folds - tucks - and place these tucks on the bottom line of the tape. Take the next largest strip (10 cm) and do the same. And so we move to the top tier of the tree. Then we decorate the Christmas tree on a New Year’s card with any design of our choice.

Method number 3 - paper circles.

Here's a way to make a Christmas tree on a New Year's card using circles cut out of paper. You can cut out circles of the same size (like the blue card in the photo below). Or you can cut the circles into 4 different sizes - 2 circles for each size. And then the Christmas tree will turn out triangular shape(tapering upward) like on the red New Year's card with the photo below.

Method No. 4 – quilling technique for New Year cards.

Here’s another technique that produces very beautiful hand-made New Year’s cards. You can make beautiful twists from paper strips.

This is what the process of creating a Christmas tree using the quilling technique looks like. Cut the paper into even strips(it’s convenient to do this under a ruler with a paper cutting knife - on a wooden board so as not to cut the table. Or you can buy ready-made strips for quilling. Or have a machine for cutting quilling strips.

We lay each twist in the template circle(so that the twists are the same size). We allow the tight twist to open up a little and unwind – but within the framework of a round stencil. And then glue the tail-tip of the twist to the barrel of the twist itself. That is, we fix its size. This way you can remove it from the stencil frame and not be afraid that it will unwind and increase its size.

If you don't have a stencil, you can use round ones caps for creams or drinks. Place the twist on the bottom of the glass or cap and let it unwind to the diameter of the cap. Then carefully remove it with tweezers and fix the twist tail with glue.

Pinch the round twists on one side with your finger to give it a drop shape.

We put drops of different sizes in pairs and get a quick and simple Christmas tree.

Quilling technology allows you to create the most different models Christmas trees made of paper rolls.

Method number 5 - paper rolls.

Can you cut the paper into wide strips? different lengths– and roll each strip into a roll. It's easy to do if wrap it around a pencil– glue it, wait for the glue to set, and only then remove it from the pencil. These rolls of different lengths make a beautiful Christmas tree on a postcard. Quick and easy to do with your own hands. Paper can be used simple color. Or buy sheets gift wrapping paper(sold in the gift department).

Method No. 6 – mosaic Christmas tree on a postcard.

You can use any small details as material to create a Christmas tree. Sliced ​​snowflakes or butterflies. Buttons or origami stars or nuts and bolts (if you are preparing a card for your husband and want to make it in a brutal style).

Method No. 7 – lace Christmas tree on a New Year’s card.

You can make beautiful lace on a New Year's card. you can use ready-made lace paper napkins (sold at the hardware store, where the muffin tins are). Such napkins are often placed under cakes and other culinary products).

Or you can make your own paper lace– folding the paper as for cutting out a snowflake. And make an interesting pattern with holes along the folded edge.

Or can you fold the cut-out snowflake into a Christmas tree shape and paste it on a New Year's card.

Method No. 8 – origami technique.

And here are New Year's cards, which are decorated with a Christmas tree folded from a napkin. Such folding origami in the shape of a Christmas tree are made quite quickly and from a simple square (no need to cut anything). The main thing is that each upper square is slightly smaller in size than the lower one. And then the tiers of our Christmas tree will be tapered to the top.

Below I have drawn a diagram that illustrates the process of creating paper blanks for a Christmas tree on a postcard.

But you yourself can come up with YOUR OWN interpretations of a modular Christmas tree made of paper. Come up with your own triangular folds and create your own individual New Year's card with a Christmas tree.

Method No. 9 – folding Christmas tree on a postcard.

And here is another folding Christmas tree. Everything here is quite simple and is made from a separate single sheet of cardboard. And if you wish, you can additionally decorate the Christmas tree with inserts of colored paper and decorations.

You can also quickly fold an origami Christmas tree out of paper using this semicircular pattern. You can copy the shape of the Christmas tree and fold lines directly from the monitor screen. To enlarge or reduce the image on the screen, you need to roll the mouse wheel forward or backward while holding down the Ctrl button.

Or you can make such a Christmas tree yourself without a drawing. And simply bending the semicircle back and forth several times, as shown in the figure below.

If such a semicircular pattern for a folding Christmas tree is not made with a straight edge, but the circumference of the pattern is notched into soft ruffles or teeth, then the edges of our tiers near the Christmas tree will turn out curly, as in the photo of New Year’s cards below.

Method No. 10 – paper carving.

The lapel carving technique is also suitable for Christmas cards. This technique is very simple to do. Part of the picture is cut with a razor blade and folded back. We see the most primitive example in the right photo below - half of the contours of the Christmas tree and snowflake are cut off and simply bent.

You can make a double contour - and then the bend will turn out to be a narrow silhouette strip, as was done on the left postcard in the photo below.

Or you can cut it and bend it downwards each tier silhouette of a Christmas tree on a postcard. And we will receive a Christmas card with the photo below.

You can first practice on any rough piece of paper to see how easy it is to actually implement this card carving technique and make your own unique New Year’s craft.

We've looked at New Year's cards with a Christmas tree theme, and now let's look at all the other New Year's themes that you can use to decorate our cards with your own hands.

Part two

SANTA CLAUS on postcards.

Large applications in the form of Santa Claus will decorate any Christmas card. No need to make a silhouette of Santa Claus in full height somewhere in the corner of the postcard in the form of a small booger. It is better to take the largest size of the hat, beard and occupy the entire part of the postcard with these main elements of Santa Claus - red nose, mustache, beard, hat.

You can fold Santa Claus for a postcard using the origami technique - as shown in the photo below.

Part three

SNOWMAN on New Year's cards.

And now you can move on to a new character of the Christmas holidays - the snowman. Usually we are used to seeing it on crafts in the form of three white rounds and a bucket on the head. But you can approach the task of depicting a snowman on a postcard creatively. For example, make it peek out from behind the New Year tree - like in the left photo below.

Or take it already ready-made postcard with a snowman - cut it into strips of different lengths - and from these strips put together a Christmas tree pyramid. Fold in such a way that the cunning face of a snowman can be seen on some of the stripes (as on the left New Year's card in the photo below).

Also, you don't have to make a snowman appliqué on a card made from classic white paper. You can take the musical staff of a New Year's song on the Internet, print it, and cut out round discs from such paper for a snowman appliqué.

Or take a printed text telling about New Year's traditions and from such text embed roundels for a snowman.

You can make a snowman on a postcard from paper fan. When the fan is bent in half, its blades unfold in a circle.

You can make a snowman on a postcard using the quilling technique. Twist a strip of white paper into roll-up modules and make a quilling snowman.

You can depict a snowman in an interesting, unusual angle or setting. This could be a TOP VIEW of a snowman (like the left photo below)... or a snowman inside a snow globe (like the right photo).

You can make an applique of a snowman who makes a hole in a snowflake with his nose. Or a snowman lord in a top hat and a red bow around his neck.

It is not necessary to put a bucket on the snowman. The snowman looks good in a neat black hat with a brim, decorated with a sprig of holly.

A snowman on a postcard can be depicted very schematically. A semicircle, a stripe of a scarf, two beady eyes and an orange triangle of a nose.

You can make a simplified silhouette of a snowman as the side part of a two-layer postcard, as in the photo below.

Can you do it all? White background use postcards as the body of a snowman. The New Year cards with the photo below show exactly this principle.

The most difficult thing is to make a three-dimensional 3D card with the silhouette of a snowman.

Part four

DEER on Christmas cards.

Another new year character The one that looks festive on New Year's cards is a deer.

It can also be depicted in a non-standard way, but in an interesting situation. For example, it could be a deer enthusiastically singing Christmas songs, playing the drum, or skating - everything is up to your imagination.

You can choose the simplest silhouette applique of ONLY DEER HEADS on postcards.

Or you can decorate a New Year's card with the silhouette of a whole deer - from antlers to hooves.

Part four

SNOWFLAKES on New Year's cards.

You can cut out 2 ordinary stars from paper and stack them on top of each other with an offset into one ray - and we will get an elegant snowflake on a Christmas card with our own hands.

Can be done beautiful snowflake in volumetric convex technique.

Or embroider a snowflake from threads. That is, apply a symmetrical pattern of punctures. And then, in a certain order, lace these puncture holes with threads to make an openwork snowflake.

You don't have to come up with very complex thread weaves. Even small patterns made from thread and needles will decorate your New Year's cards.

Using this thread technique, you can make not only snowflakes, but also any other New Year’s motifs.

And of course a snowflake using the quilling technique.

Here in the photo below we see the stages of creating a complex snowflake from ordinary quilling modules - you need to start each snowflake from the center - and grow petals towards the middle - circle by circle.

Your Christmas card with snowflakes can resemble a layer cake, in which a variety of details are mixed, layering and bumping into each other in an elegant chaos of beauty.

The snowflake on your card can be made from paper modules made using the origami technique.

Part five

Wreaths on New Year's cards.

And here is the theme of the festive Christmas wreaths. They can be depicted on a postcard using any technique. This can be a flat applique from any geometric shapes, decorated with ribbons, buttons and other tinsel.

You can make a New Year's card in the form of a door on which such a Christmas wreath hangs.

Quilling technique is also ideal for creating modules for a Christmas wreath.

New Year's cards can be decorated with birds. They can sing winter songs while sitting on musical birch branches.

Also, New Year's cards can depict a winter window, through which you can see either a snowy landscape or party room with a Christmas tree.

Here are some more ideas how to give money in a New Year's card . We are used to putting money inside a postcard. But you can put the money outside, making it part of the overall New Year's applique. I will now explain how to place money on the front side of the card and not ruin it with glue.

Here on the first postcard we see a bill that has been folded into a triangular cone - a ribbon was glued to the postcard (not money, we do not spoil it with glue) and the ribbon was glued so that it was glued to the glue in the middle, and its tails hung freely. We place the cone of the Christmas tree-money on the ribbon and tie it with the free ends of the ribbon.

In the second case We glue the snowman - but we don’t just glue it - we glue it onto thick pieces of styrofoam. That is, the snowman turns out to be towering on the postcard. This way, the snowman’s neck turns out to be moved away from the postcard canvas - and you can safely slip a striped bill under his neck.

And in the third case - We roll up candle tubes from paper. Glue them edgewise to the card. And into each tube we put a banknote rolled into a narrow roll.

Like these ones original ideas for New Year's cards I found for you during these holidays.

Good luck to you New Year's crafts and Happy New Year.

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