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DIY big birthday cards
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How to Make a Big Card

Learn how to make oversized greeting cards the easy way! Make these for Christmas, birthday, graduation, baby showers, and more.
Course Celebration Crafts
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 3 cards
Cost $5

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Print out or design images that you’d like to incorporate into your cards. Sketch the images onto corrugated cardboard using a pencil. Cut out with scissors.
    Cutting shapes out of cardboard with scissors
  • Paint the images on using craft paint. I found that I needed two layers of paint to get really vibrant colors.
    Painting a big birthday card with acrylic paint
  • Once your paint dries, write a message on the back using the Sharpies. Then gift!
    Messages written on the back of the giant card with a Sharpie

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Notes

If you already have paint and cardboard on hand, this project can be free!
You can use any kind of design - emojis are a fun place to start if you don't have any ideas.