DIY Easter cards – 7 charming ideas with designer paper

Greeting cards are traditionally sent on special occasions such as family celebrations and parties or presented to the hosts together with small gifts. A self-made postcard gives the greetings a personal touch and will certainly give pleasure to the recipient. Especially at Easter, crafts are a great fun: Cute motifs such as Easter bunnies, adorable chicks and colorful Easter eggs add to the happy mood. We will show you 7 ideas how to make Easter cards with colorful paper and even beginners can easily master the task.

DIY Easter cards with bunny

Materials needed:

White Cardstock Paper

Yellow Cardstock Paper

Designer Paper

Mounting Tape

Glue

Scissors

Ruler

Pencil

Craft Knife

Black Marker

Pink Marker

Directions:

1. Fold the white cardboard in the middle.
2. Cut a 16 cm long and 11 cm wide rectangle from the designer paper.
3. Turn the rectangle over and draw a heart in the middle. Cut out the motif with the craft knife.
4. Cut a square out of the yellow paper and stick it in the middle of the top of the white cardboard.
5. Attach the rectangle with double tape.
6. Paint a rabbit’s head on the rest of the cardboard and cut it out.
7. Attach the head to the yellow paper with double-sided tape.

DIY Easter cards – how to make a bunny silhouette

Materials needed:

Designer Paper

Cardstock Paper (Coloured)

Pompon

Pencil

Scissors

Hot Glue Gun

Glue

Ruler

Black Marker

Directions:

1. Fold the blue cardboard widthwise in the middle.
2. Draw an Easter bunny silhouette on the designer paper.
3.  Cut out the Easter bunny silhouette.
4.  Glue the silhouette in the middle of the blue card.
5.  Glue the pompon

DIY Easter cards with colorful Easter eggs and chicks

Materials needed:

White Cardstock Paper

Designer Paper (different colors and patterns)

Pencil

Scissors

Black Marker

Yellow Marker

Blue Marker

Green Marker

Ruler

Double-sided adhesive tape

Directions:

1. Fold the white cardboard widthwise in the middle.
2. Paint three semicircles in different colors (green, blue, yellow) on the white cardboard.
3. Draw three semicircles with a zigzag bottom line on the designer paper.
4. Cut out the semicircles from the designer paper and glue them under the semicircles on the cardboard with double-sided adhesive tape.
5. Paint the chick faces.

DIY Easter card with buttons and beads

Materials needed:

Designer Paper – 20 cm X 20 cm

Buttons

Beads

Ribbon

Hot Glue Gun

Pencil

Scissors

Directions:

1. Fold the designer paper in half widthwise.
2. Draw an Easter egg silhouette.
3. Cut out the silhouette.
4. Draw a horizontal line with the pencil and the ruler at the widest point of the Easter egg silhouette.
5. Glue beads and buttons on top.
6. Cut a 15 cm piece from the satin ribbon. Tie a loop.
7. Glue the satin ribbon over the buttons in the middle.

DIY Easter card with felt bunny

Materials needed:

Yellow Cardstock Paper 30 cm x 17 cm

Designer Paper 12 cm x 12 cm

White Felt

Pink Acrylic Paint

Black Acrylic Paint

Paintbrush

Black Marker

Hot Glue Gun

Ruler

Pencil

Scissors

Directions:

1. Fold the yellow cardboard paper widthwise in the middle.
2. Glue the motif paper in the center of the greeting card.
3. Draw a rabbit’s head on the felt.
4. Cut out the motif from the felt and attach it to the colored paper.
5. Paint the face and ears with acrylic paint.

DIY Easter cards with paper basket and eggs

Materials needed:

Designer Paper (different patterns) 10 cm x 10 cm

Pink Cardstock Paper, 28 cm x 18 cm

Glue

Ruler

Pencil

Scissors

satin ribbon

Directions:

1. Fold the pink cardboard paper widthwise in the middle.
2. Cut out a 10 cm x 10 cm square from the remaining cardboard.
3. Cut the designer paper into 1 cm wide strips.
4. Arrange half of the strips horizontally and the other half vertically on the square.
5. Weave the paper strips to resemble a basket.
6. Fold the strip ends and glue to the back of the square.
7. Glue the square in the center of the pink cardboard.
8.  Cut out 5 paper Easter eggs.
9. Glue the Easter eggs over the basket.
10. Tie a 20 cm long satin ribbon in a loop and decorate the greeting card.

Materials needed:

White Cardstock Paper, 24 cm x 14 cm

Designer Paper (2 different patterns)

Pink Felt

Black Marker

Scissors

Ruler

Pencil

Hot Glue Gun

Glue

Buttons

Directions:

1. Fold the white cardboard widthwise in the middle.
2. Cut out large rabbit years from the first sheet of designer paper large and small ones from the second sheet.
3. Place the small rabbit ears in the center of the big ones and glue.
4. Cut a heart from the felt.
5. Glue the heart centered on the greeting card.
6. Glue two buttons at the top for the eyes.
7. Paint the face.