#simpycreate Christmas cards

1. Materials

For this tutorial, you need:

• Simply sheets of acrylic paper, A5 format
• Simply oil pastel sticks of different colours
• Simply acrylic paint marker (blue)
• 1 pair of scissors

2. Cutting stencils

Take half of an A5 sheet and cut out decorative shapes with the pair of scissors to create small stencils.

GOOD TO KNOW: To facilitate the creation of the stencils, I recommend folding the sheet in 2 and cutting only half of the shape which when unfolded will give a stencil with a perfect shape.

3. The card making

Take another A5 sheet and fold it in 2, this will serve as a support for the greeting card.

 4. Stencil and oil pastels

Take the cut-out stencils, choose one and then affix it to the blank greeting card. Use an oil pastel stick to fill in the stencil. The technique used here is to fill in the form of horizontal hatching.

5. Repeat

Repeat the gesture with another stencil and so on to complete the greeting card.

Gradually we see hatched shapes appear on the greeting card.

6. Marker Details

With the marker, add vertical lines to the tip of the hatched shapes. A detail that allows you to better understand the shapes drawn on the map. We then see hanging decorations appear.

6. Result and inspiration

There you go, this stencil technique combined with oil pastels quickly creates a multitude of pretty illustrations for handmade greeting cards. All you have to do is find the right people to give these little cards…