To make your holiday table more personal, we will be
creating name placecards and napkin rings.
Supplies used for both projects:
Colored and neutral cardstock
Patterned paper
Stamps
Coloring medium
Paper cutter
Scoring tool
Ribbon
Adhesive
Scissors (not shown)
STEP ONE
For name placecards cut colored cardstock to 5” x 5”. Retain the remainder for napkin rings.
Score each 5” x 5” piece at 2 ½”. Fold.
STEP TWO
Cut patterned paper to 2 ¼” x 4 ¾”.
Adhere to front of folded base.
STEP THREE
If you plan to use your computer to generate the names,
create your document with the names – sizing the font so that the names will
fit within a 1 ½” x 4” area, off-center to the right.
Cut apart the names, making sure that the cut pieces measure
1 ½” x 4”.
If you will merely write the names with a marker, cut your
neutral cardstock to 1 ½” x 4” and adhere to base. I created my names on the computer.
STEP FOUR
Stamp and color your holiday image. Cut out and adhere to base.
Here are several completed name placecards.
STEP FIVE
Take the remaining section of the cut colored cardstock and
cut in half longwise to 1 ¾” x 8”.
STEP SIX
Cut two pieces of ribbon for each holder and tape at either
end of the base. To ensure that the
ribbon would not pull out later, I put some narrow Scor-tape behind the ribbon,
applied the ribbon to the cardstock, and then taped it down with Scotch tape.
STEP SEVEN
Cut a strip of patterned paper to 1 ½” x 7 ½” and adhere to
base.
STEP EIGHT
Cut a strip of neutral cardstock to 1 ¼” x 6”.
Stamp as desired and adhere to base.
STEP NINE
Tie ribbon.
Here is the finished project.
