Frugal Holiday Crafts with Elmer’s Holiday #GlueNGlitter – DIY Handmade Christmas Card Holder

I’ve totally been bitten by the Christmas crafting bug. I’ve created a series of posts featuring my Elmers #GlueNGlitter crafts I’ve been making. My last post was about Handmade Apothecary Jars that are easy and inexpensive to make. In this post, I’ll be showing you how to make a handmade Christmas card holder using Elmers Foam Board and a few other Elmers, X-ACTO and CraftBond products.

Here is the breakdown of supplies/cost:

• Elmers Foam Board: $2.88
• Assorted Scrapbook papers: Walmart – $.97 (5 pack)
• Scrapbook elements: Walmart – $.97
• CraftBond™ All Purpose Glue Stick: Already in my stash but $3.00 per 3 pack at Walmart
• CraftBond™ Foam Mounting Tape: Walmart: $5.00
• CraftBond Glue Spots Thin-Small: Walmart: $4.00
• 1 inch Ribbon Walmart: $1.97
• Clothes pins: Walmart: $0.97
• Total cost: $19.76

If you already have the adhesives, your total cost is: $7.76!!!

Let’s begin.
First, you’ll need to decide how large you want your holder and cut your foam board to the appropriate size, carefully using an XACTO knife. I had already used some of my board for Hang tags and Wreath Letters so I used a scrap piece for my board. It was 12×9 inches.

Measure and cut your scrapbook paper to the same size as your foam board.

Glue into place using a CraftBond All Purpose Glue Stick. Smooth all wrinkles out.

Now, you’ll want to cover the rough edges and make it pretty! Measure your ribbon to go around your papered board, leaving 1/2 inch for tucking at the end.

Apply glue spots to the edge of one side of your board and stick the ribbon in place, folding in at the corners. You will want your ribbon to fold over and cover both sides of your board. As you glue your ribbon in place on one side, turn your board over and do the same on the other side, working it into place as you go. You may have to use a CraftBond Clear Dual Tip Glue Pen with your ribbon but the Glue Spots worked well for me. I did add a touch just in a couple of spots just to make sure, but more glue spots would have held it perfectly. At the end, fold your ribbon end down and tuck into place to leave a smooth edge.

After your ribbon is in place add any embellishments you’d like on your holder. I added some cute scrapbooking stickers to the corners because my ribbon folds aren’t the prettiest.

On the back of your board, add 2 strips of CraftBond™ Foam Mounting Tape. This will secure your hanging ribbon. Measure your ribbon to your desired length and attach it to the CraftBond™ Foam Mounting Tape.

Now it is time to add your clothes pens! Apply CraftBond™ Foam Mounting Tape to one side of each of your pens, trimming off any excess on the sides. I used X-ACTO Precision Scissors to trim mine. BEFORE you remove the backside of the foam tape, align your clothes pens on your holder where you would like them. At first, I had them in horizontal rows. But they worked better staggered, so that is how I attached mine.

Remove the backside of the foam tape and place your clothes pens into place. Let is sit for about 30 minutes.

Then you are ready to hang it up and add your cards! It’s actually really pretty in person. The pictures don’t show everything in detail.

Along with my Christmas Card Holder, I also made DIY Wreath Letters and DIY Apothecary Jars with Handmade Hang Tags with the items I purchased today. Click on the names above to view those tutorials.

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Disclosure: This project has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for #ElmersHoliday #gluenglitter #collectivebias #CBias #ElmersHoliday. All opinions are my own.