HomeKRAFTed Christmas Cards 5: The Collage Card
Welcome to Day 5 of HomeKRAFTed Christmas Cards!
Today we will learn how to make a collage of The Nativity Scene. I made this digital collage using PIXELMATOR. However, this can easily be replicated into a paper collage project. Just print your template on card stock and glue fabric or paper directly over their designated sections. If you are making a bigger card you can also make templates of the different sections of the image so it’s easier for you (and your students) to cut the different fabric/paper to the shape/size needed to complete the Nativity collage.
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This is what I used as a template, a wood relief sculpture
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Materials:
- Nativity Template
- fabric or paper designs (scout the internet)
- 2 sheets 4 x 6 glossy photo paper
- double-sided tape
- small gold star
- scissors
- metal ruler
- exacto knife (cutter)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. THE ROOF: Drag onto Pixelmator a brown fabric design like this one below. Trace the shape of roof and then copy and paste from your brown fabric.
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| Brown Fabric Design for STEP 1 |
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| STEP 1- The ROOF |
2. THE STAR: Drag onto Pixelmator a yellow and green fabric or paper design like this one below. I only made one point of the star using these green and yellow images then duplicated it to create the remaining points of the star.
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| Yellow & Green Fabric Design for STEP 2 |
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| STEP 2 |
3. THE NIGHT SKY: Drag onto Pixelmator a blue fabric or paper design like this one below to fill the background.
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| Blue Twirly Fabric Design for STEP 3 |
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| STEP 3 |
4. THE MANGER: Drag onto Pixelmator a natural fiber design like this one below. Trace the shape of the stable. Copy and paste from your natural fiber image.
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| Natural Fiber Design for STEP 4 |
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| STEP 4 |
5. MARY’s Clothing: Drag onto Pixelmator three magenta or red fabric designs like the assortment I have below. Trace the sections of Mary’s clothing one by one, and then copy and paste to make your digital collage.
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| Magenta & Red Fabric for STEP 5 |
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| STEP 5 |
6. JOSEPH‘s Clothing: Drag onto Pixelmator three green fabric designs like the assortment I have below. Trace the sections of Joseph’s clothing one by one, and then copy and paste to make your digital collage.
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| Different Green Fabric for STEP 6 |
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7. BABY JESUS: Drag onto Pixelmator a blue and a yellow fabric design plus a basket design like the ones I have below. Trace the the sections that pertain to Jesus. Halo: trace and then cut & paste from yellow fabric design. Blanket: trace, then cut & paste from blue fabric design. Crib: trace, then cut & paste from basket design.
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| Designs for BABY JESUS sections of STEP 7 |
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| Step 7 |
8.SKIN & HAIR: Drag onto Pixelmator a peach and a black fabric designs. SKIN- Trace hands and faces, cut and paste from the peach fabric. HAIR- Trace Joseph’s hair, cut and paste from black fabric design.
BLACK OUTLINE: While using the black fabric design, also cut and paste to create some black outline in some areas of collage.
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| Fabric Designs for Skin, Hair & Outline of STEP 8 |
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| STEP 8 |
9. PRINT & CUT: Print the digital collage that you have created onto a 4 x 6 glossy photo paper. Cut to size, leaving a little bit of white border.
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| Step 9 |
10. ADHERE PRINT: Use some double-sided tape to adhere digital collage photo onto your kraft paper.
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| Step 10 – Photo 1 |
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Step 10 – Photo 2
–position and adhere onto kraft paper– |
11. Glue on STAR: Adhere the gold star in the middle of star on collage using a white craft glue.
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| Step 11 |
OPTIONAL: Make a matching envelope. Print the blue fabric design from Step 3 onto a 4 x 6 photo paper. Cut at least 1/2 inch smaller than flap. For white edges… adhere the shape onto white paper and cut leaving a nice white edge. Adhere onto envelope flap using double-sided tape.
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| Image for Optional Matching Envelope |
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| OPTIONAL – Make a matching envelope. |
And there you have it — Your very own HomeKRAFTed Christmas ‘COLLAGE’ Card!
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HomeKRAFTed Christmas Cards #5
“The Collage Card”
on daily-dose-of-art.com |
“I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world.”
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