Elegant Easter Crafting: Create Beautiful, Handcrafted Cards

Posted on 31st March 2025 by Papermilldirect
Filed under Seasonal Crafts, Easter Craft Ideas, Design Team

Elegant Easter Crafting: Create Beautiful, Handcrafted Cards

The change of seasons means that it’s almost time for Easter, which for many, means it’s time to get ready to send cards in celebration. Whether you’re sending them out to friends or family, a sentimental gesture would be to hand-make your cards from scratch.

Homemade cards are a great way to personalise your sentiments, and your recipients will be sure to treasure them for years to come. In this blog, we’ve included some handmade easter card ideas from our design team members, to take your crafting to the next level.

The Gesture of Sending Easter Cards

Sending Easter cards has a nostalgic, personal, and thoughtful appeal that makes it a beloved tradition for many people. Easter is associated with renewal and hope, making it a great card to send for positive wishes. With so much communication happening through text and social media, a handwritten or even handmade card feels extra special and personal. There is, of course, the religious aspect of Easter, so for those who celebrate this is a way to reinforce the meaning of the season, sending cards with prayers or blessings.

Quick and Easy Easter Card

Sylvia Ames

For a design that can be adapted for any recipient, check out this quick and easy easter card by Sylvia Ames. It blends colourful elements with rustic features such as the bunny rabbit and bow, with the sentiment customisable to your preference. To make this card, follow these instructions:

1. Create an oval die cut, colour it with distress inks, and stamp with Spring stamps using sepia ink.

1. Tie your string around a top-fold white card blank and place the egg on top of it using 3D foam dots.

1. Add your sentiment through a stamp and include a die-cut bunny.

You can switch up the colours if you like – there are endless possibilities. Be sure to let us know if you recreate this card.

Chocolate Egg-Shaped Easter Card Idea

Continuing on the theme of eggs, this chocolate egg shaped easter card idea by Angela Dodson is an adorable easter craft that truly replicates the iconic imagery of the season. In the shape of an egg, your recipients will certainly be able to remember the card you sent, just make sure they aren’t tempted to eat it! Here’s how you make it:

1. Draw or print your chosen chick image and sentiment onto our Smooth Ivory Card – Angela has chosen ‘Egg-Stra Special Easter Wishes’, but feel free to adjust this as you wish. Cut around the overall design in an egg shape.

1. Use a large egg-shaped die cut to create the chocolate egg shape from our Chocolate Brown Pure Pearl Single Sided Card.

1. Use a dot embossing folder to emboss the card, score a line on the back of the egg shape around 3cm from the top.

1. Apply glue above the score line and join it to the back of the embossed card to create the egg shape.

1. Slice a small strip off the card back so that the card can stand easily.

1. Tear some strips of our Rose Gold Pure Pearl Single Sided Card adhering the smaller torn strip onto the larger strip using double-sided tape.

1. Using double-sided tape once again, adhere the layered strip across the embossed card front, and trim flush with card edges.

1. Take a strip of decorative washi tape and adhere across the paper strip, again trimming flush with card edges.

1. To finish, add your image to the card front using 3D foam dots and attach a yellow bow to the side.

This delectable tutorial is a great way to get creative this Easter, with a unique egg-like appearance.

Traditional Easter Cards

If you’re looking to send a slightly more traditional Easter card that appeals to the religious association of the holiday, then these Easter Cards by Barbara Daines are worth checking out. Here’s how Barbara made these delicate, meaningful cards:

1. Cut Ivory Hemp Card to 5.5 x 4 inches to create the correct shape.

1. Use stamps or coloured pencils - depending on how long you want to spend on this craft - to create the cross and flower decorations.

1. Use coloured pencils or water colour on the image to brighten it up in places.

1. Create the border using our Plain Black Card, and finish by adding your chosen sentiment.

These cards are a classic easter theme and are perfect for anyone who also wishes to celebrate the religious aspect of this season.

These are just three handmade Easter card ideas, of course there are many different directions these could be taken in, with different colours, sentiments, and designs. Whatever Easter card you decide to create, be sure to check out our range of paper and card supplies, from card blanks to glues and adhesives.

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