These are what my sons and I created for all of their classmates instead of Christmas cards. They are matchbooks that when opened reveal a mini candy cane:
Hopefully their classmates all enjoyed them. They are not all perfect, but we all enjoyed making them together, which was the highlight for me. And, as I tell all my class attendees, they are handmade and so not meant to be perfect!
They are quite simple to make, but do have quite a few steps! Here are the instructions in case you want to make them yourself:
The dimensions for the base is 21cm x 5.9cm (this gives you 5 out of 1 sheet of A4). They need to be scored at 7cm from one end and 5.8cm from the other side.
Use the word window punch to punch out the hole for the candy cane (this needs to be on the smaller side - that was scored a 5.8cm) then fold along all score lines.
Fold a large oval punched piece around the base of the matchbook and staple in place, this is what the front of the match book tucks into to hold it in place. Here is the back view:
Decorate the front and inside of the matchbook as you wish. We used the star and greeting from the Christmas Classic stamp set and the large and small star punches.
Happy Creating!
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