Pencil Card

The second Make-n-Take we’re crafting this week is the sharpest little pencil card. Whether it’s for your favorite teacher or to sneak into your kiddo’s lunchbox, this card is sure to make them smile.

Inside your Make-and-Take kit, you’ll find:

  • Yellow card

  • Pink paper square

  • Shiny silver paper strip

  • Shimmery brown paper strip

  • Small black paper

  • Two choices of sentiment for inside the card

  • White envelope

  • Striped yellow paper embellishment

You’ll want to make sure you also have on hand:

  • White glue

  • Scissors

  • Black pen or fine-tipped marker

  • Ruler

Watch the video below or follow along with the instructions!

Step 1: Cut out your pencil

Fold the yellow card in half along the scored line. The outlined pencil shape should be facing outward so that you can use it as a guide to cut.

Be careful not to cut down the folded edge, or your card will no longer be able to fold in once piece.

Step 2: Give your pencil an eraser

Glue the pink paper square to the top end of your pencil card. It’s okay if it sticks out on the end a little bit.


Step 3: Add lines to the pencil

Using a ruler and a black pen or a black fine-tipped marker, add some straight lines going up the length of your pencil right up to the eraser. Continue the lines all the way down the body of your pencil.



Step 4: Add the silver strip

Glue the silver paper strip just below the eraser. This will stick out on the end a little bit — that’s okay for now!

Step 5: Add pencil shavings

Use your scissors to cut some zig zags along the bottom of the shimmery brown paper strip. Glue it to the end of the pencil, with the zig zags facing the eraser. Leave some space at the bottom for the pencil tip.

Step 6: Glue the pencil tip

Glue the little black piece of paper on the tip of the pencil. Tuck it slightly under the shimmery brown layer.

Step 7: cut off the excess

Flip the card over so you can see where the edges of the pencil end, and use that as a guide to trim off the excess paper on the end of the pencil, the silver paper, and the eraser.

Step 8: Add your sentiment

Select which sentiment you would like to add, and glue it inside the card.

Step 9: Glue yellow embellishment to envelope

Add a small amount of glue to the back side of the lined yellow paper strip, and glue it to your envelope.

Now it’s ready to address and tuck your card inside!

Thanks for creating with us today!!

We can’t wait to make another craft with you!

See you soon, friends!





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