An all-paper card made with a portrait of the children! A simple creation that each child can personalise with their own silhouette, colours and message written on the back.
An original card to give and very simple to make!
Materials:
Drawing the profile of your entourage was very common in the 18th century.
A machine was even invented for this purpose; although in fact it was more of a method:
the model was placed near a screen and on the other side a candle projected their shadow, the artist could draw the outline of the shadow on the screen and get a faithful silhouette of the model.
Print the portrait of each child (about 6 x 9 cm), the photo should be taken in profile and on a light background so that the outline of the face stands out well.
Directly on the photo, trace the outline of the portrait with a black marker and colour the profile all in black.
Draw a circle of about ten centimetres around the profile and cut it out.
In the coloured paper, cut a slightly larger circle than that of the profile, about 12 cm and paste the profile in the centre.
To decorate the outline of the card cut small rectangles (about 1.5 x 3.5 cm) into the kraft paper, to save time cut several layers of paper at a time.
Stick the kraft rectangles on the back of the circle.
To finish the card, cut a circle in the white paper (about 11 cm), and paste it on the back, which will cover the base of the fringes and allow you to write a message
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