How to make a Mother's Day card

Download our free Mother's Day printables and make this easy easel card for Mother's Day this year

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Holly Spanner

Published: February 18, 2021 at 10:13 am

Make this fun and easy Mum card with our free printables!

Download our free Mother's Day printables that feature heartfelt messages and fun, feminine prints. This collection of decorative papers designed by Rhiannon Bull is perfect for showing your mum how much you love her, and you don’t even have to wait until the official date – we bet every mum would love to receive these cards any day of the year. We certainly would!

Here, we've created an easy easel card with the standout ‘Mum’ sentiment, using the free floral-patterned paper for the background and we finished it off the design with pink ribbon. You could even make a matching gift tag, by cutting out just the ‘M’ and layering it on the same patterned papers.

And if you like this make, why not check out our full collection of patterned papers – we’re always updating the page with new (free!) downloads, so make sure to bookmark it and keep checking back.

We love seeing what you’ve made, so if you’d like to, don’t forget to share your makes on Facebook or post them on Instagram!

You will need:

Card
Pattern paper
Ribbon

Step 1

Take a 5 x 7in (13 x 18cm) card blank, and mountain fold the front panel in half, so that it meets the middle, to create an easel card. Burnish the fold to create a crisp line.

How to make a Mother’s Day card

Step 2

If you haven’t already, download our free Mother’s Day printables.

Cut a 12.5 x 17.5cm and two 6 x 17.5cm of pink card. Cover with bird paper, leaving a thin border. Attach. Cut a strip of thick ribbon, cover with thinner ribbon and secure to base.

How to make a Mother’s Day card

Step 3

Fussy cut the ‘Mum’ sentiment, attaching so it overlaps the fold. Attach the ‘Thanks for Everything’ sentiment in the centre of the ribbon. Finish by adding gems and a bow.

How to make a Mother’s Day card

Mother’s Day cards

Staff Writer, BBC Science Focus

Holly is the Staff Writer for BBC Science Focus and looks after the popular Q&A section. She holds an MSc (distinction) in Geoscience (Space and Climate Physics) from UCL, and specialises in astronomy and earth sciences. Before joining Our Media, she worked as a geoenvironmental consultant and engineer, informing on ground risk and remediation in the north of England, while hunting for exoplanets in her spare time. Alongside this, she was regional editor of a popular theatre website for nine years, and has a solid background in curating and developing content for the digital space. Holly is also an artist and illustrator, and regular contributor to the craft website, Gathered. She has previously worked with the RSPB, English Heritage, Disney, Pilot and Brother, as well as on BBC Good Food magazine, Home Style magazine, and Papercraft inspirations magazine. She enjoys photography and has a sustained interest in antiques.