Ho Ho Holiday crafting with our design team
The designers, illustrators, and art directors behind the delightfully festive holiday greeting cards and invitations at Paperless Post start turning the office into a holiday workshop every summer. On a normal day in August, you might find tinsel, ornaments, a gingerbread house, vintage elves, and a giant giggling Jello in the canteen refrigerator. This year, however, the holiday workshop moved to apartments across New York as the team worked from home. Mariya Pilipenko, a Senior Graphic Designer on our Content Team, has become known around the office for her charming cut-paper animations. Last year she created paper pies, turkeys, and sides for Thanksgiving. This holiday, she created Christmas trees, garland, and the sweetest Santa and his Elves for our newest collection of holiday Flyer invitations.
While she used a laser cutter for some of the more intricate designs, her charming Santa and his Elves are surprisingly simple to create, even for little hands. It’s the perfect family crafting activity for chilly winter quarantine afternoons, a virtual class holiday party, or for a Christmas baby shower. Ahead, we’ll walk you through how to make your own to decorate a holiday mantle or dining room table.
You’ll need:
8.5”x11” Paper
Coloring Supplies
Scissors
Glue
Pom-poms
How-to make Santa and his Elves
Step 1: Download and print the Santa and Elf craft template.
Step 2: Use any medium to color in the Santa and Elf. Paint, markers, collage are great for older kids and adults, while crayons or colored pencils work for smaller children. It’s up to you!
Step 3: Cut out along the dotted line and fold back the gray strip.
Step 4: Apply glue to the gray strip and attach both sides to create a cone shape.
Step 5: Attach a pom-pom to the top of your Santa and Elf and put it out on display! We love it on a mantle next to holiday cards from friends near and far.
Thanks, Mariya! To use a Flyer holiday party invitation from this collection, head to Paperless Post. Looking for holiday greeting card inspiration? Find our guides to holiday card messages and Christmas card etiquette.
