Mitten Card Nordic Snowflake 5x7

Create this hearth warming mitten shaped 

greeting card to celebrate the winter season 

for Christmas, Hanukah or Kwanza in December, 

or New Year’s Day or MLK Day in January, 

or as a cheery greeting as a snowy weather 

hello whenever it happens. 

Nordic snowflake motifs with oversized “yarn” 

cut outs suggest knitting patterns and wrist ribbing 

on front accent overlay panel. 

Select base and overlay color for high contrast 

show-thru, or use various panels included to color top, 

middle and bottom portions separately. 

Back mitten panel includes a cross-perforation line 

that creates a “hinge” when attached behind 

the upper front panel portion backside - 

a pivot point so that card can stand as self-easel. 

Cut and print the “Winter wave” greeting tag 

to twine-tie onto card at punch hole 

as a finishing touch, or stamp/pen 

your own greeting. 

A companion envelope 

Env Nordic Snowflake Flap 5x7 

(separate design) is also available. 

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:

A front card base (contrast with cut outs panel)

B front cut outs panel

C back card base (mirror image of front base,

with cross perforation line to create "hinge"

D underlay to show thru cut out panel center

E & F underlays to show thru cut out panel

upper and lower

(NOT SHOWN: alt. whole underlay panel

for single color contrast show thru)

G print & cut sentiment tag with contrast base

H interior signing label

2. Check out your options (prior to cutting

underlays as show thru to front cut outs panel).

The simplest is to have the desirable contrast

come from the variation between cut outs panel

and front card base panel

Next simplest option is to have a one color

underlay - cut as the "whole' shape that shows

thru ALL cut outs. The most involved option

is to have separate contrast underlays for

each of top, middle and bottom sections.

For the sample project, top and bottom separate

underlay panels were cut from light medium gray,

and center portion was cut from white.

3. Place the cut outs panel face down on work surface,

then carefully apply glue at edge margins where

the underlay and backside of cut outs panel will touch

and position it with offset margin all around as can

be seen here. Then repeat the addition of adhesive

to top and bottom contrast sections and place them

edge-to-edge with center. 

4. Position and attach the front cut outs panel

with underlays onto the card base front, allowing

even offset margin all around. Take care to align

the twine tie punch hole near top.

Press under a heavy flat weight if possible

until glue is dried.

5. Prepare the printed tag following "print & cut"

technique instructions for the Silhouette Cameo system.

(Or prepare your own front tag blank and decorate it

as you wish as a pen & ink or stamped message)

Layer and attach the offset front accent tag to base.

6. Prepare the back card base by bending forward

along the cross perforation line (top portion should

fold toward the face side of back panel).

Position front and back panels back-to-back,

align top rounded portions, and glue only the part

above the perforation line in place.

7. If desired, position and attach the interior

signing and message label on the inward

surface of the back panel.

Here is the completed card with tag.