Christmas Card Gift

This is a Christmas Craft we made for our homeschool co-op teachers a couple of years ago.

Here is the process:

You will need:
cards
smooth, fairly flat rocks
Modge Podge
acrylic paint
brushes, scissors

Most cards are printed on rather heavy paper, so I cut out the shape to fit the rock I was using (slightly smaller than the rock face), and then placed the card face down on the counter and wet the back with a rag or spray bottle. Let sit a bit and then gently rub off the back layers of the paper to thin it. Do not rub completely through. This can be a little tricky, so if you are doing this in a group, you may need adult help or do it ahead of time. Let dry.

If the rock is not flat enough, the paper will bulge up when you glue it down. You can sometimes cut a short line from the edge of the image towards the center in that spot and overlap it to lay down smoothly. Rocks are avaliable at crafts stores, etc.

Modge Podge the image to the rock. Smooth and dry. Modge Podge over the top. Dry and repeat as desired. Modge Podge will dry clear. When the rock is totally dry, you can paint along the edge with acrylic paint, or perhaps glitter the edge with glue and glitter.