School Bus Card

Send your favorite student a bus-shaped card for back-to-school.

Supplies

Step-by-Step

1. Step 1

   Score the 3 3/4" x 3 5/8" piece of cardstock at 5/16" and 3 5/16" on the 3 5/8" edge.
   
   This will be the sleeve for your school bus card.

   

2. Step 2

   Score the 5" x 5 7/8" piece of cardstock at 2 15/16" along the 5 7/8" edge.
   
   Fold in half.

   

3. Step 3

   With the folded edge on the bottom, cut a 1" square from the upper right corner and round the corners with a corner rounder.
   

   

4. Step 4

   Cut or punch out the various bus elements:
   - six 7/8" black squares (for windows),
   - two 1/8" x 11" strips of black card stock (for the bus trim),
   - two 1 1/4" black circles (for the wheels),
   - two 3/4" gray circles (for the wheel hubs),
   - one 3/4" white circle (use half of the circle for the bus light),
   - a small strip of white card stock for the front bus window.

   

5. Step 5

   Decorate the two halves of the bus using the elements you cut out in step 4.

   

6. Embellish the inside of the bus body with your sentiment.

   

7. Step 6

   Stamp a background on the 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" piece of cardstock and attach it to the card base.

   

8. Complete project by adhering the bus body sleeve (putting adhesive on the small tabs and placing with score lines parallel to the card bottom) to the card base and sliding in the body.