How to make a Mother's Day card

How to make a Mother's Day card

Download our free printables and learn how to make a Mother's Day card this year!

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Holly Spanner

Published: January 24, 2025 at 9:20 am

Make this fun and easy Mum card with our free printables and step by step tutorial! Our free Mother's Day printables feature heartfelt messages and fun, feminine prints – perfect for cardmaking.

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!

Keep scrolling to download the free printable papers and learn how to make a Mother's Day card.

Your free Mother's Day card papers

To download these beautiful papers, click on the link and it will open in a new window. You can then save/download this stunning watercolour florals collection!

Or, if you prefer – download each sheet individually by clicking on the links below!

Watercolour floral Mother's Day papers - page 1

Watercolour floral Mother's Day papers - page 2

Watercolour floral Mother's Day papers - page 3

Watercolour floral Mother's Day papers - page 4

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.

How to make a Mother's Day Card

Here, we've created an easy easel card with the standout ‘Mum’ sentiment. Print the free floral-patterned papers above and use these as the background. We finished off our Mother's Day card 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.

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Stuck for words?

Look through our 50 Mother's Day messages to find the perfect sentiment.

Your Mother's Day card step-by-step instructions

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.

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.

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.

Your finished Mother's Day card is complete! 

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Show your love with our handmade Mother's Day card

Handmade Mother's Day cards are a beautiful way of showing how much you love and appreciate your mum. The time taken to lovingly follow our how to make a Mother's Day card tutorial is a reflection of your care for her.

Fill your card with meaningful messages and watch your mum glow as she opens it! 

Make a matching gift with Gathered 

Now all you need is to make a present as special as she is. Explore our list of over 40 last-minute Mother's Day gift ideas for plenty of inspiration.

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Holly Spanner

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.
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