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| Mother's Day Card |
As often happens when a birthday falls close to a holiday the two events seem to merge together. In the case of my sister's birthday and Mother's Day I think it has worked out well as one complements the other. That is sort of what happened when I started working on my cards. Both are different yet they complement each other.
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| Birthday card with matching gift card |
Several years ago I bought "Paper Crafting with Carol Duvall" and one of my favorite projects listed in the book is making cards with paper napkins and plastic wrap. In the book Carol covers the card stock with the plastic wrap and then lays the first layer of the napkin on top of the plastic and carefully irons it to bond all layers together. Following the books directions I get my napkin and card stock fused together and then I cut out the elements I want to highlight and embellish. Once embellished I glue them back onto the card stock giving the card a 3-dimensional look. For the matching gift card holder I used my Cricut to cut out the envelope then I cut out another butterfly from my fused napkin card stock and glued it to the front of the envelope.
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| Birthday Card Butterfly Detail |
The butterflies on the napkins I purchased turned out even better than I thought they would. Here are a couple of close-ups of the beaded butterlies I cut from the fused napkins.
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| Mother's Day Card Butterfly Detail |
I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day!
