April 2009

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Designed By: Janna Wilson

Combining several different punch designs into your designs is a great way to add texture and dimension without bulk.  This is especially important when you get ready to go postal with your greeting cards.  This card features lots of layers and dimension but it is a quickie to create! 

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Instructions (Print version)

1. Cut blue paper to 7” x 10” and fold in half to create a 5” x 7” card.
2. Cut yellow paper to 4 ¾” x 6” and punch along the two long (6” lengths) sides with Upper Crest border punch).  Adhere to center of card.
3. Trim floral paper to 3” x 7” and punch a 1” x 7” piece of green paper with Scallop Sentiment border punch.  Add the green scallop strip and then the floral strip just off center of the card (towards the right).  Zig zag stitch along left side of floral paper.
4. Cut a large oval with the Ovals 1 Shape Template.  Discard the oval and cut around the negative space with Cloud Paper Edgers to create a scallop frame.  Add to lower left of card.
5. Cut a smaller green oval and stitch around it with sewing machine.

6. GLITTERED BUTTERFLIES:
a. Remove backing and affix adhesive sheet to your choice of cardstock (I used yellow and blue).  Punch with All A Flutter Squeeze Punch.
b. Remove second backing and dredge adhesive side in glitter to coat thoroughly.  Shake off excess. 
c. Apply adhesive to ONLY the body of the butterfly to create the “in flight” look.  Embellish with small gems.
7.   Add sentiment with epoxy stickers and rub ons. 

Supplies:
Fiskars Brands: 12-98937897 12” Personal Paper Trimmer
http://www.fiskarscrafts.com/tools/t_12-inch30-cm-portable-trimmer.aspx
Fiskars Brands: 01-00 4596 Scallop Sentiment border punch
http://www.fiskarscrafts.com/tools/t_borderpunch-scallop-sentiment.aspx
Fiskars Brands: 01-004595 Upper Crest border punch
http://www.fiskarscrafts.com/tools/t_borderpunch-uppercrest.aspx
Fiskars Brands: 01-004429 All A Flutter Large Squeeze Punch http://www.fiskarscrafts.com/tools/t_squeezeallaflutterlarge.aspx
Fiskars Brands: 48007097 Ultra ShapeXpress
http://www.fiskarscrafts.com/tools/t_ultra-shapexpress.aspx
Fiskars Brands: 48517097 Shape Template OVALS 1
http://www.fiskarscrafts.com/tools/t_shapetemplate-tool-ovals-1-wcloud.aspx
Fiskars Brands: 92147097 Cloud Paper Edgers
http://www.fiskarscrafts.com/tools/t_clouds-paper-edgers.aspx

Cloud 9 Designs: Bay Blossoms papers
http://www.cloud9design.biz/Products2009CHAWinter/BayBlossoms.pdf
Lil Davis Designs: Away We Go epoxy stickers
Heidi Grace Designs: Commons rub ons (green)

Other items: adhesive sheets (Scrapbook Adhesives), glitter, gems, sewing machine & thread