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WHAT DO YOU DO?
- Cut the scrapbook paper into quarters and trim down the A5 card to the same size as the quarters. Print out the template and cut along the 2 lines indicated – discard the shaded strip. Put 2 of the scrapbook paper squares to one side (you only need 2 to make the card) (See Picture 1)
- Fold each of your 4 squares in half. If your paper or card has a pattern which needs to be the right way up, make sure each fold runs vertically down the pattern.
- Place the 2 parts of the master template on each folded square in turn and draw around the shapes making sure that the indicated edge is along the fold and that any pattern is the same way up. (See Picture 2)
- Carefully cut around the pencil lines on each of your folded squares. The outside with the butterfly shaped hole is what makes the frame for your card, the inside shape is the butterfly that will hang inside your frame.
- The best way to assemble the card is to glue the components together in 2 halves. Firstly take 1 of the card frame shapes and 1 of the paper frame shapes, keep them folded and glue only one side together. Take the remaining 2 frame shapes and glue them together so that when you finally glue the 2 halves together, the paper and card are alternate as you turn the card around. Follow the same procedure with the middle butterfly shapes.
- Before you rush ahead and glue everything together, cut a strip about 5mm wide from one of the bits of card you trimmed off at the start. Glue this in the middle of one of your butterfly halves sticking out of the top of the butterfly shape. This is what will suspend the butterfly in the finished card. Now you can glue the two halves of the butterfly together. (See Picture 3)
- Glue the two halves of the frame shape and glue the butterfly hanging strip into the centre top of the frame just long enough to suspend the butterfly in the middle of the frame in the card. Trim any excess hanging strip sticking out of the top of the card with sharp scissors.
- Once the glue has dried, you can add any final embellishments to your own taste. In our example, we tied some pink organza ribbon around the card hanging strip and tied it in a bow (See Picture 4). We also used a small butterfly craft punch to punch a butterfly shaped hole in the butterfly wing. Why not add glitter, sequins, beads or maybe some curly wire antennae.
Although the assembly part does get a bit fiddly, we hope you agree that the finished card is special enough to make it worth the effort. Why not make your own templates – any symmetrical shape should work just as well as our butterfly. We’ve already made a heart shaped card which would make a great valentine – how about a bell for a wedding card, teddy for a children’s card or holly leaves for a special Christmas card?
As with all our projects, the originals are on show in the shop where help is also on hand. We would love to see the cards you make – come in and show us.
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