United

by Lis Whiting

United

Materials

• Paper and Cardstock
• Bazzill Basics Monochromatic 5-color packs, Petunia, Red-Violet     ( BB-MC-RD/VIO   $11.99)
• Bazzill Bling Hollywood Bling     ( BAZ-BL-401   $0.69)
• Best Creations Pink Punch Glitter Cardstock     ( BC-P-GL044   $2.59) - just enough for 4 photo corners
• Melissa Frances “Overwhelmed”     ( MFR-P-145   $0.69)
• 5 1/4” x 5 1/4”
• 2" x 2"
• DaisyD Playground Flowers, pink side of Adore     ( DD-P-17709   $0.69)
• 5 3/4” x 5 3/4”
• Melissa Frances Paper/Emb Kit, Breast Cancer     ( MFR-PK-251   $12.99)
• Embellishments
• Plain Grosgrain 1/2”ribbon for Breast Cancer Ribbon, pink     ( CR-GGR2-SP   $0.45/yard)
• Soft Pink Organza Ribbon 1/4"     ( CR-ORG4-Spnk 1/4"   $0.30/yard)
• Prima Rose, Lilliput Roses, Teaberry     ( PRI-ROS2-537678   $3.99)
• Tools
• Fiskars Paper Trimmer     FIK-trim-12port   $20.99)
• Fiskars Border Punch, Apron Lace $14.99     FIK-B-apron   $14.99)

Instructions

• Fold your Bazzill petunia in half to form your base card. The card will open from the bottom.


• Take your piece called Playground Flowers and attach to front of card. Set aside.


• Punch 2 11” border strips with the Fiskars punch.
  
  
  
  – This picture shows a sample of what the border will look like.
  You will want to punch 11” borders with a 1/4” base.


• Take your large Melissa Frances paper and attach the punched borders, one side at a time.


• Trim off the design from the corners. (You will be adding photo corners next.)


• Punch four photo corners fro the hot pink glitter cardstock.


• Attach the photo corners to the Melissa Frances paper.


• Attach this completed piece to your card.
  
  
  


• To make the border:
• Punch out 11” strip of gold cardstock with the Fiskars punch.


• Add double stick tape to the back side of the 2x2 Overwhelmed piece.


• Complete one side at a time only.


• Lay the punched strip down on your work surface, right side facing up.


• Take your 2x2 piece, right side facing up, and lay one edge down on the punched strip.


• The double stick tape will attach the strip to the back of your square.


• Cut the strip so that there is no overhang.


• Continue, one side at a time, until all four sides have the punched border.
  
  
  


• To make the ribbon and bow


• Take your 1/2” grosgrain pink ribbon and make your breast cancer ribbon design.


• Put a glue dot between the intersecting ribbon tails and glue one over the other.


• Remember that your square will be turned on its points like a diamond when its attached to your card.


• Take a second glue dot and glue the ribbon to the square.
  The ribbon should touch the top and bottom points more or less.


• Take both 1/4” ribbons and make a bow.


• Attach the bow to the center of the larger ribbon with a glue dot.


• Add mounting tape to the back side of the square.


• Take the tails of the smaller ribbons and wrap them around the back.


• Attach to the back by adhering them to the mounting tape.
  
  
  


• Attach your centerpiece to your card.


• Add a pink rose with glue dots to your center piece under the ribbon bows.
  
  
  

This card is fairly easy to make and can be made with any pink papers you have. I hope that you will make this card and send it to someone special.

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