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Birthday Card

Birthday Card

Birthday Card

  • Artist: Gail Connor
  • Category: Cards

This project is quick, easy and uses the Xyron Personal Cutting System.

Supplies:

Xyron Personal Cutting System

Xyron Adhesive Runner

1 sheet 8.5X11 cardstock cut in half then folded in half to make a card base

Five solid color papers (example is purple blue green and yellow orange)

One print paper (stripes)

String (I used brown embroidery floss)

One Happy Birthday stamp

1. Prep card base by cutting and folding

2. Stamp Happy Birthday sentiment on bottom and middle of inside card right hand side

3. Cut 3 medium size squares on the XPCS one each of three solid colors (purple green blue in sample)

4. Cut 3 small squares and one medium square out of the patterned paper (stripes in sample)

5. Cut three solid color small bows (orange blue purple in sample)

6. Cut one small balloon using a solid color (yellow in sample)

7. Place the patterned medium square in the upper left corner of the card cover. Adhere with cheetah.  Place a solid square beside it and two below, forming a larger square of the 4 smaller ones.

8. Place the three patterned small squares in each of the three solid boxes.  (I slightly trimmed the bottom corners of each box with my scissors first).  Adhere with Adhesive Runner.

9. Place a solid matching bow on top of each box to create the present look, and adhere.

10. Tie a small piece of brown floss or string to the bottom of the yellow balloon.  Adhere to patterned square in upper left corner.  Enjoy!

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