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FLORAL CUT-OUT CARDS for Spring
Spring is all about
nature at its best. For all your spring/summer entertaining, Mother's Day, May
Day parties, birthdays and anniversaries, here is a simple and easy-to-make
card. Use it for Invitation Cards, Thank You notes, place cards, pretty Mother's
Day cards or general use cards.
Materials:
Handmade
paper cards in bright spring colours (make your own by folding a handmade paper
sheet vertically)
Envelopes to match
Green, Yellow, Pink, Blue, Red strips of paper (Use purchased sheets or magazine
cut-outs)
Scissors
Punches - Round, Petal Shape (optional)
Craft Glue
Paint Brush to apply glue.
Instructions:
 1.
Use punches or scissors to cut out petals and leaves from old magazine pages in
various bright colours.
 2.
Use a round hole punch to punch out some circles for the centres of the flowers.
3. Apply glue to the base
of a petal with the help of a paint brush. Place the base of another petal over
it at an angle and press.
Go on adding 5-6 petals in
a similar way till your flower is ready.
 4.
Apply glue to the back centre of the prepared flower and stick it on the card.
5. Take a round punched
circle and glue it to the centre of the flower. Use a contrasting colour which
stands out. For e.g. pink centre for a yellow flower or a yellow centre for a
blue or red flower.
6. Use some green petals to
make leaves. Glue them around the flower to add colour to the card.
Note:
When gluing the petals and leaves to the card, do not apply glue on the entire
surface of the petals and flatten them on the card. Instead, apply glue only on
the horizontal centre-line of the petal so the petals and leaves look like
cut-outs.
Voila! Your bright and
sunny little card is ready to go out and send your invitations and thanks and
best wishes!
About the Author
Lata Tokhi
is the Founder and Editor of Dot Com Women, a premier women's website and
fast-growing online community, and Celebrating Christmas, a resource for
celebrating Christmas in style. Visit her websites for lots of homemaking and
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