| 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 business ideas, free downloads, free Ezines and
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share.
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