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Project Recipe
Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Fresh Freesia Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" of watercolored blue design from Flight & Airy 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper
- 2" x 4" of pink and white stripes design from Delightfully Eclectic 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper, cut so the stripes are horizontal on the vertical rectangle
- 1-1/2" x 4" from Fresh Freesia Cardstock
Mount the "hello," "Love you more," or "Enjoy Your Day" sentiment from the Heartfelt Hellos Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Misty Moonlight Ink Pad. Stamp it in the lower left corner of the vertical blue watercolored Flight & Airy Designer Paper rectangle.
Insert the stamped designer paper rectangle into the striped embossing folder included in the Stripes & Splatters 3D Embossing Folders so the lines will go across the vertical cardstock horizontally just above the stamped sentiment near the center of the rectangle. Place the folder with the designer paper inside on the platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine and run through the machine.
Adhere the stamped and dry embossed designer paper rectangle to the front of the Fresh Freesia card.
Unlock the Ladybug Builder Punch. Hold the punch upside down so you can see the punching area. Slide the vertical striped Delightfully Eclectic Designer Paper into the punch. Line up the left edge of the designer paper so it will just punch out the wings. Punch. Slide the designer paper over a bit so it will punch out the wings along the right edge. Try to line up the stripes. Pull the designer paper out and flip it around so you can punch out two sets of wings in the same way from the other end. Leave the punch unlocked.
Hold the unlocked Ladybug Builder Punch upside down so you can see the punching area. Slide the vertical Fresh Freesia strip into the punch. Line it so it will punch out the bug body. Punch. Pull the cardstock out and flip it around so you can punch out another bug body from the other end.
Use Paper Snips Scissors to cut off most of the bug body leaving a tapering to a point at the bottom center as shown.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere one set of wings side by side in the upper left corner of the card front as shown. Make sure to leave room at the top for the antenna on the bug body.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the other set of wings side by side in the near the center right side of the card front as shown. Make sure to leave room at the top for the antenna on the bug body.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the cut down bug bodies to the card front so they hide the seams between the wing sets as shown.
Lightly curl up the ends of the wings if desired.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 1 small and 2 large Fresh Freesia dots from a sheet of Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them to the front of the card as shown.