Homemade 3-Leaf Fall Birthday Card

Total Time: 20 minutes

Yield: one card

Supplies:

• provided pattern of the fall leaf
• 8.2 x 5.6 in bright yellow cardstock
• 5.2 x 3.5 in light yellow sugar paper
• dark yellow sugar paper
• orange sugar paper
• scrapbook paper with fall colors
• matching ribbon ~ for this project, orange ribbon with white polka dots was used
• pale gold acrylic paint
• fine paintbrush
• small yellow-colored flat-sided rhinestone beads
• craft glue
• pencil
• ruler
• scissors

Steps:

1. Score the 8.2" x 5.6" yellow cardstock length-wise to create a card sized 5.6" x 4.1".
2. With the fold at the left, centre and glue the 5.2" x 3.5" light yellow sugar paper to the front of the card.
3. Use the ribbon to make a frame around the card.

 
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4. Trace and cut three leaves - one from the dark yellow sugar paper, one from the orange sugar paper, and one from the fall scrapbook paper.

 
5. Glue the three leaves in place - first the yellow leaf, then the orange leaf and lastly the leave cut from the fall scrapbook paper.
6. Use the gold paint to create a golden edge all around the card.

 
7. Add the finishing touches by gluing the rhinestones in place to create veins for the leaf cut from the fall scrapbook paper.

 
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