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Thursday, July 7, 2011

How to make a simple handmade Birthday card.

In this tutorial, we are going to make a simple handmade birthday card. 
To make this card you will need,
  1. Card stock
  2. Scissor and a craft knife
  3. Glue
  4. Pencil, black and red gel pens
  5. Small ribbon (About 5cm)
  6. Cutting mat
  7. Printer
Step 1
Download the template below and print it on a A4 paper.


Step 2
Trace the shapes on different color cards and cut out the shapes.

Step 3
Use the large circle as the center of flower and paste the petals around it.

Paste the stem as shown below.

Step 4
To make the bee,
Paste the small circle to the body shape. You can also draw some stripes on the body with a black pen.

Paste the wings and the hand. Use small circles for eyes. Then draw the mouth and eye details using a pen.

You can use the same technique to add eyes and a mouth to the flower.
Then paste the flower to the pot.

Gift box: Make a bow from the ribbon and paste on the square.

Now all the embellishments are ready to make the card.

Step 5
Cut-out a 16x22 cm rectangle from any card and fold it in half.

Also cut-out a 10x15 cm rectangle from a different color card.

Paste the small rectangle on the folded card.

Download the below image and print it on any color card you like.

Then cut-out the text area
Step 5
Paste embellishments to the card.
Add the wordings inside and your card is ready to send.

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