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A Project from the Spring 2008 Issue
| Critter Seed Cards Designed by Mary Ayres |
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You don't have to be a gardener to enjoy creating these whimsical critter cards. Each one is more than just a card; it's part gift as well, and would be the perfect choice to send to your favorite gardener this spring. Handmade paper is first imbued with flower or vegetable seeds, then cut into circles and adhered to the card front. The recipient plants the circle and then watches it grow into whatever plant you have chosen. A gift card that truly keeps giving! Patterns: Click on name to download in PDF format |
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Tip: Use the brown ink pad to antique around all cut-out pattern edges. Use the sandpaper to distress all brads
- Cut an 8" x 10" rectangle from white cardstock. Turn the rectangle horizontally, score a vertical line down the center, and fold in half. Trace the patterns onto tracing paper, then transfer the body onto Clouds in the Park patterned paper and the white cardstock rectangle, and transfer the tail pattern onto gray cardstock. Cut out.
- Place the gray cardstock tail and the Clouds in the Park body onto the card front and adhere in place, aligning edges.
- Use the black ink pad and Flourish stamps to stamp images onto the ears and tail as shown in project photo.
- Punch two 1⁄2" circles from white cardstock for eyes and adhere as shown in project photo. Open the card and punch a small hole through each eye. Insert a mini brad into each hole, bending prongs open on the back. Use the black marker to draw the nose and mouth as shown.
- Use the red ink pad to antique the cheek area. Open the card and punch two holes in each cheek area where indicated. Cut two 4" lengths of hemp and insert through cheek holes. Tie ends into a knot, trimming ends evenly.
- Cut an 8" length from fabric strip of choice and tie ends into a bow, trimming ends evenly. Adhere to card front as shown.
- Print the words “Plant this paper & watch flowers grow” onto pastel green cardstock. Cut out a leaf shape around the words, then score a line down the center, and fold along scored line. Place the leaf and pink flower onto the right side of the seed circle, referring to project photo for placement. Punch a hole in the center of the flower and insert the blue brad, bending prongs open on the back. Adhere completed seed paper circle to the card front, referring to project photo for placement.
- Cut a 7" x 10" rectangle from white cardstock. Turn the rectangle horizontally, score a vertical line down the center, and fold in half. Trace the patterns onto tracing paper, then transfer the body onto the white cardstock rectangle and Flurry patterned paper. Transfer the ears, face, and legs onto Fate patterned paper. Cut out.
- Adhere each leg along the bottom of the card front and to the inside back of the card. Adhere the ears to the head where indicated, then adhere the body onto the card front, aligning edges. Use the black ink pad and Flourish stamps to stamp images onto the body as shown in project photo.
- Punch two 1⁄2" circles from white cardstock for the eyes and adhere onto the face where indicated. Punch a small hole in each eye and insert a mini brad into each hole, bending prongs open on the back. Use the black marker to draw the nose and mouth as shown. Use the red ink pad to antique the cheek area, then adhere the completed face onto the head, referring to project photo for guidance.
- Cut an 8" length from fabric strip of choice and tie ends into a bow, trimming ends evenly. Adhere to card front as shown.
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Print the words “Plant this paper & watch flowers grow” onto pastel green cardstock. Cut out a leaf shape around the words, then score a line down the center, and fold along scored line. Place the leaf and purple flower onto the right side of the seed circle, referring to project photo for placement. Punch a hole in the center of the flower and insert the yellow brad, bending prongs open on the back. Adhere completed seed paper circle to the card front, referring to project photo for placement.
- Cut a 6" x 10-1⁄2" rectangle from white cardstock. Turn the rectangle horizontally, score a vertical line down the center, and fold in half. Trace the patterns onto tracing paper, then transfer the body onto the white cardstock rectangle and the Ice Blue patterned paper. Transfer the tail onto Blue Bonnet patterned paper, the wings onto Larkspur patterned paper, and the beak onto Marigold patterned paper. Cut out.
- Use the black ink pad and Flourish stamp to stamp the images onto the Blue Bonnet tail and both Larkspur wings. Score a line down the center of each wing and fold along scored line. Adhere the tail onto the card front. Adhere wings to the back side of the Ice Blue body, referring to pattern for placement. Then adhere the body to the card front, aligning edges.
- Cut two 1⁄2" circles for the eyes. Punch a small hole in each eye and insert a mini brad into each hole, bending prongs open on the back. Use the red ink pad to antique the cheek area, then adhere the eyes to the head as shown.
- Fold the beak into a triangle and adhere under the eyes, referring to project photo for placement.
- Cut an 8" length of fabric strip of choice and tie ends into a bow, trimming ends evenly. Adhere to the card front as shown.
- Print the words “Plant this paper & watch flowers grow” onto pastel green cardstock. Cut out a leaf shape around the words, then score a line down the center, and fold along scored line. Place the leaf and yellow flower onto the right side of the seed circle, referring to project photo for placement. Punch a hole in the center of the flower and insert the purple brad, bending prongs open on the back. Adhere completed seed paper circle to the card front, referring to project photo for placement.