This Thank You Woven Card Front Technique Card was made by my grandson Alex. He has been wanting to try it for a while. It was fun to watch him make it.
SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Go To Greetings Stamps
Ink Pad: Cajun Craze ink pad
Cardstock: Cajun Craze cardstock
Crushed Curry cardstock
Pumpkin Pie cardstock
Very Vanilla cardstock
Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine: Countryside Corners Dies
Adhesive: Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue
INSTRUCTIONS:
1-Cut Your Papers:
~Cajun Craze Card Base: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. Score and fold at 4-1/4″.
~Pumpkin Pie Strips: Seven 1/2″ x 6-1/2″ strips
~Crushed Curry Strips: Nine 1/2″ x 5-1/2″ strips
2-Weave Your Strips:
~All the Pumpkin Pie Strips go one direction with the Crushed Curry Strips going the other direction.
~Get Two strips of each color to get started.
~Lay them on a flat surface and start weaving. Leave about 1/8″ between Strips.
~Add One Strip at a time weaving as you go.
~Rotate around continuing to add Strips and weaving until you have used all your Strips.
3-Attach Your Strips:
~Lay your Woven Strips on top of your Card Base trying to center the pattern. It won’t be perfectly even.
~Put Glue around the outside edges of your Card Front and place your Strips where you want them.
~Glue the Strips on the outside top edges to the Strip beneath.
~Use your Paper Trimmer or scissors to trim off the excess Strip pieces. This is easiest if you work from the back.
4-Finish Your Card:
~Stamp your Words with Cajun Craze ink on Very Vanilla cardstock.
~Cut out with the coordinating size Die.
~Use a larger Die and cut it with Cajun Craze cardstock.
~Glue your Die Cuts together, then glue onto your Card Front.
Your Thank You Woven Card Front Technique Card is finished.
