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easel aperture card
• White card
• Blue card
• Patterned card
• Dragonfly and butterfly embellishments
• Invisible thread
• Ribbon
• Circle die set
• Square die set
Cut a 12cm x 36cm rectangle from white card. Score and mountain fold at 12cm and 24cm to create three equal squares.
Die cut a 9cm circle into the leftmost square segment of the card. This creates the card front.
Die cut three 9.7cm squares from blue card. Cut a 9.7cm circle from the centre of one of the squares. Stick the other two squares onto the centre and right panels of the card.
Die cut a 10.5cm square from patterned card. Cut a 9cm circle into the centre and keep the circle to one side for now.
Die cut another 10.5cm square from patterned card and stick onto the right-hand panel of the card.
Die cut a 10.5cm circle from white card. Stick it with the patterned card circle into the centre panel using foam tape. Die cut two 5.2cm circles from blue card and a 4.4cm circle from white card. Cut a length of invisible thread roughly 10cm long and sandwich it between the blue circles. Stamp a sentiment onto the white circle and stick onto the blue circles.
Cut a dragonfly and butterfly embellishment and stick onto the circle. Stick either end of the thread onto the card front.
Stick the apertured blue and patterned squares together and stick onto the card front.
Tie a chocolate box bow from ribbon and stick onto the card to create a stopper for your easel. Fold up and display!