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Supplies Needed: - White blank card - white cardstock - natural paper in off white color - 3 different sheets of scrapbook papers that match in   color - 2 pewter flower brads - mesh ribbon - hole puncher and eyelet - Sizzix Sidekick© with Sizzlet© butterfly motif - brass embossing template with alphabet and square - light box for embossing - clear 2-sided self adhesive sticky foil or tape - stronger 2-sided self adhesive sticky tape - 3-D pads - scissors Birthday Cards - Greeting Cards - ”Blue Collage Card” Tip: The blue colored sheets used here came from the Collection “Bitty Scrap Pads ™ Heritage Post” size 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and the green butterfly from the K&C Company “Basicgrey 6x6 scrapbook designer papers” pad In craft stores, you can find a most wonderful selection of scrapbook papers. Not only can you use them to make beautiful scrapbook pages, but they are just perfect for making cards as well. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instructions: 1. Fold a sheet of the flowered blue paper and use the stick glue to glue it to the white blank card. This makes the card sturdy. 2. Cut a piece of the mesh ribbon to fit the size of your card and adhere it off center and digonal with clear sticky tape. 3. Cut a tag out of white cardstock and glue a piece of matching blue paper over it and cut away the excess paper so that the tag is blue. 4. Tear a strip of the natural paper and glue it to the tag. Trim the edges. 5. Punch 3 holes in the tag. One hole at the top middle and 2 holes to the top right. In the middle hole, attach an eyelet. 6. Emboss a square and inside the square the word “HI!” to a piece of the natural paper. Cut out around the edges and use 3-D pads to attach the piece to the tag. 7. Use the Sizzix Sidekick© and create a butterfly out of matching green paper. Use 3-D pads to attach the butterfly to the tag. 8. Insert the brad flowers in the 2 remaining holes in the tag. 9. Cut a strip of the mesh ribbon and tie it to the hole in the top of the tag. 10. Use the strong self adhesive foil to attach the tag now to the card. Free Pattern: Gift Tag pattern Click here to learn more useful tips and tricks for paper crafts and card making   Seashells Enter your search terms Submit search form Web www.craftideas.info     All patterns, pictures and text found on Craftideas.info are property of the owners of this website and may be only printed out and used for private or non-commercial purposes. It is not permitted to use them on the internet or in any other publication. Find More Creative Cards to Craft for Spring, Valentine’s Day and Easter Find Birthday Cards and Greeting Cards to Craft for All Occasions Create These Quick and Easy Autumn and Halloween Cards Creative Christmas cards to Craft for the Holidays Paper crafts for spring, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Easter Creative paper crafts for summer and all occasions Paper crafts for fall, Thanksgiving and Halloween Paper crafts for Christmas and winter season Rainy day paper craft ideas for kids Tags Artist Trading Cards Craft Patterns and Templates Craft Tutorials Subscribe to Our Free Newsletter