Something Wonderful Happens Every Day Card
By: Ann Barba


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Designer’s Tip: The purple mirror from the metallic mirror self-adhesive sheets adds a nice glimmer to this card. Use pieces of it for matting and other accents. The postcard paper in the Artful Watercolor pack is neat for cutting out and using the postcards individually. I made use of one on the inside of this card.

Instructions:

  1. For the front: Assemble your center-step card according to the package instructions. Cover the front panel with vertical striped paper, trimming it to fit. Cover the side panels with blue watercolor. Cut 4 1/2" x 1 1/4" of purple mirror sheet. Peel off backing and apply it to the card 1 1/4" from the top. Punch out the base layer of the paper tole piece and mat it on purple mirror with a 1/16" border. Apply to card centered on the purple strip. Place a small gold butterfly on purple mirror and cut around, leaving a 1/16" border. Apply to card in the lower right as shown. Cut 6 1/2" x 1/8" of purple mirror and apply it to the card 1/4" from the bottom. Place the Dazzles™ border 1/8" above this strip. Place more small Dazzles™ on the front and sides of the card as shown. Attach a small teal grosgrain bow to the lower right of the paper tole as shown.
  2. For the inside: Apply 4 1/2" x 1" of purple mirror across the top. Cover the rest with blue watercolor. Apply 6 1/2" x 3/4" of purple mirror across the bottom. Place the words and small Dazzles™ on the purple mirror strips as shown. Cut out one of the postcards from the postcard paper in the Artful Watercolor pack. Place the postcard tilted to the right on your cutting mat. Make a straight cut through the middle so that you have 2 angled pieces. Glue the halves to the card on the left and right, as shown.

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Supplies: (Find these supplies and more at www.paperwishes.com)

  • Artful Watercolor Paper Pack (link)
  • Artful Watercolor Ribbon Collection (link)
  • Artful Affirmations Paper Tole (link)
  • Artful Affirmations Dazzles™ (link)
  • 8 Metallic Mirror Self-Adhesive Sheets (link)
  • Center Step Die-Cut Cards (link)
  • Zots™ adhesive dots (link)
  • glue stick (link)
  • foam tape (link)
  • scissors (link)
  • craft pen knife (link)
  • metal-edged ruler (link)
  • cutting mat (link)
 
 

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