Bugged??

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

I hope your week has been going well. It happens to the best of us. Sooner or later. we or someone we know, catches a bug. Too bad they aren't as cute as these and we can't just put them in a jar and get on with our day. If someone you know is under the weather, then maybe a card like this will help them feel a tad better.

For my card, I took a top folded 4.25 x 5.50 card, placed it in a large die w/ the top edge of the card just inside the cutting edge and die cut it to get this shape. I took smaller sizes of the same die and cut them to make the sentiment panels. Another die was used for the one under the jar. I kept the dies in place and sponged color on all of them. While I was engineering this card, I had it in my head that the bugs needed to be in a jar. So I drew a jar and stamped the bugs (dragonflies) inside. I made a jar lid out of some silver card stock and put it on top.
For the fold down sentiment, I cut the inside panel much like I did the card. I took a slightly longer c/s piece and folded it about an inch from the edge then made sure it was inside the cutting edge of the die. I cut two more (regular) panels of the same size. On the folded one, I stamped the inside greeting then glued the folded flap between the dragonfly panel and the outside greeting panel (like a c/s sandwich). I attached a little doodad (I know these have a name but it totally escapes me, lol) w/ a brad to hold it closed. A few punched dragonflies were added and I colored their wings w/ a clear glitter gel pen.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!






Supplies:
stamps: One Line Caught a Bug?, Caught a Bug Greeting, Flower/Dragonfly Postage Frame
paper: white
ink: VersaFine onyx, Kaleidacolor Caribbean Sea
accessories: Spellbinders dies, markers, clear glitter gel pen, dragonfly punches, doodad whatchamacallit (wow, spell check did not light up at that word!) & tiny brad to hold the panel closed

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