A Spring Card to Make Using Cricut!

Floral Fence Card

This is a sweet card that can be used for any number of occasions including Mother’s Day.
Supplies:

1 5” x 7” blank card
1 Light blue or green card stock for card base
1 White card stock
1 Sheet 140 lb. Watercolor paper
1 Set watercolor pencil (suggest Faber-Castell)
1 Waterbrush (suggest Kuretake Co.)
Two face tape
Zig 2 way glue
Cricut Machine
Cricut Cartridges: “Life is a Beach”
                              “Paper Doll Dress Up”
Directions:
Cover card front with blue or green paper.
Cut white fence from “Paper Doll Dress Up” at 2”.
Glue fence to card at bottom using Zig glue.

Use watercolor paper to cut tropical flowers and leaves from “Life is a Beach” at 3”.

Color flowers lightly from center out with pencils (always begin with light colors first) blending each color with the next color as you go. (yellow, orange, pink). Blend  the blue into the green for the leaves (not totally blended).

Use the water brush to paint the colors from light in the center to the outside edge of the flowers. Paint with the leaves.

Let dry.
Apply two face tape to center of flower and leaf backs.

Adhere them to the top of the fence and bend them to give a 3D appearance.

Add butterflies or Mother’s Day stamp and you have a lovely card.