Here is the Mother’s Day I card made using the Mother’s Day Sample Dot-to-Dot on the inside. I prefer to put the puzzle on the bottom half of the inside of the cards, but this time the message to Mom seemed more important. This card uses foam tape to layer the art work for a more 3-D effect.
Supplies I used:
- 4 sheets of patterned cardstock
- 1 sheet of regular cardstock
- Clip art sheet with butterflies and rose
- Clip art sheet with sentiment frames
- 1 8½” x 11″ sheet of heavy white cardstock
- Greatest Dot-to-Dot Sample Newspaper Puzzle for Mother’s Day
Tools I used:
- Markers
- Pebbles Pearlescent Chalks
- Scissors
- Tape
- Foam Tape
- Fiskars Treading Water Border Punch
- Paper Cutter
Print out the two pdf clip art files from above. Color in the roses, leaves and butterflies. The extra images will be placed on top of the larger ones to layer with foam tape. I colored mine in different colors and then chose which one I like best to be on top. I then cut out all the images, choosing one of the sentiment frames. I took the chalk and ran it along the edge of the rose frame and the sentiments frames to add dimension.
Paper dimensions:
- Cut 8½” x 11″ sheet of heavy white cardstock down to 6½” x 10″. Score cardstock in half to make card 6½” x 5″.
- Cut pattern paper to be used on front of card (4½” x 6½” for front of card, 4″ x 5½” for inside of card)
- Cut plain cardstock (1¼” x 6½” for front of card scallop strip, 5″ x 6½” for inside bottom of card)
- Cut light pattern paper (1″ x 6½” for front of card scallop strip, ¾” x 4″ for inside of card scallop strip)
- Cut striped pattern paper (½” x 6½” for inside of card)
- Cut pattern paper for under puzzle (5″ x 6½” for inside top of card under puzzle, 1½” x 4″ for inside of card left of scallop)
Use the images below to layer the paper.
Enjoy and Happy Mother’s Day!