WAVES

This card has a very masculine feeling with its bold geometry and  the powerful imagery inside the card .

What you need:

Small Beauties Waves (CP54) combination pack including card stock, teabag/ backing paper and decorative paper

A 4 sheet of soft tan coloured shimmering card

A4 sheet of silver paper

A4 sheet of gold paper

Glue stick

Scissors and craft knife

A. Creating the front panel

1) Measure and cut out a strip from the Waves teabag/backing paper (bottom pattern)  7.5 by 20.6 cm. This will include 3 large gold butterfly  shapes. (See photo.)

2) Cut out the centre of 2 of the butterfly shapes, the left and the right ones,  leaving the centre one still with its  gold shape.  Glue these to your sheet of  silver paper.

3) Trim the bottom following the  zigzag indentations of the design and leaving a small border of silver.  Trim the top (straight edge) also leaving a small border of silver.

4) Cut out another strip from your teabag/backing  paper (middle pattern) approx. 2.6 cm by 20.6 cm, and trim the zig zag top.  (See photo). 

5) Score and fold your sheet of soft tan card to make a  landscape card  11.5 cm high by  by 20.6 cm wide with the fold at the top.

6) Glue  the first strip  with the silver backing  to the bottom edge  of the front panel of the card. Then glue the second strip just above this.

7) Now cut out the central butterfly shape making a window which allows you to see into the card

B. Creating the inside panel

1.) Cut out a piece of silver paper 6 cm by 20.6 cm and glue to the centre of the card.

2.) Cut out a strip of teabag paper (bottom pattern)  5.3 cm by 20.6 cm and glue to the centre of the silver paper.

3.) Cut out 2 strips of teabag/backing paper  2.3 cm by 20.6 cm which mirroir each other, and glue these, one  at the top and one at the bottom, overlapping the silver paper  to leave a small edge.  (See photo)

4.) Cut out the large photo(with border) of the green wave from the Wave card stock and glue to a piece of silver paper to create a small silver border.  Cut it out again with the silver edging and glue to the centre of the card.

C. Finishing off the card

1.) Cut out your lettering  and glue your message inside the card underneath the main strip of pattern.

2.) Cut out a small strip of gold paper .5cm by 20.6 cm and glue this to bottom edge inside the card

3.) On the outside panel, cut again  the bottom edge following the zigzag  but leaving a small edging of your tan card.