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About the Cards
Technique: Card Making with Personal Shopper for Cardmakers
Designer: LeNae Gerig

For birthday cards, love, thank you and friendship cards, seasonal holidays and so much more, Personal Shopper for Cardmakers gives you all the supplies you need to create tons of fabulous designer cards! Just keep reading to see two of LeNae’s special Personal Shopper designs, made entirely with the contents of two Personal Shopper for Cardmakers kits.

"Celebrate! Birthday!" Card
By LeNae Gerig

Celebrate in style with this unique tri-panel card! A bright color scheme plus fun embellishments like a frosted overlay, ribbon and cute balloon-shaped brads add tons of texture, dimension and personality to this cheerful design.

Supplies:
From the March Personal Shopper for Cardmakers Kit:

• Red dots, yellow with circle words, multi striped and yellow with multi dots papers plus coordinating artwork
• Celebrate! Birthday! overlay (also available in Cardmaker’s™ Birthday Clear & Frosted Overlays)
• red balloon brads
• red grosgrain ribbon
• 4 3/4”x6” tri-panel card

Additional Supplies:

• Part not in database (may have been discontinued): #pn860007: Red
• black ink pad
• Zots™
• glue stick

Just click here for the March Personal Shopper for Cardmakers card making kit.

Instructions:

For the Card Front

1. Cover both front panels of the card with red dotted paper. Cut a 4 1/2” wide strip of yellow with circle words paper and glue it across the front of the two panels, 7/8” from the bottom edge, and trim the excess paper even with the edges of the card. Cut two 7/8” wide strips of multi stripes paper. Glue one strip overlapping each of the seams between the red dotted and yellow with circle words papers. Trim the excess paper even with the edges of the card and use scissors to cut through the yellow with circle words and multi stripes papers, separating the two panels.
2. Add three red balloon brads to the front of the card, positioning the brads in the centers of the circles on the yellow with circle words paper. Cut out the yellow with multi stripes tag and the “Celebrate! Birthday!” overlay. Apply a small amount of glue stick to the back of the overlay and glue it at an angle over the tag. Glue the tag at an angle on the card front, gluing the tab end over the left panel and letting the tag lay unglued overlapping the right panel. Cut an 8” length of red grosgrain ribbon and trim the tails at an angle. Tie the ribbon into a shoestring bow, then use a Zot™ to secure the bow over the tab at the top of the tag.

For the Card Inside

1. Cut a 3 7/8”x5 1/4” piece of yellow with multi dots paper, then ink the edges black and glue centered on inside of the card.
2. Cut out the light blue with rickrack border and glue it centered across the inside of the card, overlapping the yellow with circle words paper. Cut out the “Wishing you a delightful day” quote and glue it centered over the light blue with rickrack border, then cut out the “Happy Birthday” ribbon fragment and glue it centered under the quote.

"For You Card"
By LeNae Gerig

The rich, versatile color scheme on this stylish square card makes it perfect for both men and women. LeNae journaled a special “Happy Birthday” message on a coordinating label on the inside of the card–recreate this card for an upcoming birthday, or write a different message for any other occasion!

Supplies:
From the February Personal Shopper for Cardmakers Kit:

• Tan textured, tan/brown stripe and burgundy texture papers plus tags
• mica
• copper triangle clip
• tan twill (1/2” wide)
• 4 3/4” square blank card

Additional Supplies:

• black pen
• brown ink pad
• foam tape
• Zots™
• glue stick

Just click here for the February Personal Shopper for Cardmakers card making kit.

Instructions:
For the Card Front:

1. Turn the card so the fold is on the left. Cover the card front with tan texture paper and ink the edges brown. Cut a 4 1/4” square of tan/brown stripe paper and glue it centered on the card front with the stripes running horizontally. Cut a 3 3/4” square of burgundy texture paper and ink the edges, then glue it centered on the tan/brown stripe paper. Cut a 7/8” wide strip of tan/brown stripe paper with the stripes running horizontally and ink the edges brown. Glue the strip vertically down the card front, 7/8” from the fold.
2. Tie a knot in a length of tan twill and position the twill centered down the strip of tan/brown striped paper with the knot toward the top of the card. Use Zots™ to secure the ribbon in place and trim the excess ribbon even with the top and bottom edges of the card. Slide the end of one copper triangle clip through the knot.
3. Peel off two layers of 1 1/2” square mica and glue them overlapping at varying angles over the burgundy texture portion of the card front. Cut out the tag and use foam mounting tape to secure it over the mica pieces, tucking the left edge into the triangle clip.

For the Card Inside:

1. Cut a 1/4” wide strip of tan textured paper and glue it across the inside of the card, 1/2” from the top edge. Trim the excess paper even with the edge of the card.
2. Cut out the label and use a black pen to journal “Happy Birthday!” onto the blank area. Glue the label over the tan texture paper strip, 1/4” from the right edge of the card.