Hello fellow KnK-ers!
I had a Birthday Card to make recently for one of my Neices who loves Butterflies. Well, Easel Cards are always a winner with any recipient and having a Zing means that I can make them any shape or size I like. So, today I have a Butterfly Easel Card to share 🙂
These are the Materials I used:
- My magnificent KnK Zing
- Make the Cut Software
- Worldwin Colormates Smooth & Silky Cardstock
- Double Sided Tape
- Lightweight Card & Sparkles from my stash
These are the Zing Settings I used:
- Blade = Standard
- Blade Height = 25 post-it notes
- Offset = 0.30
- Speed = 10
- Force = 100 (60 for the lightweight card)
- Passes = 1
Assembly:
Pic 1. I cut the solid pieces in the cut file from some smooth & silky cardstock to form my card base as it is nice and sturdy, I then cut the detailed front layer from some lightweight card (worldwin cutmates would be great for this):
Pic 2. Fold the larger of the solid pieces along the dashed lines as shown below:
Pic 3. Add some strong double sided tape or wet glue on the area demonstrated below only:
Pic 4. Attach your smaller solid piece ensuring that all of the edges are aligned to form your easel card base:
Pic 5. Attach your detailed layer by adding tape or glue to the body area only, this will allow you to bend the wings forward and add lots of dimension to your card:
Pic 6. You will need to add a stopper for your upright shape to rest against, I cut a basic banner shape and adhered it to the base with some 3D foam pads:
Pic 7. I decorated my finished card with some sparkles and before sending this card I personalised it by added the recipients name to the stopper banner:
I hope you enjoyed today’s project, If you would like to see more projects I have created with my Zing and access my free cut files you can find my blog here: www.birdscards.com
Here is today’s Cut File: