Weekend Project For You! MEDITERRANEAN THANK YOU'S

"MEDITERRANEAN THANK YOUS"

DESIGNED BY: Craft Marketing Connections, Inc.
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate
TIME TO COMPLETE: 1-3 hours
APPROPRIATE FOR: Thank You's and other Note Cards
PROJECT TYPE: Cardmaking

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

• Elmer's® Products, Inc.:
  
  • CraftBond™ Extra Strength Glue Stick
  • CraftBond™ Glue Tape Runner, Permanent
  • CraftBond™ Foam Mounting Tape
  • CraftBond™ Glue Spots, Thin-small
  • CraftBond™ Glue Spots, 3D PopUp-medium
  • CraftBond™ Quick Dry Glue Dualtip Pen
  • CraftBond™ Gel Pens
  • X-ACTO® Designer 12" Rotary Paper Trimmer
  • X-ACTO® Designer 6" Precision Tip Scissors
  • X-ACTO® Designer Corner Rounder Punch
  • X-ACTO® Scallop Pack Decorative Edge Scissors
  • X-ACTO® Designer Circle Cutter
• Five 12" x 12" coordinating scrapbook papers (or double-sided papers), orange/blue
• Four black "Thank You" rub-ons
• Ten orange 1/8" gemstones
• Three black 1/16" gemstones
• 10" length of 1/4" wide decorative, blue trim
• 5/8" buttons: two blue, one orange
• 1/4" white brad

PROJECT DIRECTIONS:

1. Use X-ACTO® Designer 12" Rotary Paper Trimmer to cut four 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" pieces. Fold into four cards measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".
2. Refer to photo for embellishing cards using one or more of the following techniques, as desired.
   
   • Cut various rectangles of coordinating paper and use CraftBond™ Permanent Glue Tape Runner to attach.
   • Use X-ACTO® Designer Corner Rounder Punch to round edges on rectangles.
   • Trim edges with X-ACTO® Decorative Edge Scissors.
   • Tear along edges of rectangles to expose white paper inside for distressed look.
   • Apply rub-on words to rectangles according to manufacturer's instructions.
   • Double mount pieces, creating dimension by using CraftBond™ Foam MountingTape.
   • To make the flower, use X-ACTO® Designer Circle Cutter to cut three circles: 1 1/2", 2" and 2 1/2" in diameter. Tear 1/4" off edges. Layer circles and insert brad into center. Bend circle edges upward.

Refer to photo to assemble cards using the adhesives above as well as the following products:

• Use X-ACTO® Designer 6" Precision Tip Scissors to cut fabric trim to correct length and attach to card using CraftBond™ Extra Strength Glue Stick.
• Use Craft Bond™ Glue Spots Thin-small to attach buttons to card.
• Use Craft Bond™ Quick Dry Glue Dualtip Pen to attach gemstones to cards.
• Attach flower to front of card using Craft Bond™ Glue Spots, 3D PopUp medium.
• Use CraftBond™ Gel Pens to write message inside cards.