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Best Friend

Happy Easter to Everyone!

Today I am going to show you the steps for the parts of the Best Friend card where I used the Kreaxions tools. I loved working with the punches and doing double punches create a lace accent. If you want to know more about the parts of the card not discussed in this post feel free to ask in the comments and I will be more than happy help.

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Kreaxions Tools Used


How To Make The Lace Accent

LaceAccent

  1. Cut a 4” x 1 ½” strip of cream paper
  2. Line up the Kreaxions 307 Punch using insert A
  3. Slide the strip to the right and align the pattern so only half of the pattern is visible and make the punch
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  4. Repeat step 3 until you have a total of 4 punches
  5. Use a pencil and draw lines halfway between each of the flower punch on the back of the strip of paper
  6. Turn the punch upside down and and align the sinter of the flower along the lines and punch at each line
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  7. Use scissors to snip away the bottom if needed

Optional Step

  1. Add a little shadow of the edges using the a color similar to the background you are going to attach the accent to

Kreaxions Tools Used

How to make the Butterflies

ButterFly

  1. Find a pattern butterfly stamp that you like
  2. Stamp a section of light blue paper using a slightly darker ink than the paper 
  3. Turn the Kreaxions Punch 604 Butterfly upside down and line up with the pattern and punch it
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  4. Repeat previous step to create a second butterfly
  5. Use a finger from under each wing to roll a curve into each wing

Optional Steps

  1. Instead of a pattern butterfly stamp you could use a patterned light blue paper of your choice
  2. Add a little shadow of the wings using the same color you use to stamp the butterfly
  3. Apply a little Inkssentials black Enamel Accents to the body and head of each butterfly
  4. Set them assign to dry (takes about 2 hours)
  5. Once they have dried you can apply them to the card

Kreaxions Tools Used


Well that’s all I have for you this time. I hope you enjoyed making this card and as always I hope you will make your own embellishments and unique tweaks to make it your own.  If you have any questions feel free to post them in the comments.

Have a great day!

Leslie Foley

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6 thoughts on “Best Friend

  1. Bev

    stunning and beautiful.. great double edge punched border.. love it

  2. GinniG

    What a BEAUTIFUL card! LOVE LOVE LOVE that tulip punch and will definitely be trying that border tip! Thanks for a great tutorial!

  3. Lucy Chesna

    THis is awesome…thanks for showing us how you did it.

  4. Lisa Moen

    Love your lace looking border! TFS!

  5. Linda Beeson

    Very clever butterflies and wow on that punched border!!! It is amazing and I am soooo trying that.

  6. Lisa

    Thanks for the great lace tutorial, Leslie! the card is amazing.

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