Happy Day!! It’s Wednesday and that means it’s time for another Craft!!
This week we are playing with Mesh Ribbons!! Layering these ribbons makes a lot of fun colors and textures, so let’s make a card to play with them!!
Watch the video below:
Let’s start by choosing our card base!! We have a few colors to choose from, and you’ll also need a quarter-sheet to create the ‘pocket’ our mesh will hide in.
After you chose your colors we’ll punch circle holes through both sheets! If you wanted to use these circles as embellishments for your card- that’s a great idea!
Make sure they line up but DON’T tape the papers down yet- we have to attach our ribbons!
Time to choose our ribbons!!
You could choose any colors- let’s go for three!!
Check out how if you layer even the same colors in different ways they’ll stand out and make different overlapping shades!!
I chose green, yellow, and blues to match my card!
To attach the ribbon between the papers you’ll need to arrange them how you like, trim them to just fit outside of the circle, and use doublesided tape to secure them in place!
Now when you overlap your other paper, the mesh will be sandwiched between!
Let’s stamp our Bear friend and sentiment, “Have a Happy Day”!
Choose colors that match well with the ribbons you chose!
We’ll mount our Bear friend to the front of the card and add the sentiment to the side! You can use doublesided tape to secure it either on the mesh or on to the paper!
Now we will watercolor our Bear to give them some color! I like adding the colors of my card to the bear, but you can make them any color you love most!!
You could add splashes by the bear’s feet as if they’re stomping puddles in the rain! I loved the splashes so much that I added some on the inside of the card too!
Taa-daa!! Your Beary-own Mesh Ribbon Card!! How fun!!
Thanks for taking the time to follow along and make something fun today!! Whoever you decide to send this to will see how much Joy and Happiness you put into making it!!
This card will be available to make ALL week, all the way until next Wednesday when we will have a whole new craft!!
We always have a variety of mesh ribbons in stock, so come explore the many ways to play with them!!
See you soon! Happy Crafting!!
Art and Happiness
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Bellingham WA 98225
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