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Cottage Flower Circle Frame St. Patrick's Day Cards
by Anne Thompson

I decided this week to make some cards for St. Patrick's Day.  In going through the newest 2019 Spring Collection, I settled on the COTTAGE FLOWER CIRCLE FRAME die 94242 as the focal image for my cards.  Those little flowers made me think of four-leaf clovers, though I ended up treating them as blossoms.

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All three cards are the same design with just a change in notecard colors, papers, and bows.

These are the three dies I used:

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  • select a green notecard; cut the Cottage Flower Circle Frame and "cheers" from medium green cardstock
  • cut a circle from white cardstock that is the same size as the Cottage Flower Circle Frame
  • use a glue pen to attach the flower frame to the white circle; add the completed image to the card front
  • add tiny pearls on the littlest blossoms and ones slightly larger on the other 12 flowers in the frame
  • add more pearls to the tiny separate sprig and use a glue dot to attach it to the bow
  • use a larger glue dot to secure the bow inside the circle
  • use a large glue dot or foam pop dot to adhere the gold shamrock coin inside the circle 
  • use a glue pen to attach the green letters to the white outline "cheers" and attach it to the card

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  • select a lime green notecard, white cardstock, Key Lime Distressed Dot paper, lime green bow
  • assemble in the same manner as the first card

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  • select a blue-green notecard, blue-green striped paper, white cardstock for "cheers", and a blue-green bow
  • assemble as the others omitting the white circle behind the flower frame

I LOVE all of the frame dies in this new collection!!!  So much fun to think of ways to use them!

Happy Crafting!

Anne Signature

Comments

Very clever use of the flower die...I’m going to do the same, now that u have me thinking outside of the box! Thank you!

Those frame dies re indeed both versatile and attractive!

Simply great use of the dies, love the stripes one!

Beautiful, adorables!! !

How beautiful! Top of the Morning to you! Great cards!

Beautiful! I practically love the lime green card. Thank you so much for the Saint Patrick’s day inspiration!

such a beauty in green!

Fabulous cards, all so impressive!

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