Paper straw

Patterned paper

White card

Circle dies

Scoring board and bone folder

Acetate

How to:

Cut 2 strips of patterned paper measuring 12″ x 1.5″

Score both strips at every half inch.

Flip over and score on the other side at every inch.

Valley/mountain fold both strips.

Apply adheside to the end of one strip and adhere the other strip to it to make one long piece.

Apply adhesive to one end of the paper and adhere to the other end.

Cut a 3″ circle from white card and apply adhesive to it.

Fold the patterened paper into a rosette shape, with the back facing upward and adhere the circle to it. Hold in place until it’s secure and the rosette doesn’t lose it’s shape.

Flip the rosette over so that the front is facing up, and apply a generous blob of adhesive in the hole at the centre of rosette

Slide the straw up behind the patterened paper and on top of the white circle, until it’s sitting on the glue. Set to one side to allow the glue to dry.

Stamp Bee Mine on to white card and colour with your desired medium

Cut out with a 3.5″ circle.

Cut one 3.5″ circle from white card, and another one from acetate, and set aside.

Cut two white card frames and one patterned paper frame by positioning a smaller (3″) die inside the larger (3.5″) die and run through your die cutter.

Sandwich the acetate in between the 2 white card frames.

Adhere the patterned paper frame on top of front frame.

Cut a narrow strip of foam tape and make partial cuts in it on the outer edge. This allows you to curl it around the circle frame. Apply a double layer of the foam tape all around the inside of the acetate window, removing the tape backing from the first layer before adding the second layer.

Remove the backing from the tape and pour in some shaker mixer.
(It’s easier to remove the backing before adding the shaker mix)

Retrieve the image and white circle and adhere them together.

With the image facing down, carefully line up the cirlces and press down on to the foam tape.

Turn it over to see your shaker.

Apply a generous amount of wet glue to the underside of the shaker.

Retrieve the lollipop and centre the shaker into the middle of the rosette. Press down firmly to get a good bond.

Stamp the sentiment from the Bee Mine set onto a strip of white card and fishtail the ends.

Adhere to the top of the shaker, as shown.

Tie a ribbon around the straw, just under the rosette to finish it off.

Over To You!

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MWAH

Elaineabella