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Birthday Wishing Card
"Hello everyone, you can make this card in a very short time, just by using few materials like file board,crape paper, cartridge sheet, fevicol and few colors to decorate. This idea is suitable to gift this kind of card to your model or fashion designer friend. I am sure they will definitely love it. You can create different designs also by your own idea. I am just going to show you a basic card making from which you can make your own one and make your friends happy by gifting it."
Time to CompleteUnder an hour
Primary TechniqueMixed Media
Project or Page SizeCard
Type of Paper UsedCardboard
Materials List
- cardboard or fileboard
- cartridge sheet
- color pencils
- color markers
- basic stationary - pencil, eraser
- crape paper
- fevicol
Instructions
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Initially, cut the file-board in the size you want your card to be.
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Cut the cartridge sheet in the same size as your file-board.
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Stick the cartridge sheet on the file-board that you have cut to make your card stiff.
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Draw a basic model on the card with face, hands and legs and color it as per your choice.
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Use markers to write wishes on the side of your card.
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At last, put very little fevicol on all the body part of the model to make her dress.
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After that, quickly take a crape paper of any color and cut a long strip randomly.
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Fold that crape paper strip randomly directly on the body part of the model to make her dress.
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By cutting small strip of crape paper make a belt of her dress and stick it properly to give a little 3D effect.
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Your card is ready to gift.
NotesDon't put more fevicol while making the dress as the crape paper is very thin and might be it will tear off.