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Woven Ribbon Framed Card
Creating your own card is an easy and fun activity for anytime
of year. This colorful card looks rather fancy with a cutout frame
and woven-ribbon art. But the idea works for any picture or
drawing you want to use. Best of all it’s quick and simple to
make, and easy to personalize.
Card Materials:
Pretty paper - 6 inches wide and 12 inches long
Scissors
Glue
Ruler
Insert Materials:
Pretty paper- about 5 inches wide and 3 inches long
Cheap gift-wrapping ribbon, assorted colors - anywhere from 1/3 to
¾ inch wide and as long as needed
Scissors
Glue
Instructions:
1. To create your card, just take the large piece of pretty
paper and fold it into three equal sections lengthwise. This
should create three sections, each 6 inches wide and 4 inches
long. The thicker the paper, the better.
2. In the middle section, measure with a ruler and cut out a
rectangle, leaving at least a ½-inch strip around each side to act
as a frame.
3. Paste a picture or drawing in the middle section, so that the
card frames the art. Fold one of the section ends over the back of
the picture and glue. Now you have a basic folding card, with a
picture on the front, and you can open it to a clean paper for
writing on each side.
4. To create my fun woven ribbon insert for this basic card,
use the smaller pretty paper in a contrasting color to the card.
Simply measure the length of ribbon needed, and glue 4-8 strips,
evenly spaced, down the back bottom edge and left side of the
insert. Let dry. Now you have ribbons attached to the card that
you can weave together.
5. Fold the ribbons over the edge and onto the front of the
insert. Weave ribbons together, and pull tight at the end. Fold
ribbon ends over card back again and glue in place. So ribbons
attached at the bottom of the insert back should end at the top of
the insert back. Ribbons attached on the left side should end on
the right side.
6. Slip insert into back of card frame and glue in place, then
fold card as directed. Write your message in the card.
7. Cut a few extra strands of ribbon and curl them into little
ringlet’s. Place the ribbons in an envelope, insert card and close
envelope, then it’s all ready to give!
Notes:
You tape or glue the ribbons to the backside of the insert to give
a cleaner, tighter, and more secure weave pattern. You tape or
glue the insert to the card to make sure it stays in place,
regardless if it’s mailed or hand-delivered.
However, if you’re sending a beautiful photograph that the
recipient may want to get professionally framed, just tape the
picture to the card so it’s easy to remove.
When you do the ribbon weaving on the card insert, remember that
you can do an open weave, where the ribbon strands are placed far
apart, or you can do a closed weave, where the ribbon strands are
place right next to each other. An open weave will show the insert
paper, and a closed weave will show just the ribbon.
by Aysha Schurman
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