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Spring Is Here!

Materials:

- Neenah 110lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5" x 11"
- Spring is Here 6x6 Paper Pad
- Spring is Here 6x8 Add-on Paper Pad
- Spring is Here Paper Die Cuts
- Mintay Chippies - Gardening
- Mintay Basic Patterned Paper, Sentiments-All Occasion
- 450 Quick Dry Adhesive 4.23 fl.oz
- 3D Pop Dots: 3/8" Round x162 Dual-Adhesive Foam Mount

 Preparation

1- Trim Neenah 110lb Classic Crest Cardstock to 4 ¼" x 8 ½" inches and score at 5 ½" to create the card base.
2- Trim a 5 1/4 x 4 panel from the Spring is Here Add-On Paper Pad
3- Trim a 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 panel from the Spring is Here Paper Pad, passing the scissors on the edge to make it look worn.
4- Paint the Fence from the Gardening Chippies with white paint.
5- Gather from the Paper Die Cuts – 2 butterflies, bunny and eggs

 Assembly

1- Glue your 5 ¼ x 4 panel to the card base using liquid glue

2- Mount the 4 ¾ x 3 ½ panel to your card front using 3d Pop Dots

3- Mount the painted white fence to the bottom right corner using liquid glue

4- Mount the butterflies, one in the left upper corner and the second on the fence using liquid glue.

5- Mount the bunny with liquid glue in front of the fence and the bigger size Easter egg with liquid glue and then the smaller Easter egg using 3d pop dots.

6- Finally cut the word Celebrate from the basic patterned paper, sentiments-All Occasion and adhere with liquid glue.

Designed By: Peggy-Ann Castilloux - Paper Crafter for Hollow Tree Hobbies Design Team 2024

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Let the Fun Begin Dino

Material List:

Lost Shadow Distress Oxide Ink
Neenah 110 lbs. White Cardstock
Spellbinders – Birthday Dinosaur
Spellbinders – Essential gems – Spectrum
Spellbinders – Make a Wish Arch Labels.
Spellbinders – Monster Wishes Stamp

Instructions:

Step #1

Die cut the Spellbinders Birthday Dinosaur from a 110 lbs. white cardstock.
With scrap cardstock:

Die cut the spine from a pastel orange cardstock
Die cut the little flower using  pink, purple and teal cardstock.
Die cut Branch using pastel green.

Step #2

Using your blending brush ink the dinosaur body pieces with Distress Oxide Lost Shadow applying pressure on the brush in areas you would like darker.

Step #3

For the middle of the eyes and the lashes I die cut them on a 110 lbs. with white cardstock and colored with a black marker or you can cut out of black scrap cardstock

Step #4

Assemble the dinosaur by gluing eye, lashes, legs, and spine. Finish with gluing the flowers and branch on the top of the dinosaur head. See picture below for placement!

Step #5

Cut ½’’ x 4" strips from the following colors of cardstock yellow, green, teal, blue, orange pink, lavender, and purple cardstocks.

Step #6

Die cut the third arch die in Make a Wish Arch Label set from a 110 lbs. white cardstock.

Step #7

Cut a piece of white cardstock to 4" x 5 1/2".  Glue the eight strips of card stock from step #5 on to this piece of cardstock starting a ½" from the bottom.  When your finished you should have a 1/2" left at the top.

Step #8

Stamp sentiment in the left ‘’corner’’ of the arch using a black ink.

Step #9

Place foam dots/squares on the back of the Arch and center this arch on the rainbow stipes you created in Step #7.

Step #10

Glue the assembled dinosaur towards the base of the arch. Added some sparkle to the center of the flowers using Spellbinders Essential gems.

Step #11

Cut a piece of white cardstock at 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".  Center and glue dinosaur finished piece to this piece of cardstock

Step #12

Glue your matted piece in Step 11 to an A2 card base.  A2 card is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Created by Natasha Boucher

2024 Hollow Tree Hobbies Design Team Member

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A Special Day

Supplies:

- Neenah 110lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 x 11
- Color Swatch: Teal - 49 And Market Collection Pack 6" x 8"
- Color Swatch: Teal Rub-On Transfer Set
- Elements - Color Swatch: Teal Mini Laser Cut Outs
- White Twine
- 450 Quick Dry Adhesive 4.23 fl.oz
- 3D Pop Dots: 3/8"; Round Foam Mount

Preparation:

1- Trim Neenah 110lb Classic Crest Cardstock to 4 ¼ inches x 8 ½ inches and score at 5½ inches to create the card base.

2- Trim paper from the Collection pack to 4 x 5 ¼ inches, then cut it to make two
panels, 4 x 3 inches and 4 x 1 ¼ inches

3- From the mini laser cut elements cut the lace trim to 4 inches two times,
adhere to the two panels , one at the bottom and the second on the top using
liquid glue

4- Add twine on the larger panel just under the lace trim and glue the heart cut out
in the middle of the bow.

Assembly

1- Adhere the two panels from the collection pack to the card base using 3d pop dots leaving enough space to add the rub-on sentiment.

2- Add the rub on sentiment Special Day directly on the card base.

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Classy Floral Card

Supplies:

- Neenah 110lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 x 11
- Neenah 80lb Solar White Cardstock 8.5 x 11
- Simply Black - 8.5X11 Whole Spectrum Heavyweight Cardstock (25 Sheets)
- Color Swatch: Teal Rub-On Transfer Set
- Color Swatch: Teal - 49 And Market Collection Pack 
- Elements - Color Swatch: Teal Mini Laser Cut Outs
- Black Alcohol Marker
- 450 Quick Dry Adhesive 4.23 fl.oz
-3D Pop Dots: 3/8 Round x162 Dual-Adhesive Foam Mount

Preparation
1. Trim Neenah 110lb Classic Crest Cardstock to 5 1/2 inches x 8 ½ inches and score at 4 1/4inches to create the card base.

2. Trim Neenah 80lb Solar White Cardstock to 5 ¼ x 4 inches to create card base panel, using your black marker splatter the panel, I tapped my marker on my bonefolder to create the splatter.

3. Cut three rectangles to 1 1/2 x 3 inches out of the black cardstock, One rectangle 1 ¼ x 2 ¾ inches out of Neenah 80lb cardstock and two rectangles 1 ¼ x 2 ¾ inches out of the Color Swatch Teal Collection pack

4. Gather die-cuts from the Teal Mini Laser Cut Elements, I used 2 leaves,1 flower and the Best Friends tag.

Assembly
1. Mount the splattered panel to your card base using the liquid glue

2. Add the rub on to the white rectangle that is cut to 1 ¼ x 2 ¾ inches

3. Mount the 3 rectangles that are cut to 1 ¼ x 2 ¾ inches to the 3 black rectangles using the 3d pop dots, then adhere all 3 panels to your splattered panel using liquid glue. I used a ruler to space them evenly.

4. Glue the 2 leaves using liquid glue and adhere the flower using 3d pop dots to white rectangle over top of the rub on.

5. Mount the Best Friends tag to the white panel, ¼ of an inch from the bottom using 3d pop dots.

Created By:  Peggy-Ann Castilloux - Papercrafter for Hollow Tree Hobbies Design Team 2024

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Easy Step Card

Easy Step Card

Welcome to Hollow Tree Hobbies Blog and today I am going to share with you the measurements so you can pre-cut then follow along in the YouTube Video. 

Cutting Guide

#1.   4” x 3”

#2.   4 1/8” x 3 1/8” (make 2)

#3.   1 1/8” x 4 1/8”

#4.   4” x 3”

#5.   4” x 3”

#6.   1” x 4”

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