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A Year of Change
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1996 was a year of change for our family.
The four seasons represent the changes we see all around us.
I sought to add more detail to these decorative accents to reflect the
added color and dimension of our "new surroundings" in 1996.
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- Supplies
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Liquid Appliqué - Marvy Uchida
- red, yellow, green, and white
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Leaf Punches - Marvy Uchida
- super jumbo leaf, jumbo birch leaf
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Decorating Chalks - Craf-T Products
- Snowflake Stencil - Plaid Industries
- Sunflower Stencil - American Traditional
- Large Dragonfly - TheCardLadies.com
- Diecuts - Ellison
- Sizzix Fun Serif letter and number diecuts
- Cardstock -
- white, red, green, tan, brown, orange, yellow, blue
- Miscellaneous
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clear glitter, foam tape
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Detail of leaves
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| Instructions |
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Dab white Liquid Appliqué through snowflake stencil all over blue cardstock. Dab red Liquid Appliqué on red punched leaves, yellow Liquid Appliqué on yellow punched leaves and mix yellow and red to create orange Liquid Appliqué on orange punched leaves. Repeat process for green and yellow Liquid Appliqué on green birch punched leaves and sunflower stencil. Dab green Liquid Appliqué on dragonfly diecut and brush white Liquid Appliqué on wings in diagonal strokes. Add glitter to body of dragonfly. Heat all applications of Liquid Appliqué or allow to dry overnight. (Secure loose glitter with glue).
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Cut blue and white panels with art to 4-1/2" squares. Cut background white and yellow cardstock to 4-3/4" squares. Repeat for red and green cardstock and adhere all squares as shown.
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Brush green and white chalk on sunflower leaves, white on petal tips, and brown in center.
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Layer fall leaves randomly on red cardstock, popping up some for added dimension. Repeat with birch leaves on green cardstock. Affix dragonfly and title with foam tape as shown.
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