spring cards

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Designer: Angie Hagist
http://www.angiehagist.typepad.com
My name is Angie and I live in Jacksonville, Florida with my Husband and two girls.  I love paper crafting and have been using Fiskars tools since I began - way back in my teenage years!  I love giving handmade card sets to my friends and family for birthdays or Christmas, so I try to have sets on hand, ready to give.  The spring colors of this set would make it the perfect hostess gift to give my mother-in-law for our Easter celebration!   I bet she'll love it!

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Instructions (Print version)

Card #1: Friend Card
Supplies:

Fiskars 12" Deluxe Portable Trimmer
Fiskars Tool Taxi
Fiskars 1/2" Round the Bend Squeeze Corner Rounder
Fiskars Apron Lace border punch
Fiskars 1" round n round squeeze punch
Heidi Grace Sweetest Bug Charming Cottage patterned paper
Heidi Grace Sweetest Bug Sweet Stripes patterned paper
Heidi Grace Sweetest Bug Dimensional Word Stickers
Other: White, tan, & purple cardstock; light blue embroidery floss; white marker, green ink

Instructions:
1. Trim white cardstock to 11"x4.25".  Use paper trimmer and stylus from the Tool Taxi to create fold line.  Use the same technique to emboss stripes along the bottom 1.5" of the card.  Round corners.
2.  Cut 2.5"x4.25" strip of tan paper.  Cut 2.25"x4.25" strip of the Charming Cottage paper.  Mat the dotted paper on the tan paper.  Use white marker to create a dotted border on the tan edges.
3. Create two small 4.25" strips of scalloped purple cardstock using the Apron Lace border punch.  Add to the top edge of the dotted paper by sewing it into place.
4. Using the circle punch, punch four circles  from the flower stripe of the Sweet Stripes patterned paper.  Ink edges with green ink and attach to card approximately 1" from the folded edge.  Trim excess with the craft knife attachment of the Tool Taxi.  Add the combined paper strip to cover the bottom half of the circles to create a scalloped look.
5.  Attach sticker to card as shown.

Card #2 - Hello Card
Supplies:

Fiskars Round the Corner squeeze punch
Fiskars XL Block Party squeeze punch
Fiskars Threading Water border punch
Fiskars 12" Deluxe paper trimmer
Fiskars Tool Taxi
Fiskars adhesive foam squares
Heidi Grace Sweetest Bug Lovely Day patterned paper
Heidi Grace Sweetest Bug Dimensional Icon Stickers
Heidi Grace Heidi's Hearts Jumbo 12x12 rub-ons
Other: Cardstock in purple, green, white, tan, and teal; White pen; ink in teal and green

Instructions:
1. Cut purple cardstock to 4.25"x8.5".  Create a fold line by using the paper trimmer's groove and stylus from the Tool Taxi.  Round all corners with the small Round the Corner squeeze punch.
2. Cut Lovely Day patterned paper to 4" square and round corners using the squeeze punch.  Ink edges with teal ink and attach to card.
3. Use the Threading Water border punch to create two corners out of green cardstock.  This can be tricky, but I punched one side, then switched it to the other edge of the paper, turning the punch over to line up the last hole so it would create a perfect rounded corner.
4. Punch tan paper using the XL square squeeze punch.  Ink the edge with green ink.  Mat it with teal paper and use white pen to create a dotted border.  Add scalloped corners to two opposite sides of the square, then attach it to the card.
5. Add flower sticker to the center. 
6. Add rub-on greeting to white cardstock. Mat with purple cardstock and add to the card using adhesive foam squares.

Card #3 - Inspire Love
Supplies:
Fiskars 12" Deluxe paper trimmer
Fiskars Tool Taxi
Fiskars comfort grip micro-tip scissors
Fiskars Apron Lace border punch

Fiskars 1/2" Round the Bend Squeeze Corner Rounder

Fiskars adhesive foam squares

Heidi Grace Sweetest Bug Charming Cottage patterned paper

Heidi Grace Sweetest Bug Words Clear Stamps
Heidi Grace Sweetest Bug Clear Icon Stickers
Heidi Grace Sweetest Bug Clear Overlay Shapes
Other: Cardstock in pink, white, and teal; tan embroidery floss, tan twill tape, black ink, markers

Instructions:
1. Cut pink cardstock to 7"x10". Create a fold line by using the paper trimmer's groove and stylus from the Tool Taxi.  Round two corners with the Round the Bend squeeze punch.
2.Cut 3.5"x5.5" block of teal cardstock.  Create scalloped border along one edge using the Apron Lace border punch.  Add 3"x5.25" block of patterned paper to the teal cardstock and create a stitched border around the paper. Attach to card.
3. Add twill tape to the left edge of block as shown.
4. Stamp image onto white cardstock, color with markers and cut out using micro-tip scissors.  Attach to card using adhesive foam squares.

5. Add stickers and overlay to complete card.