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Leaf Vellum Card
Materials Needed  
  8 ½” x 11” cardstock - 3, ivory, 1 gold, and 1 brown
  Leaf vellum
  Fiskars 3-in-1 corner punch – leaves and elegant
  Fiskars ShapeCutter™ - envelope and rectangle template
  Fiskars personal trimmer
  Foam tape
  Xyron machine
  Glue
 
Instructions
  1. Measure and cut a card to fit the envelope template along with an envelope cut of ivory card stock. (Assemble the envelope at this time.)
  2. Cut a rectangle out of a piece of the ivory and gold cardstock that measures 2 ½” x 4” using the ShapeCutter™.
  3. Decide what leaves you want to show through the window you just cut and mount the vellum to the back of the window. Trim the ivory mat to about ¼” wide around the vellum window.
  4. Mount the piece of gold cardstock behind the ivory matching up the two windows along the edges. Trim the gold to about a ¼” mat and punch each corner with the 3-in-1 corner punch.
  5. Cut out 4 squares that measure 1-3/8” to 1 ½” out of the brown card stock using the personal trimmer. Punch 2 opposite corners of each square using the 3-in-1 punch. Glue each brown square behind the corner of the gold mat matching up the punch design.
  6. Place 4 strips of foam tape along the inside of the vellum opening making sure that it encloses a place for the leaves to move around underneath the vellum window.
  7. Punch a bunch of leaves out of the brown using the 3-in 1 corner punch and put them in a pile in the center of the card. Peel off the foam tape backing and center it over the pile of leaves on the front of the card and press down to seal all the edges.
  8. Cut another brown and gold square and punch the opposite corner of each one. Cut both squares in half on top of one another. Trim the gold even with the brown and glue in the corners of the front of the envelope.
  9. Cut out 3 individual leaves from the remaining vellum and run through the Xyron machine. Place them in a pleasing arrangement on the inside flap of the envelope.



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