Hello and Welcome! Hope you are having a good summer.

Happy Birthday, Leo!

The Kings of the summer – born in July and August.  This month I am using the Cheerful Paper line from  Creative Memories for the Leo birthday card.

 http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h19/mtarot/Cards/IMG_7980cards1.jpg

I made the clip art using the Zodiac03 font. I downloaded this font – free – from dafont.com. Great font! 

 http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h19/mtarot/Cards/leocardblog1.jpg

Want just the clip art? Here it is . I filled in the font using Storybook Creator Plus software and Cheerful Paper line from Creative Memories. (This picture links for a full size version I uploaded to photobucket.com).

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h19/mtarot/Cards/LeoCardCliipArt-Page001-1.png

I also have some card greetings for you – along with the Leo astrology symbol, and a rainbow ribbon for the inside of your card –

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h19/mtarot/Cards/cardinside-blog4.jpg

 

 This month I also show how to make this card front into a tag, for a present or bag. Here’s my example –

 http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h19/mtarot/Cards/tag-blog3.jpg

To make this easy, fun, FREE card (or tag!) –

1)      Download the photographs from my blog. If you want to make a 3-d card, you’ll need 2 copies of the card front.

Here is the Card Front – Full Size Print Quality

 http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h19/mtarot/Cards/LeoCardFront32011.jpg

This is the Full Size Print Quality Card Front for Orange Background Card -

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h19/mtarot/Cards/LeoCardFrontOrange.jpg

 

And this is the Full Size Print Quality Card front with the Green background –

 http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h19/mtarot/Cards/LeoCardFrontGreenBack.jpg

The photograph with the card quote and glyph is here –

 http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h19/mtarot/Cards/LeoCardInside2011-1.jpg

 

2)      These card fronts are for Small Business Size cards, 3.5” x 6” long. Need help

with this?

I have a blog entry to help you make small business size cards (cut and score):

http://lisalovestoscrapbook.com/2011/07/11/how-to-make-small-business-size-cards/ 

3)      I’m using a white card base. Orange, yellow, blue and green would look good, also. Be creative!

4)      Cut the card base from 4” wide to 3.5” wide. Or _just_ a little bit less. I use my Personal Photo Trimmer (#646206), it is easy to use and makes great cuts.

 

5)      Have Brads you want to add? Gold orOrangecolor is esp. good for Leo. Add them now so they don’t show through your card.

6)      Glue or tape the card front onto your card base. I use my tape runner (also avail. In purple) #631424

 

7)      I used scissors to cut out an extra lion picture. Keep cutting, and cut out the Happy Birthday tag and symbol while the scissors are handy.  

9)      I adhered the extra lion clip art and symbol with Foam Squares #642045

 

10)  Don’t forget the inside of your card – add the embellishments you cut out.

 

 

11)  Send to your friend with a smile!

Have a wonderful day!

Lisa

  P.S. A video tutorial on how to make these cards is up on my youtube channel!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WEZB0Qhsmc

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WEZB0Qhsmc