love your greensCompleted by Pamela Horton The whispering Platypus

A Beautiful design of snap dragons from Jeannette Collins, an easy quick card, so versatile for any celebration or occasion. This design is so simple to make, just print, cut out, and place onto a prepared card. The card I made is an ivory print 27 x 13.75cm.

However if you like to spend some time, here is what I did, in a step by step method.

I printed the sheet supplied twice, and used one, to firstly attach to a black backing sheet 13x 13cm with double sided tape.

I used a sliver and black peel off sheet to colour the silver, in the same green tones, as the card, with a permanent pen, then attached it, right on the edge of the black backing sheet.

With the second copy, I carefully cut out the green rectangle element and the circle of snap dragons. For the rectangle, I made a black backing sheet, 4.25cm x 10cm, and used power tape to attach it to the back, of, the green rectangle element.

Next I cut a black circle, the same size as the snap dragon feature, 8cm diameter, and attached it with power tape. Before attaching these completed elements, I used the ribbon to wrap around the main topper, 2cm. down, from the top edge of the completed topper. I used padded tape, to attach the elements, I had previously prepared, to the small bow and, also on to the black backed sentiment.

For the insert, I used, the left over snap dragon feature, and some small strips of ribbon onto a green lace effect backing sheet.

I am using the space to write, to my 100 year old Aunt, who has just this week gone into a nursing home. A perfect choice, as she loves the perfume of snap dragons, so thank you for this lovely soft design.

Pamela Horton