Cut 'n' Boss Design Team: Alexia Misso Cycle 12
Hello! I don't know how many of you celebrate Chinese New Year
but I'm for one very looking forward to this day. It's the year of Monkey and
this year it falls on the 8th of February (yep, it's different each year
depending on the lunar calendar). When I was young the celebration was huge,
everyone would come home for the Chinese New Year Eve dinner - reunion dinner.
But ever since I got married (especially when I'm so far away from home) I
don't feel that kind of excitement anymore. There is no "reunion dinner"
because I will not be around my mom and siblings.
However, this year I want to change it up a little bit, I want
my children to know what part of their culture is - being half Chinese. So we
will be taking them to see the parade this year (if the weather permits!) and
get involved in other CNY activities. My first project was to create this
banner so I can decorate the living room, bring on the festivity! The
characters "万事如意" means: Wish the best of everything or hope everything
goes your way.
Supplies:
- Laser Printer
- Laminator /
MINC Machine
- Four 8 x 6 red
card stocks
- Four 8 x
5.5" patterned card stocks
- White card
stocks (for making the doilies)
- Gold Foil
Transfer Sheet
- Doilies Die
- Circle
Die
- Flower
Embossing Folder
- Red Ribbon
- Bows
Step 1: Use your laser printer,print the Chinese
characters on a red card stock (make sure to leave some space between each
characters). Please see attachments for template.
Step 2: Cut squares of gold foil and layer it on
top of each characters, make sure to cover the entire print area. If you
prefer, secure the gold foil with a piece of tape to keep it in place.
Insert the red
card stock with goil foil (one at a time) into a folded A4 paper (like a
sandwich!)
Step 3: Run the A4 sandwich through the
laminator.
Here is what you will get...sparkly!
Remember to cut each character out in circle shape (use circle die if you have
one!)
Step 4: Make the doilies die-cuts with Cut 'n'
Boss and emboss the patterned papers
Step 5: Adhere the embossed patterned papers on
top of the red card stocks, then cut fish tail shape on each of them.
Step 5: Adhere the characters to the doilies. Then
apply double-sided foam tapes on the back of the doilies and adhere it to the
patterned paper. Finally, punch holes on the each banner piece and string the
ribbon through the punched holes.
That's it! I hope you like the project!
-Alexia
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