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"Happy
Birthday"
by Erikia Ghumm and Pamela Frye
Materials
Needed
12 x 12 yellow embossed paper
8 ½ x 11 yellow polka dot paper
12 x 12 blue cardstock
12 x 12 white cardstock
Prism paper
Cake pattern
Variety of primary colored pattern paper,
cardstock or scraps
Confetti punch or small rectangular
hand punch
Tinsel
Scissors
Pencil
Adhesive
Instructions
1.
Trim yellow embossed paper down to 11 ½”
x 11 ½” and layer onto blue cardstock background paper.
Cut a wide semi-circle from the right hand side of yellow polka
dot paper and layer over embossed paper to complete background for
page.
2.
Enlarge cake pattern to fit page. Cut out pieces to
use as a template for paper piecing technique. Trace various parts
of cake onto white paper, plate onto red, candles onto pattern paper
or cardstock and flames onto prism paper. The words “Happy
Birthday” can be made from paper piecing, lettering template
or stickers. After tracing parts onto paper, cut out with scissors
and reassemble to create the cake and decorations.
3.
Using the confetti punch, punch out decorative confetti
from scrap paper and adhere to top of cake. Accent “flames”
with tinsel.
