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“Patriotic Star” by Diana Swensen
Materials Needed
  Fiskars paper trimmer
  Fiskars Celestial 3 in 1 punch
  Fiskars clear mounting stickers
  Red, white, and blue cardstock
  Gold cord
Instructions
  1. Cut a piece of white cardstock 4.5 x 9 and fold in half to form a square card.
  2. Cut four 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inch squares out of red cardstock and four more out of blue cardstock.
  3. Cut all of the squares in half corner-to-corner to form triangles.
  4. Using the 3 in 1 star punch, punch the top of each triangle.
  5. Place two triangles of each color together, alternate the colors and form a square with the stars in the center.
  6. Apply the clear mounting stickers to the back of the squares to hold them together.
  7. Repeat step 4 and 5 for a total of four red and blue squares.
  8. With squares together punch one corner of each square with the 3 in 1 celestial punch star design.
  9. Adhere all four squares, stars in the center, to the top of the white square card. See example for patter layout.
  10. Cut two lengths of thin gold cord approx. 11 inches in length. Wrap the cord around the card as shown in the example. Tie a square knot and trip the ends.
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