Heat Wave
Design by Kathleen Paneitz

Materials

• Card stock: white, rust
• Double-sided printed card stock: Sentimental Diamonds White, Sentimental Very Stripy Fawn, Sentimental Silly Stripe
  
• "Summer" definition sticker
• Black alphabet rub-on transfers to spell "Heat Wave"
• ENV-1 envelope template
• Quilling tool or stylus
• Gem glue
• Paper adhesive

Project note: Refer to figure drawings when quilling. Use paper adhesive unless otherwise instructed.

Form a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4-inch top-folded card from white card stock. Adhere Sentimental Diamonds White printed card stock to card, script side faceup; trim edges. Cut four different-size strips from Sentimental Silly Stripe printed card stock; adhere strips to bottom of card as shown in a stairstep pattern with striped side faceup. Attach "summer" sticker to card 1 1/4 inches from left side, aligning bottom edges; wrap end of sticker over top fold. Apply rub-on transfers to card to spell "Heat Wave" as shown.

Cut a 1/8 x 12-inch strip of rust card stock; use quilling tool or stylus to form strip into a loose circle for sun's center. Adhere to card as shown with gem glue. Cut nine 1/8 x 6-inch strips of rust card stock and form each into an S scroll. Arrange and adhere around sun's center with gem glue.

Use envelope template to cut an envelope from Sentimental Very Stripy Fawn printed card stock; assemble envelope.

Sources: Printed card stock from Scenic Route Paper Co.; sticker from Making Memories; rub-on transfers from Heidi Grace Designs; envelope template from The C-Thru Ruler Co./Déjà Views; gem glue from Beacon Adhesives Inc.

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