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Cute Bug Embellishment With Gems
Cute Bug Embellishment With Gems
From the blogger: "I made various types of cute little bugs using gems. By combining simple shapes like round & tear drop, I created bees, ladybugs, spiders & caterpillars. A few lines or dots can transform a plain tear drop into a bee or a ladybug. Grab your permanent marker and get ready to add some simple details. These little bugs can make any cute spring project even cuter and are suitable for other paper crafts such as to embellish a scrapbook layout."
Estimated CostUnder $10
Time to CompleteUnder an hour
Primary TechniquePaper Crafts
Materials List
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gems (Dew Drops - The Robin's Nest)
liquid adhesive (ScraPerfect)
thin tip permanent black marker -
flower stamp / black ink pad
markers / colored pencils
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white card stock
green glitter card stock(6x6") -
card sentiment
Instructions
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Use black ink to stamp a row of flowers along the lower edge of white card stock. Color the flowers as desired.
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Trim and adhere it to a green glitter card base leaving a narrow border.
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Adhere an appropriate sentiment to the upper right corner.
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Create a bee: Use a permanent black marker to add stripes to a yellow tear drop. Add 2 clear tear drops to create wings and 1 black round dew drop to create the head. Adhere them with clear drying liquid adhesive. Finally, use a thin tip black marker to draw the antenna on the background paper.
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Create a ladybug: Use a permanent black marker to add spots to 2 red tear drops. Attach them and add a single black dew drop for the head. Use a thin tip black marker to draw antenna on the background paper.
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Create a spider: adhere 2 black dew drops to create the spider's body and then use a thin tip black marker to draw the legs onto the background.
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Create a caterpillar: Adhere a row of small green dew drops in a curvy row and then use a thin tip black marker to draw legs.
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Adhere the bugs onto the flower garden image using clear drying liquid adhesive.
NotesTIP: Other occasions to embellish with bugs.
- Halloween cards (spiders)
- Spring/Easter cards (ladybugs & bees)
- little boy layouts (any bugs)
- gardening/nature/camping layouts (any bugs)
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