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How to Make a Birthday Card

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Step 1 of 14
Supplies

Supplies

Step 2 of 14
Design the letter and other decorations.

Design the letter and other decorations.

Step 3 of 14
Copy the letter into the color paper.

Copy the letter into the color paper.

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Cut the designs.

Cut the designs.

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Place the figures as you wish the card would look like.

Place the figures as you wish the card would look like.

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Add glue to the acetate sheet.

Add glue to the acetate sheet.

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Spread the glue in all the sheet.

Spread the glue in all the sheet.

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Pass the design into the sheet with glue and let dry, it'll take like 6 or 7 hours or less if you expose it to the some daylight.

Pass the design into the sheet with glue and let dry, it'll take like 6 or 7 hours or less if you expose it to the some daylight.

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Now it's dry, add more glue.

Now it's dry, add more glue.

Step 10 of 14
Pour some glue. When it'll dry this extra glue will make a translucent effect

Pour some glue. When it'll dry this extra glue will make a translucent effect

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Once you have it like this you have 2 options: 1) let it dry; 2) add glitter

Once you have it like this you have 2 options: 1) let it dry; 2) add glitter

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Add glitter in some specific places. I diced to put some in the balloons to make an effect of lighting. Then let dry.

Add glitter in some specific places. I diced to put some in the balloons to make an effect of lighting. Then let dry.

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To Have better results with glitter you could add it when the final cap of glue has dried.

To Have better results with glitter you could add it when the final cap of glue has dried.

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Done!

Done!

You're Done

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1 Acetate sheet

Glitter

Colorful paper

Glue

1 Pencil

1 Scissors

Areli Canales

Yeah is acetate, it's not that complicated to get it, go to office depot that's where I got it

(author) 9 months ago

Chloe Godding

Erm it's called acetate ?

Chloe Godding 9 months ago

Chloe Godding

Is that special paper , compulsory ? Or can you use something as a substitute ?? 😊

Chloe Godding 9 months ago

Areli Canales

Hi, no one in special, I use the one you get at the office depot or the one that was your favorite at school.

(author) 10 months ago

Elmo K.S

That's so cool!is there any specific glue you recommend?

Elmo K.S 10 months ago

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Lana Salahaldin

👏👏👏👏

Lana Salahaldin 5 months ago

Areli Canales

👍

(author) 10 months ago

Danika LoCicero

Cool! :)

Danika LoCicero 10 months ago

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