eggsurprise.pdf

Egg Surprise

By Denise Turner

Materials Required:

Plastic egg shell.

Ye llow and Brown chenille pipe cleaners.

A pair of 6mm diameter joggle eyes.

Spring flower background paper 18cm x 18cm.

Thin card 7cm x 10cm.

2 or 3 Yellow and Brown feathers.

Needle and strong thread.

Craft knife and ruler.

UHU All purpose adhesive.

Card mount: AP01G, White/Gold.

To Make The Card:

Cut the background paper to fit behind the

aperture. Lay the card face down and checking

that the edges do not show through the aperture

when the card is closed, glue the paper onto the

left hand flap.

Measure 10cm down from the top of the card

along the leftmost fold and make a pencil mark

at this point. Using a sharp knife cut a 15mm slit

from the pencil mark downward. Apply glue

around the back of the aperture leaving a good

gap for the pull lever to come through later. Fold

the background covered flap over and press

firmly closed.

Lay the top half of the cut egg onto the thin

card and draw around the curved edge. Remove

the egg and cut the

half egg shape out of

the card leaving an

extra 3 to 4mm border

around the curved

edge.

Cover this with

some background

paper, place a piece of

paper face down on

the work surface, lay

the card shape onto

this and draw lightly

around in pencil. Cut

You only need one half of the plastic egg to

make the card. Begin by cutting the egg in half

from top to bottom then cut a zig zag across the

centre of one half.

out the background paper leaving about 5mm

extra all around. Snip around the curved edges to

within 2mm of the line and trim away the excess

paper from the corners. Lay the card back onto

the paper, put a line of glue around the card edge

and wrap the snipped edges of the paper onto it.

Run a line of glue around the back edge of

the top piece of the egg and glue it onto the egg

shaped card with the curved top lined up just

below the stitch.

Now to add the egg

to the card, run a line

of glue around the back

edge of the lower piece of

shell. Holding the shell

so it does not touch the

card slip the end of the

pull-strip behind the

aperture and through the

slot cut earlier. Position

the lower piece of egg about 2cm from the lower

edge of the aperture and making sure it is central

press into position.

Using the diagram on the

right cut out a tab from the

thin card.

Cut a strip of thin card

22mm x 90mm, score along

the centre and fold in half

lengthwise. Apply glue to

the inside of the strip leav-

ing approx. 2cm at one end

free from glue, fold and

press firmly.

Cut a piece of background

paper 30mm x90mm. Glue

the back of the paper and

cover the strip of card.

Make a hole with the

needle in each piece of shell

as shown. Thread the needle

and make a loose crossed

over stitch as follows.

Gently squeeze the sides

of the strip sticking out of

the card mount and using

a cocktail stick apply glue

to the inside. Push the tab

into the strip and press

until it is well stuck.

Cut a small strip of

brown pipe cleaner and

glue it onto the front of

the tab to cover it. Glue the feathers

around the base of the egg using the

photo as a guide.

Bring the needle through

the the hole from inside the

top piece of egg, don’t pull

the thread all the way

through.

Bring the needle through

the hole in the lower

piece of egg coming

through from the back

as before. Tie the ends

of the thread to secure

leaving the stitch loose

enough to swivel easily.

Cut a diamond shaped beak from

orange paper and fold in

half across the middle.

Overlap the egg

shaped card and the

glued end of the strip

as shown. Push the

needle through both

layers to make 2 holes

going all the way

through. Work another

loose crossed over

stitch to make a swivel

joint.

Make the chick by curving and folding the

yellow pipe cleaner to shape using the diagram

above to guide you. Glue the beak and eyes onto

the chick and slip him into the egg. Close the

shell and your easter surprise card is ready!

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