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World Autism Day Cards: Festive Friday Challenge

Over on the Festive Friday Papercraft Challenge Blog, they're aware that April 2nd marks World Autism Day. To mark the occasion, they came up with an inspiration list to help us think about that day:

I ended up making two cards based on the inspo list. A while back, I found a set of Autism Awareness washi tape. I had yet to use it, and I couldn't think of a more apropos time to use it. I implemented a technique that I never did before with washi tape. I ended up making a square of washi tape and then used a die cut on the washi tape so that the image cut out as if it was a patterned paper. Usually when I'm using washi tape and a die cut, it's used solely for a mirror effect. This gave a depth to the card that I was really happy with. Here you can see the jigsaws, rainbow, and bright colors in full order. Here was the first result:


I used 3D dot adhesives to give the heart a little dimension. Here you can see it from a different angle:


I then did the same thing with a few leaves and an embossed woodland pattern.Here was the results of this:



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  1. Beth McCulloughMarch 29, 2021 at 7:15 PM

    Danny~ love the way you used the Washi tape and then die cut your cards. These are so cute and perfect for our challenge. Thanks for joining us at Festive Friday Challenge. I hope you keep coming back.

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  2. Melva PetersMarch 30, 2021 at 6:51 AM

    Wow! I love your cards! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing on Festive Friday Challenges!

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