Each month at my downline meeting we take turns providing the projects. Last week was Donna's turn and she showed us how to make these darling fan cards.
Isn't that pretty? It was fairly easy to make too. I lined up all of the white fan blades next to each other and stamped the flowers from the Embrace Life stamp set in Basic Black ink. That way the flowers lined up from one fan blade to the next. I colored the flowers with Groovy Guava ink by putting a couple of drops of reinker on a blender pen. Next I mounted all the White fan blades onto the Groovy Guava fan blades.
I stacked all of the fan blades on top of each other and punched a 1/8" hole with my Crop-a-dial through the narrow end of the blades. I threaded some Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon through the hole and tied it in a bow. I threaded the end of the ribbon through the largest needle from my Crafters' Tool Kit. I threaded three beads from the Pretties Kit onto each end of the ribbon and then tied a knot.
They're a little difficult to see in the photo because they're clear. There are two tear drop shaped beads with a round bead in the middle. Here's what the back of the fan looks like.
In order to keep the fan blades from opening too wide, you need to use glue dots and some narrow organdy ribbon. Here's where you get to benefit from my mistakes! Looking at the back of my fan, the right fan blade is on top (meaning you can see that entire fan blade while the rest are tucked behind each other). That means that you need to put the glue dots along the LEFT side of each blade.
Why? So that you can actually close the fan. The first time I did mine I put the glue dot in the middle of my blades and it wouldn't close up like a fan should. Once the glue dots are in place, take a length of organdy ribbon (about 7 inches) and attach it to each glue dot. And you're done! The finished fan is 9 1/2" across and 6" tall.
Now I know you want the pattern for the fan, but I'm not sure where Donna got it. When I find out, I'll update this post.
Stamps: Embrace Life
Paper: Whisper White, Groovy Guava
Ink: Basic Black, Groovy Guava
Accessories: Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Narrow Organdy Ribbon, Glue Dots, Pretties Kit, Crafters' Tool Kit, Blender Pen, Crop-a-dial
