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Step 7Assemble Your Pieces
Time to assemble your card.
Start by laying everything on the card and make sure it all fits right with the border. If something doesn't fit, you may need to trim it, or make the borders smaller. When laying out wooden pieces like the Christmas trees, put items in the front closer to the bottom to give a better sense of three dimensions and depth.
Now that you are sure it all fits, lets start off by gluing on the background. Put a small amount of glue on the construction paper, smooth it out and secure it to the card.
Next it's time to glue down the borders. Start off with the bottom border. Make it as flush with the bottom of the card as possible so that it can properly stand up when the card is open. Next move on the sides and top. Trim the sides down to make them fit as needed.
Now, we need to prepare our trees. By now, I'm sure you've discovered how easily the balsa wood can split. We need to give a bit of extra insurance against this for the pieces that aren't glue directly to the card. If you still have your pattern from the trees before, you can use it or make a paper copy of it. Trim just a bit from all the edges so that it is slightly smaller than your tree. Now stick this paper to the back of the tree with a thin, even amount of glue.
Remember the scraps from before I told you to save? Cut off little pieces of them to mount to the back of the front tree. Put as many of there are you think you will need to make sure it is secured to the card. You can use part of the other tree to secure one side if they overlap. Now glue on your 2 trees and let the card dry. You may want to rest a book or something on the card so that all the pieces are completely flat while the glue hardens.
For the nativity card, the procedure is similar. Glue on the background, followed by the sides and the other wooden pieces.
Start by laying everything on the card and make sure it all fits right with the border. If something doesn't fit, you may need to trim it, or make the borders smaller. When laying out wooden pieces like the Christmas trees, put items in the front closer to the bottom to give a better sense of three dimensions and depth.
Now that you are sure it all fits, lets start off by gluing on the background. Put a small amount of glue on the construction paper, smooth it out and secure it to the card.
Next it's time to glue down the borders. Start off with the bottom border. Make it as flush with the bottom of the card as possible so that it can properly stand up when the card is open. Next move on the sides and top. Trim the sides down to make them fit as needed.
Now, we need to prepare our trees. By now, I'm sure you've discovered how easily the balsa wood can split. We need to give a bit of extra insurance against this for the pieces that aren't glue directly to the card. If you still have your pattern from the trees before, you can use it or make a paper copy of it. Trim just a bit from all the edges so that it is slightly smaller than your tree. Now stick this paper to the back of the tree with a thin, even amount of glue.
Remember the scraps from before I told you to save? Cut off little pieces of them to mount to the back of the front tree. Put as many of there are you think you will need to make sure it is secured to the card. You can use part of the other tree to secure one side if they overlap. Now glue on your 2 trees and let the card dry. You may want to rest a book or something on the card so that all the pieces are completely flat while the glue hardens.
For the nativity card, the procedure is similar. Glue on the background, followed by the sides and the other wooden pieces.
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