Watermelon Mini Card

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When I think of a picnic,  I think of juicy slices of watermelon ~ yummy!!

I wanted to make a window card with a juicy slice, so I started with my Gypsy.

On the "card" function key in the Going Places cartridge, I found this square frame card.  I sized it to 3 inches tall.

I found this watermelon from Doodlecharms.  This watermelon fit the inside cutout area better than the other watermelons I found.  I sized the shadow of it to 1.92 and welded it inside the frame.

I added the watermelon layers to my mat, all sized to 1.92. 

I used cardstock from my scrap file to cut out my pieces. 

When I cut out the red layer I realized there were no seed cut outs.  I re-cut the red layer and trimmed off the rind.

In order to use patterned paper on the front of my card, I copied the card on my mat and positioned it off the mat.  This allowed me to cut just a little more than the front of the card.  I trimmed the extra off and adhered it to the front.

I inked the green layer with green ink.

I adhered the layers on the card.

I put glossy accents on the seeds and tied twine around the left side.

What is your favorite picnic food??

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