| 1. For the pink background - cut out a sheet of pink paper the same height and width as the front face of the greeting card. Use your scissors to make curvy edges. Then, glue the pink background to the front face of the card. | |
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| 2. Use a compass or something the same dimensions as your volleyball to draw a circle one third of the way down your volleyball valentine card. | |
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| 3. A volleyball is usually drawn with three segments containing three panels. Draw a curvy why down the middle of your circle. Then add three panels each aligning in different directions. Use these marking as your guide. | |
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| 4. To make the volleyball panels on your greeting card - cut a segment from your tissue paper. Fold it over four times and glue the last piece to the cigarlike panel. Now you have a puffy rectangle. | |
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| 5. Run glue down the middle of a volleyball panel and glue the folded tissue paper to it. Cut the excess red tissue paper panel. Try to maintain the integrity of the volleyball multi-directional panels. . | |
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| 6. Repeat with each panel until the entire 3D volley is covered. | |
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| 7. Outline your volleyball with tacky glue and then lay white yarn over the glue border lines. | |
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| 8. Make a frame for your Happy Valentines Day message by cutting out a strip of pink paper. Cut out a larger piece of red tissue paper. Glue the pink paper to the middle of the tissue paper. Glue the tissue paper side to the card letting the excess r | |
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| 9. Glue the tissue paper side to the card letting the excess flow freely. Cut slits in the red and fold it over the pink turning it into a frame. Add your volleyball valentine greeting card message. | |
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| 10. Cut out little hearts in your red construction paper and glue them to the bottom half of the card. | |
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| 11. Now you have a 3D volleyball valentine card for your volleyball teammates or boyfriend to get excited over because everyone loves the sport of volleyball even on Valentines Day! | |
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