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Ribbon Cake Greeting Card From "Greetings from DIY" episode DGFD-109

Dena Fishbein shows how to create a "cake" for Mom with ribbons. The cake decorates the front of the card.

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The ribbon cake card is a perfect accompaniment to this tower of presents for Mom!

Materials:

card stock
patterned paper
ribbon
adhesive(s) of choice
scissors
felt trim
bead trim
pink paper
pen
crystal glitter

	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

1. Cover card stock with pretty scrapbook paper and fold into greeting card.

2. Cut different bits of ribbon (three to five pieces) into varied lengths, larger to smaller (figure A).

3. Glue onto center of paper, with largest ribbon on the bottom and smallest at the top to form a multilayered cake.

4. Make a cake plate from felt trim and bead trim and glue down (figure B).

5. Cut a small heart out of pink paper. Write a little message on it (figure C) and glue it to the top of the cake.

6. Add touches of crystal glitter.