Hand and Woven Heart Card

Folk art style “traced” hand outline has series of slant cuts 

that interweave with matching inverted cuts 

in sawtooth-edge heart to create visual interest at center. 

Wrist band has oval scallops and trio of 

tiny heart cut outs. 

Mount the hand assembly (required: cut from 

printed paper weight for successful interweaving) 

onto card stock offset base. 

Card back hand shape has dashed line to allow it 

to bend away to reveal message space. 

Card measures approx. 4.25” wide x 7” tall 

when closed (to fit into a 5x7 envelope).

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:
A hand base back
B hand base front
C hand shape with weaving cuts
D heart shape with weaving cuts
E wrist overlay accent
F inside message plaque

2. To accomplish the interweaving, 

position the heart and hand face up with heart

point directed down toward wrist of hand.

3. Thread the tips of the heart bottom point cut
under the wrist end first point of hand, 
then repeat for each of the cuts on heart and hand
in succession, working across the series of cuts.

4. Without advancing the point-under insertion very far,

re-direct the heart (red) points over the top of the adjacent

hand (white) cut (using spatula tip or other tool

to gently lift or tuck the tips as required . . . 

. . . to get each red heart point to be as fully

exposed as possible.

Patiently and gently repeat the process for each

of the tips until the four interwoven squares

are visible as shown.

5. Straighten the heart and hand so that the

exposed red shapes are squared up and even as possible.

6. Apply glue where the heart overlaps the hand

to attach the heart in position securely.

7. Position the hand on the card front with

even offset margins (approx. .125") all around,

and glue in place.

8. Position and attach the wrist accent,

centered on the hand and overlapping into

the offset margin slightly,

below the heart tip as shown.

9. Prepare the hand base by bending 

back base forward on the perforation line.

NOTE: this image is being viewed from back side.

10. Apply glue to the upper area above the perf
line, then . . . 

. . . position back top panel behind hand front
and attach upper portions.

11. List the back panel lower section to position
and attach the sentiment plaque behind
the card front.

Here is the completed card.