Tulips Folk Art Card Assembly

Fancy Jacobean applique-style motif is the centerpiece 

of this "window" card, with full-blown middle tulip, 

two side tulip blossoms that include tiny poke holes 

to be stitched with perle cotton or soft twine. 

Card base front has window cutouts 

around leaves and stems. 

Hearts swag anchors bottom of design. 

Punch dots and teardrops show thru or 

are cut to add elegance and detail. 

Measures approx. 5x7 when closed.

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:
A main card base       B card front
C & D underlays for dots and teardrop details
E stem and tulips silhouette base
F two-part side tulips overlays (stitching detail)
G two-part side tulips base shapes
H center "full blown" tulip base shapes
with two-part heart, two-part top flourish

2. Prepare components by layering:

top flourish two shapes;

heart two shapes;

full blown tulip two shapes;

side tulip partials as base two shapes (yellow)

and overlay two shapes (red)

3. Add optional perle cotton or floss or twine

stitches to the side overlay units as follows

(or choose to cut non-punch hole shapes):

A) attach length of "thread" end behind shapes

with glue or cello tape;

B) insert needle and thread up through top hole;

C) Continue the down and up track through
successive holes to create stitching on front . . . 

. . . all along the punch hole row . . . 

. . . until all the stitching is complete.

D) clip tail end short and attach invisibly

on the back side as was done with lead end.

4. Layer the two components of the side tulips

and attach.

5. Prepare the card front by positioning

the hearts in the heart arch below the window

following the tiny cut guide marks included 

on the shape.

6. Position the large detail underlay behind 

the card front . . . 

. . . centering and using the top edges to register

the underlay correctly, noting that the teardrop

cutouts of card front will remain clear and open.

Attach in place.

7. Position the smaller underlay behind

the card front in similar fashion so that

teardrop openings are colored.

Center and attach in place.

8. Position card front assembly over

card front base so that the window cutout

edges align as exactly as possible,

and attach in place.

9. Position and attach tulip units (large center and sides)
over the stem base silhouette,
matching cut edges as exactly as possible.
10. Position stem assembly over the corresponding
shape of the card, adjust for accurate alignment,
then attach in place.

11. Position the heart and flourish units

 above large tulip, in between the dot details,

center, and attach in place.

Here is the completed card.