Enchanting
St. Patrick’s Day character’s head with
offset
base. Flat easel card style with perforated back panel
that allows lower
portion to bend outward to reveal a place
to include sentiment and stand on its
own.
Great for holiday giving or display.
Card measures approx. 5” x 6.5” when
closed.
ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:
A card base front B card base back (with cross perforation)
C face shape (with attached beard edge)
D left & right cheek inserts
E left & right ear contrast underlays
F beard G nose and smile overlays
H left & right eye "whites"
I eye pupils (black) and contrast highlights show-thru (gray)
J hat brim with pass-thru cut, alignment eye holes
K hat crown L hat band
M hat buckle N hat shamrock
2. Position and attach ear contrast show-thru shapes
behind the face with beard shape.
3. Position and attach beard over face assembly,
aligning bottom shaped edges, and placing top tips
at corresponding position at top/side of face.
(If using liquid glue, consider pressing ongoing assembly
under a flat, heavy object while the glue dries thoroughly
to avoid warping and curling or larger shapes.)
4. Position and attach eye highlight show-thru discs
behind each left and right pupil.
(Eye whites will be inserted into face cutouts later
in assembly.)
5. Assemble hat crown by positioning and attaching
hat band on top of hat crown with corresponding edges
lined up.
6. Position buckle at center of assembly, shamrock on left side,
with stem end tucked under buckle, or not.
7. Prepare to position and attach the hat brim by positioning
it above face assembly, then . . .
. . . slide face top edges over the lower portion of brim
with face tips slipping into the brim cut . . .
. . . and continue sliding brim downward until
the eyeholes of all layers line up (also adjust side to side
as necessary to ensure eye cutouts fully align).
Invisibly glue the face/brim surfaces together where
they touch.
8. Prepare to attach the crown assembly by positioning
it above the face/brim assembly as shown, then . . .
. . . reverse the assemblies for a better view
so that the top curved edge of face shape and
bottom curved edge of crown assembly . . .
. . . come together, align and abut.
Glue the lower edge of crown in place to face assembly
where they overlap.
9. Position and attach the overall assembly on top of
the card base, with even offset margin all around.
10. Insert and attach cheek circles into cheek cut outs
and eye "whites" into eye socket openings.
Also position and attach eye pupil assemblies over
eye "whites", nose and smile to complete assembly.
11. Prepare the card back base by bending the upper
portion above the perforation line forward in
a "valley" fold.
12. Position the upper back base portion
behind the card base front assembly, backsides
together, align edges that correspond, and glue
together ONLY the portion above the perforation,
leaving lower portion free to bend outward
to reveal inner sentiment space, and . . .
. . . create a self-standing easel effect.
