Croaking Frog Card
This cute card has a frog with a moving mouth inside. There are two printable template versions - Hand drawn and an updated computer drawn version.
The instructions look long, but it's just because I've shown every step in detail.
The instructions look long, but it's just because I've shown every step in detail.
Materials Required
1. Piece of light A4 Card (I used cream coloured card) 2. Small piece of red paper, approx 10cm x 10cm 3. Colouring tools - like crayons, pens, pencils, paints 4. Sharp pointed object to make pin holes in paper (eg pin or needle) 5. Ruler and pencil 6. Glue or double-sided tape 7. Scissors Instructions Step 1. Print out the template onto a light coloured piece of A4 Card. There are two templates to choose from: the original Hand drawn template and an updated computer drawn template. To print the template open the pdf document (below) or jpg image (right) and select print. The template prints to A4 size paper.
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Step 2.
Colour in the Frog and the Pond scene. Then cut the paper in half above the pond scene so that your card base and inside image are now on different pieces of card. For the Hand Drawn Template : When you cut, leave an EVEN BORDER around the pond scene frame (as shown in the picture to the right). For the Computer Drawn Template: I've added in a border to cut the card to size, and small markers to show where to fold the card. Fold the base card with the pond scene in half, creating your card. |
Step 3.
Using a pin, needle or other sharp pointed object, make pin holes in the places on the frog image indicated below (ie. the dot below the chin, where the sides of the mouth meet the outside line, and the bump on the face between the eyes.) Small crossing lines have been drawn to indicate where to place your holes. These holes will help you determine where to cut on the back of the image. |
Step 6.
Fold the card down the vertical line (This symmetrically folds the frog in half on the other side). Using scissors, cut along the horizontal line you marked cutting from the folded edge into the card to the edge of the diamond. This cut will be approximately 2.5cm long. I have placed a protracter through the cut so you can see where it is in the photo. |
Step 9.
Turn the card over. Trim the frog picture to the size of the drawn border. Place it inside your card to work out where you will need to adhere the piece of red paper (this will sit behind the mouth of the frog, and red will be seen when the mouth opens). You don't want the red paper poke out from behind the edges of the frog card. |
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