Today’s project is a scroll card.

Supply List/Instructions:

1)  Pencil, cut down to six inches (I think “novelty” pencils work best…you know, the ones that kids get inside their goody bags at school?  They are thicker than regular pencils.)  Cut off the eraser-end.

2)  Cover the pencil with Designer Series Paper.  Use Sticky Strip (a heavy-duty double-sided tape) to adhere paper to pencil.

3)  Cut a piece of Designer Series Paper 4 1/2″ x 2″ longer than the envelope you use.

4)  Tape one edge of the the envelope to one edge of the Designer Series Paper

5)  Once you complete Step #4, attach that piece to the pencil using Sticky Strip

6)  Loosely roll the Designer Series Paper and tie with ribbon

Who doesn’t love Lucy, right?  I remember spending my summer days watching re-run after re-run of “The Lucy Show” when I was little.  I was so excited when my neighbor asked me to help her with her school project.  She did a biography on a famous person, and guess whom she chose?  Yes, Lucille Ball.

If you would like the template for the puppet, click here:  puppetfacepattern.pdf  (I am not taking credit for this pattern.  I found it here, but it wasn’t full-size, so I had to draw it free-hand.  If the original pattern is yours, let me know and I will credit it as your work ;))

I made paper hair, but you can use yarn or put a little hat on it, or whatever floats your boat.  You can also use the pattern to make any face you want.  (My girls think that “Puppet Lucy” looks kind of creepy.)

Here are the steps:

1)  Use the pattern to create the head

2)  Using a paper towel roll for the body, attach the head with strong tape

3)  Dress the paper towel roll to correspond with whatever puppet face you are making.

Below are some Vogue shots of Miss Lucy.

Here is her lovely body-shot:

Her fabulous mid-shot:

And last but not least, her stunning head-shot:

Here is a fun treat.  I used red-hots for one flower and red fruit snacks for the other.  The red/white candies in the tin are Dots that I had left over from Christmas.  (Gross, I know, but I wanted to finish this project before we left for NJ and I was out of time.)  I suggest filling the tin with lots and lots of these flowers-on-a-stick!  I gave up after only making two because not only did I run out of time, but because I also ran out of red candy.  Just imagine how festive this gift would look if it were overflowing with flowers of different heights and colors! 

First, I stamped two hearts from the Sweet Centers stamp set.  Next, I cut out the hearts and punched out the centers.  Then I filled the candy cups and used the large scallop circle from the Scallop Circle #2 Die as the backing of the candy cup and the actual flower.