Large cards featuring origami dresses embellished with flower sequins, ribbon on coordinating backgrounds

Our Card Exchange is back on and I made these cards for my Exchange partners.  I found the origami instructions on line after finding a card that featured one while I was searching for inspiration on line.  There are a few different instructions for a few different designs.  I chose the one published at Tuscon Happenings.  It has a downloadable PDF pattern for this design.  

I cut two 6.5" squares and followed the instructions and ended up with dresses that are 5.5" tall and 5" wide which worked really well for my large cards.  For the first one,  I added green lace at the waist and then added a pink flower sequin with a tiny silver brad.  I used a blue card base and cut a piece of herringbone paper to fit.  I stamped some dots and added some faux stitching in blue before adding the green satin ribbon.  I tied a short piece to the top portion with a single knot to simulate a bow.  I mounted the dresses to the front of my cards using 3D foam tape.  

For my second card, I folded the dress from a soft blue patterned paper.  I added white lace with a little fabric  snowflake/flower which I watercoloured to coordinate with my dress which I attached with a tiny white brad.  I added coordinating blue ribbon to my feathery neutral background paper and then mounted it to my blue card.  I tied on a short piece to simulate a bow then added the dress.  A fun way to embellish a card!!

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