Nautical Cluttered Card - Project of the Week

Materials:

• Square card 
• Free design sheet / papers 
• White ribbon / string
• Sand coloured card 
• Buttons

Equipment:

• Trimmer / Craft Knife
• Scissors 
• Double Sided Tape
• Sticky Pads
• Bone Folder

What You Need to Do:

Top Tip: To give a cluttered effect, you need to stick to 2-3 colourways and just keep adding layers and textures.

1.  Using the backing paper, cover the front of the card using glue or double sided tape.
2. Tear corners from a contrasting paper and fix as shown on opposite ends.
3.  Using the wide white ribbon, wrap a piece around the card ash shown.
4. To give a more textured effect, tie a few knots in the string and then wrap it on top of the white ribbon. 
5. Matt and Layer your main topper with sand card and contrasting paper as shown. 
6. Then fix to the centre of the card using foam pads. 
7. Cut out your extra embellishments/sentiments and fix to the card as shown using foam pads. 
8. Finish the card by adding buttons to the bottom right hand side of the card, attaching with wet glue.