Summer Fairies - Just for You

Materials:
A4 White Card
Design Sheet
Backing Papers
Magic Dust Glitters 
Gems
Blue Distress Ink

Equipment:
Scoreboard
Bone Folder
Glue or Double Sided Tape
Quickie Glue Pen
Scissors
Paper Trimmer

What You Need to Do:
1) Using the card landscape, score and fold the A4 card 9.5cm in from the left hand side. 

2) Cover the front with your chosen backing paper. 

3) Rub distress ink around the edges to give a more vintage look. 

4) Cut out a ribbon strip and fix to the side panel at angles as shown using double sided tape or wet glue. 

5) Cut out your topper and fix to the left of the card using foam pads. 

6) Cut out a sentiment and fix to the top right hand side using foam pads. 

7) Using the magic dust glitter and a quickie glue pen add glitter hightlights along the fairy wings. 

8) Finish by adding gems.

Art Deco Decadent Christmas - Feather Glamour

Materials:
A4 White 
Card Topper 
Backing Papers 
White Feathers

Equipment:
Scoreboard 
Bone Folder 
Glue or Double Sided Tape 
Quickie Glue Pen 
Scissors 
Paper trimmer

What You Need to Do:
1) Cut down you card to 18.5cm x 29.7cm, then fold in half to create your card blank. Mark and score at 8cm and 11.5cm. Using a bone folder fold back the first score line and then forward the second score line. This will create your card shape. 
2) Cover the front and the inside back with backing paper using double sided tape or glue. 
3) Cut out the ribbon strip and fix to the right hand side as shown. 
4) Cut out your topper and sentiment, and back it with card to make it sturdier. 
5) Attach white feathers to the back of the topper, then fix the topper onto the front panel, using silicone glue, (make sure you leave your work to dry for at least an hour). 
6) Attach the sentiment on top of the topper using foam pads, allowing it to overhang as shown. 
7) Finish off adding glitter highlights and gems to the card.

Flutterby Delights - Happy Birthday

Materials:
Square card blank
Backing Papers 
Design sheet 
Stardust Glitter

Equipment:
Basic Craft Equipment

What You Need to Do:
1) Print out all your elements from the collection.

2) Using the backing paper, cover the front of the card using craft glue or double sided tape.

3) Cut out your topper and fix to the top left hand side as shown.

4) Cut out a matching ribbon strip and fix along the bottom of the card using double sided tape or craft glue.

5) Choose a sentiment and fix to the right hand side using foam pads.

6) Cut out extra embellishments and fix to the card as shown.

7) Add self adhesive gems to the centre of the flowers.

8) Finish the card by adding touches of glitter using a quickie glue.

Oriental Promise - Koi Surprise - Project of the Week

Materials:
A4 White Card
Design Sheet 
Backing Paper 
Black card
Gold card
Green Ribbon
Pearl Drops
Stardust glitter

Equipment:
Trimmer/craft knife
Scissors
Score board
Bone folder
Double sided tape
Foam pads/silicone glue

What You Need to Do:
1) Cut down your card to measure 21cm x 21cm.Then fold in half to create your card shape.

2) Cover your card by matt and layering your backing paper with gold and black card as shown. Attaching into place using double sided tape or craft glue. Leave a 3mm white edge as.

3) Wrap a piece of ribbon around the mounted backing paper and fix to the card.

4) Cut out your topper and attach to the centre with foam pads or silicone glue. If using silicone glue, leave your work to dry for at least an hour.

5) Fix pearl drops to the four corners.

6) Finish by glitter highlights to your card using a quickie glue pen.

Pocket Full of Memories - Explore a Dream - Project of the Week

Materials:
A4 White Card 
Backing Papers 
Design Sheet 
Glitter/Gems 
Ribbon

Equipment:
Basic Craft Equipment

What You Need to Do:
1) Score and fold an A4 card in half to make an A5 card blank. Rotate the card so the spine is along the top. Using your free cds print out all your elements.

2) Cut out your backing paper and fix with double sided tape or glue to the front of your card.

3) Cut out your topper and attach to the left hand side of the card using foam pads.

4) Cut out your sentiment topper and attach to the right hand side of the card using glue and foam pads.

5) Then cut out your ribbon strip and fix along the bottom edge of your card, attaching with double sided tape or glue.

6) To finish add some glitter highlights using a quickie glue pen.

Art Deco - Fold Card - Project of the Week

Materials:
A5 White Card Blank
Backing Papers 
Design Sheet
Glitter
Gems

Equipment:
Scissors
Trimmer
Double sided tape
Foam Pads/Silicone Glue
Score Board
Bone Folder
Quickie Glue Pen

What You Need to Do:
1) Using the A5 card, fold back the top layer to make a fold back card.
2) Cut backing paper to fit the front and inside of the card and attach using double sided tape or glue.

3) Cut out your topper and topper to the left hand side with foam pads, making sure you only fix the topper to one side so it over hangs.

4) Cut out a sentiment and fit to the top left using foam pads.

5) Cut out an extra topper or sentiment and fix to the inside of the card.

6.) Finish off by adding glitter highlights or gems.

Art Deco Wedding - Front Step Card - Project of the Week

Materials:
2 x White A5 Card Blanks 
Design sheet 
Backing Papers
Flowers from 
Glitter/Gems

Equipment:
Basic Equipment

What You Need to Do:
1) Lay both the cards flat on your surface with the open ends together. Slot inside each other and attach one to the inside front to create a zig zag shape. Then fold the top card in half to create the front step card.

2) Cover the front of the card and the step with backing paper.

3) Cut out and matt and layer using mirror card the main topper, sentiment and ribbon strip.

4) Attach the main topper to the front of the card as shown.

5) Fix the ribbon strip across the front section using double sided tape or glue. Then fix your large sentiment topper to the right hand side of the card

6) Cut out and attach a few embellishments to the back of the card using foam pads as shown.

7) Finish by adding self adhesive gems and glitter highlights.

Christmas Cardilicious Craft Day 2016

Festive fun at our Christmas Cardilicious event!

We had lots of fun at the weekend with our special Christmas Craft Classes in Darlington! 
2017 craft class dates are now available at the website click here for more information