Project of the Week: Steam Punk

Materials:
A4 White Card
Paper
Topper
Embellishments

Equipment:
Basic Craft Equipment

What You Need to Do:
1. Using an A4 measure and mark across the long edge at 5cm, 10.1cm and 20.3cm then score down the page at these marks.

2. Push the card into shape and reinforce the score lines with a bone folder.

3. Cover the front sections with backing paper, making sure there is an even gap around the edges. Attach using double side tape or glue

4. Cut out your main topper and attach it to mirror card. Cut out leaving a small even gap around the edges

5. Attach the ribbon strip along the bottom. Make up the dimensional flowers and fix with a strong glue. Cut out the extra sentiments and attach with foam pads.

Summer Fairies - All My Love

Materials:
1 A4 White Card 
Mini Easel Sheet 
Gems/Glitter 
Embellishments

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

What You Need to Do:
1) Print out all your elements from your free cd. Print all on paper, and back your main topper and sentiment onto card.

2) Cut your card to measure 14cm x 27cm and fold in half. Then fold the top layer in half to make an easel card.

3) Cover the front with the backing paper that looks like its divided and rescore the fold line.

4) Attach the other backing paper to the inside back.

5) Attach your topper to the front of your card below the sore line as shown.

6) Cut out a sentiment onto card and attach to the inside back using foam pads to act as a stopper or cut out and make up the bow and use that as a stopper.

7) Add extra embellishments, gems and glitter to finish.

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.

Angels of Friendship - Everything Beautiful has its Moment - Project of the Week

Materials:
A4 White Card 
Design Sheet 
Backing Paper 
Stardust Glitters 
Feathers 
Lace 
Gold Mirror card

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

What You Need to Do:
1) Score and fold the A4 card in half to make an A5 card blank.

2) Cut out a piece of gold card a little smaller than your card base. Then matt and layer your backing paper on top of the card.

Crafting Expression...Matt and Layer means to layer up different papers to give dimensional finish

3) Wrap a large piece of white lace around the centre of your card, then fix to the card as shown using double sided tape or craft glue.

4) Cut out your ribbon strips and fix along the top and bottom of the card, attaching with foam pads or silicone glue. If using silicone glue remember to leave your work to dry for at least an hour.

5) Cut out your chosen topper and attach to the centre of the card.

6) Glitter your Angel using the Stardust glitters and a quickie glue pen.

7) Cut out a sentiment and attach to the top and bottom of the card using foam pads.

8) Finish by making an embellishment using feathers, lace and a topper. Fix to the right hand side of the card as shown using silicone glue.

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.

Mermaid Dreams - Swim With Passion

Materials:

Square white Card Blank
Design Sheet 
Backing Paper 
Stardust Glitter
Red ribbon
Buttons

Equipment:

Scoreboard
Bone folder
Glue or double sided tape
Quickie Glue Pen 
Scissors
Paper trimmer

What You Need to Do:

1) Using the square card, score from the bottom left hand corner to the top right-hand corner, fold and reinforce using your bone folder. This will create your twisted easel card shape.

2) Cut out your backing paper and cover the sections of your card as shown.

3) Fix a piece of ribbon along the side of the card as shown.

4) Cut your topper and fix to the front below the score line using double sided tape or craft glue.

5) Fix a button or embellishment to your card base using foam pads/silicone glue. This will act as a stopper and hold your card up. If using silicone glue, leave your card to dry for at least an hour.

6) Choose a sentiment and fix to the topper using foam pads.

7) Finish by adding glitter highlights using a quickie glue pen.

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.

Project of the week: Baby Rocker Card

Baby Rocker Card

Materials:

White A4 Card 

Rocker Card Sheets

Embellishments

Glitter

1. Print out the Rocker card sheets directly onto card.

2. Cut out all the elements from the sheet.  Cut on the solid lines and score on the broken.  Attach a topper to the main section with foam pads.  Then attach a ribbon strip across the bottom.  Arrange the toppers around the card until you are happy and attach using foam pads.

3. To finish add embellishments, glitter highlights and gems making sure your card is balanced.

Dimensional Garden Cards

Dimensional Garden

Here's a peak at some the the gorgeous dimensional garden themed cards you can create in issue 36 of our inspirations magazine! The side scene cards also fold flat for posting!

Dimensional Butterflies

Build A Butterfly

As we just launched the Build A Butterfly Collection yesterday on Create and Craft we had to share some more of the beautiful projects made from the collection!
Build A Butterfly Dimensional Collection

Monochrome Butterflies Collection

Build A Butterfly

Build A Butterfly

If you recieved a copy of the last inspiration magazine (issue 35) you may of already had a sneak peak of our Build A Butterfly collection with your free readers download! For those who missed it here are a few more beautiful samples! With endless decoupage options the design sheets and toppers in this collection offer great versatility for creating dimensional cards on the floral and butterfly theme! As always we also offer a range of vibrant colour options to give you more choice.

3D Construction Kits

Dimensional Fun

How cute are these dimensional baby craft kits we launched on Create and Craft yesterday! 
The full dimensional collection is now available at the Debbi Moore website!