Project of the Week: Flutterby Delights

Materials:
White Card 
Backing Paper 
Design Sheet 
Gems 
Stardust Glitter

Equipment:
Basic Craft Equipment

What You Need to Do:
1. Using your white card, cut it down to 35cm x 13cm. Then fold in half to create your card shape.

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

3. Cut out a ribbon strip and fix to the left hand side of your card.

4. Cut out your topper and fix to the centre card using foam pads or silicone glue. If using silicone glue leave your work to one side to dry for at least an hour.

5. Cut out a sentiment and fix to the bottom right hand side with foam pads.

6. To finish add touches of glitter and gems to your card.

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.

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.

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.

Journey to Wonderland - Sorry It's Late - Project of the Week

Materials:
8" x 8" white card
Topper Sheet
Backing Paper
Sentiment

Equipment:
Trimmer/ Craft Knife
Scissors
Double Sided Tape/Craft Glue
Sticky pads/Silicone glue

What You Need to Do:
1) Cut out your backing paper and attach to the card front using double sided tape or craft glue.

2) Cut out the ribbon strip from the topper sheet and attach diagonally across the top and bottom corner of the card as shown.

3) Cut out your topper and attach centrally to the card front using foam pads or silicone glue (if using silicone glue you now need to put your project to one side before continuing, to allow it to dry)

4) Attach the two sentiments - one in the top left corner and one in the bottom right corner. Because the topper is raised with foam pads the outside edge of the sentiment need to have a foam pad under it but the inside edge (over the topper) only needs glue or double sided tape) to keep it flat with the topper.

5) Finally the card can be decorated with glitter or gems as you want to.

Art Deco Elegant Moments - Just for You - Project of the Week

Materials:
A4 White Card
Design Sheet/Paper

What You Need to Do:
1) Fold an A4 card in half. Turn it so the spine is at the top. Cover the front of the card with paper. Mark at 4.5cm and 16.5cm. Draw a line down by 8.5cm and cut down the line.

2) Fold the sides back and forward to put in a crease line. Then take the top of the side and fold it to the crease line. Gently push your sides into shape to create a mountain fold, valley fold, mountain fold, valley fold and then mountain fold.

3) Cut out toppers and fix to the front of the card using foam pads.

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.

Oriental Promise - Especially for You - Project of the Week

Materials:
White Card Blank
Backing Paper 
Design sheet 
Pearl Drops
Stardust Glitter

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

What You Need to Do:
1) Cut down your card to measure 27cm x 14.5cm. Then score 3.9cm and 12.3cm from the left hand side.This will create your fold back card.
2) Using your backing paper attach to each section of your card blank using double sided tape or craft glue.
3) Cut out your main topper elements and layer up using foam pads or silicone glue.
4) Attach your main topper to the panel of your card using foam pads or silicone glue. If using silicone glue, please leave your work to dry for at least an hour.
5) Attach the extra topper to the right of your card as shown.
6) Choose your sentiment and fix to your card using foam pads and craft glue.
7) Add pearl drops to your card.
8) Finish by adding touches of glitter to your backing paper using a Quickie glue pen.

Christmas Divas - Christmas Wishes - Project of the Week

Materials:
A4 White Card
Backing Paper
Decoupage Sheet
Gold Mirror Card
Black Card
Glitter/Gems
Black Ribbon

Equipment:
Basic Equipment

What You Need to Do:
1) Cut out and make up the decoupage topper. Make up using foam pads or silicone glue. If using silicone put your work to one side to dry for about an hour.

2) Score and fold an A4 card in half to make an A5 card blank. Measure across the fold to 15cm. Cut down the card at this mark to create a square card blank.

3) Cut a piece of black card slightly smaller than the front of the card. Attach using double sided tape or glue. Cut backing paper slightly smaller again and matt on top.

4) Matt the decoupage topper onto gold mirror card. Cut out following the shape and leaving a small even gap around the edges. Matt onto black card and again cut out leaving a small even gap. Attach to the front of the card centrally.

5) Wrap black ribbon around the left hand side and secure on the inside front. Tie a bow and attach as shown.

6) Cut out a sentiment and attach at an angle as shown with foam pads.

7) Finish with self adhesive gems and ultra fine glitter.

Project of the week: Poppies with a twist

Poppies with a twist

Materials

1 x A4 White Card

Design Sheet and paper

Kraft Card

1. Score and fold your A4 card in half to make an A5 Card blank. Measure and mark across the fold at 15cm. Cut down the card to make a square card.

2. Open the card and on the inside front score from the fold line on the right to the top left hand corner of your card. Reinforce the fold line with a bone folder. This is your blank twisted easel.

3. Print off the design sheet and backing paper.

4. Cover the base of the card blank with backing paper. Cut out a ribbon strip from your design sheet and fix across the base of the card as shown at an angle.

5. Cut a topper from the design sheet and back onto kraft card. Attach to the front of your card below the score line using foam pads as shown.

6. Cut a sentiment and attach to the base of the card with foam pads. this will act as a stopper for your card.

7. Take two small strips of coordinating ribbon and tie together in a decorative knot. Fix to the top left hand corner using craft glue.