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Birthday circle card

Description

A single fold card has a round window cut in the front leaf revealing a sticker flower design on pink hologram paper. A larger half circle is cut away from thefront to produce an elegant design. A happy birthday sticker completes thedesign.

Materials used

• Sheet of mottled pink card 290 mm x 106 mm (11½ ins x 4¼ ins)• Sticker Flower • Sticker Happy Birthday• Pink hologram paper • Circle cutter • Felt tip pen - red• Pencil• Craft knife

Method

Measure 40 mm in from the right hand edge of the card and draw a vertical

line in pencil. Measure the halfway point between the top and bottom of thecard. Mark this on the vertical line - point A on the diagram.



Set the circle cutter to 36 mm radius and cut a half circle from the pencil line,around and back to the pencil line - dotted line B on the diagram.

Use a craft knife to cut dotted lines C and D and remove the surplus card.

Set the circle cutter to 30 mm radius and cut a full circle shown as dotted line

E.

Rub out what is left of the pencil line.

Fold the pink card to form a greeting card 150 mm x 106 mm.

The flower sticker is actually a negative image (i.e. the pieces that are leftafter the first image has been removed).

To use the negative image cover the image to be removed with overlappingstrips of low tack tape. Lay a piece of tape at right angles top and bottom of the first layer to hold the strips together.



Rub the tape down with the handle of some scissors or a coin, then carefullypeel the tape back removing the image with the tape. Lay the image still stuckto the tape onto the pink hologram paper. Rub the image down gently andcarefully remove the tape.

Set your circle cutter to a size slightly larger than the sticker image and cut outthe circle of hologram paper with sticker in place.

The inside of the card showing the cut-out circle.

Position the hologram paper inside the card using the cut out hole as a guidefor position. The hologram paper has a self-adhesive backing.

Rule a decorative red line around the front of the card about 5 mm in from theedge - use the photograph at the top of the page as a guide.

Add a Happy Birthday sticker.

Elegant flower card

Description

A single fold card has a half circle cut out and the card folded forward. Thecard is decorated with a gold flower sticker, a gold strip and a rectangle of fabric with random spots of gold fabric paint.



Materials used

• Sheet of pink card 300 mm x 106 mm (12 ins x 4¼ ins)• Sticker Flower • Gold edging strip from border sticker • Translucent white fabric• Gold fabric paint• Circle cutter • Pencil• Card adhesive

Method

The inside of the card showing the cut-out circle and fabric overlap.

Measure 60 mm in from the right hand edge of the card and draw a vertical

line in pencil. Measure the halfway point between the top and bottom of thecard. Mark this on the vertical line - point A on the diagram.



Set the circle cutter to 36 mm radius and cut a half circle from the pencil line,around and back to the pencil line - dotted line B on the diagram.

Fold back on lines C and D so that the inside of the circle comes to theoutside.

Rub out the pencil line.

The darker pink represents the back of the card folded to the front.

Fold the card to form a greeting card 150 mm x 106 mm.

Take a rectangle of translucent white fabric and decorate it with random spotsof gold fabric paint. Allow the paint to dry. Position this on the left-hand edgeof the card. It is folded over the top and bottom of the card and fixed to theinside of the card with adhesive.

Add some gold edging strip to the edge of the folded back section. Glue downthe folded back section.



The flower sticker is actually a negative image (i.e. the pieces that are leftafter the first image has been removed).

To use the negative image cover the image to be removed with overlappingstrips of low tack tape. Lay a piece of tape at right angles top and bottom of

the first layer to hold the strips together.

Rub the tape down with the handle of some scissors or a coin, then carefullypeel the tape back removing the image with the tape. Lay the image still stuckto the tape onto the card in the centre of the circle. Rub the image downgently and carefully remove the tape.

Pink Flowers

Description

A flower design is created in fabric of various colours and patterns. This ismounted on a square deckle edge card and the outlines piped in gold fabricpaint.

Materials used

• Parchment cream single fold deckle edge greetings card 144mm(5.5in) square

• Three patterned fabrics in colours of your choice• Double sided self-adhesive sheet• Gold fabric dimensional paint

Method



Diagram 1

Diagram 2

You can use any fabric with a suitable colour and pattern.

Save diagrams 1 and 2 to a folder on your computer and then use a

photoshop type program to make their size 144mm (5.5in) square. Print themout.



There are three different fabrics in this design. We have used dark pink for pieces 1, 2 and 6; light pink for pieces 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8; green for pieces A, B,C and D. Cut out a square of each fabric large enough to accommodate thepieces required by the design. Stick each piece on one side of a square of double-sided self-adhesive sheet.

Cut out the shapes on your printed version of diagram 2.

Using the paper shapes as a template cut out the shapes in the fabric youstuck to the double-sided self-adhesive sheet.

Assemble the shapes on your card using diagram 1 as a guide. Put downshapes 1 and 2 first, then 3 followed by 4 and 5. On the other flower put downshape 6 followed by 7 then 8.

When the flowers are complete outline the design with gold dimensional fabric

paint. Also add leaf detail and stems with the paint.

Tartan Ribbon Tree Card

Description

A dark green card has a Christmas tree constructed with five triangles foldedfrom tartan ribbon. A gold star tops the tree and there is a gold pot at thebase.

Materials used

• Dark green double fold greetings card 104mm x 152mm (4¼ x 6 ins)



• Half metre of ribbon 50mm wide (20 ins x 2 ins) in Christmascolours

• Sticker gold stars• Metallic gold paper • Craft knife

• Metal edge ruler • Cutting mat• Scissors• Adhesive

Method

Print the tree template found at the end of these instructions (or draw it). Theoutside dimensions are 104mm x 152mm (4¼ x 6 ins). Cut around the border line.

Open the double fold greeting card and lay it face up on a cutting mat. Lay thetemplate in position on the middle panel of the card. Cut the lines through thetemplate and card using a craft knife and metal edge ruler.

Cut the ribbon into five equal lengths of approximately 10 cm long (4 ins).

Take a strip of ribbon and fold the top edge down to form a 5mm cuff (¼ in).On the diagram the green represents the front of the ribbon and the yellowrepresents the back.

Find the middle of the strip of ribbon and fold down both ends at a 45° angle.Trim the ends level with the bottom edge of the ribbon.

Fix the ends down with adhesive or double-sided adhesive tape.

Make four more triangles of ribbon.

Push the point of one ribbon through the bottomhorizontal slot on the greeting card from the back tothe front. The side of the ribbon with the centre join

faces forward. Pull the ribbon through as far as it willgo.

Repeat with the other four triangles through the other four slots.

When you have asymmetrical arrangementfix the triangles in place

with adhesive on the back



of the card.

Cut a strip of gold paper 25mm wide and 70mm long (1 in x 3 ins). Fold thetop and bottom edges in to the back to create a strip 15mm wide (5/8 in).

Thread this through the angled slots of the pot starting from the back to thefront. Then thread it from the front to the back through the other slot. Fix thestrip with adhesive on the back.

Add a gold star sticker to the top of the tree.

With the card face down, close the left-hand panel and secure it with adhesiveor double-sided adhesive tape.

Tartan Ribbon Tree card in alternative colours.





How to make a waterfall card

Five decorative cardsquares are mounted on asliding strip. When the tabis pulled they open like theleaves of a book. This card

uses stitched designs fromthe Form-A-Lines flower



squares kit.

Equipment and materials used to make this card.

• Greetings card hammered white double fold 69 mm x 184 mm.• Sheet of hammered white card A4• Sheet of thin white card A4• Form-A-Lines flower squares kit• Thread in colours of your choice• Embossing tool• Metal ruler • Score board (optional)• Craft knife and cutting mat• Gold eylet and equipment to fix it• Gold ribbon• Double-sided tape

Product links

Double fold cardsForm-A-Lines kitsThread

Method

Prepare five decorated squares of card 60 mm x 60mm. The ones in theillustration have been made from designs in the Form-A-Lines flower squaresstitching kit. Back the squares with thin card to hide the stitch work.

Cut a strip of card 60 mm x 270 mm. Turn the card strip face down. Use anembossing tool and ruler or score board to create fold lines. Fold A is 150 mmfrom the left-hand edge. Add four more fold lines at 15 mm intervals using theillustration as a guide.

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Add a strip of double-sided self adhesive tape to the right of fold E. Use this tomount a decorated square in place. Add another strip of double-sided self adhesive tape to the right of fold D. Add another square.

Continue to add squares until all five are in place. Fold the card under at lineA.

Add a gold eyelet to the end of the strip using the finished illustration as a

guide. Add a piece of gold ribbon.

Lay the blank greetings card face up on a cutting mat. Cut slits at F and Gusing a craft knife and a metal ruler. Slit F is 120 mm from the left-hand edge.They are about 20 mm apart. Add a strip of double-sided adhesive tapebetween the two slits. Leave the top of the tape covered.



Slot the ribbon end of the strip in at slit F and out at slit G. Adjust the positionusing the finished illustration as a guide. Fix the end of the strip that iscovered by the decorated squares with the double-sided self adhesive tapeadded earlier at F.

Fold the lower panel of the card in and secure with double-sided adhesivetape. This hides the back of the slot.

An alternative design usingimages from Form-A-LinesChristmas kit 13. The sizeof the squares are adaptedto suit the images.

An introduction to decoupage



Create 3-dimensionalpictures by using four or five layers of the same

picture.

Cut the shapes out with fine scissors.

Gently shape each layer before fixing inposition. Placing the piece on a soft pad,face down, and moulding it with arounded implement can do this.

Each layer isseparated fromthe lower onewith blobs of silicone glue.

Top view showing blobs of glue separating thelayers.

An alternative method is to use smallpieces of double-sided sticky foam pad.

White double fold greeting card,104mm x 152mm, with circular aperture.The rose is from decoupage sheet"Flowers 2" code DP-09.

Print 1.Cut the base print to fit the aperturecard, rectangular, circular or oval asdesired.

Print 2.Cut away all background piecesand, having shaped the image, fixonto base print with silicone glue.



Print 3.Separate leaves from flowers and other leaves and place individually to give theeffect of one behind the other.

Print 4.Separate the flowers and leaves. Fixthem individually to create fullnessof flowers.

A fifth print can be used to add turn-backs to the petals.

Butterfly card

Description

A white card has a butterfly with mauve wings made with paper folding and abody drawn in gold pen. The knobs of its antennae are formed with glitter



glue. Strips of decorative paper run down the right hand side of the card. Aflower punched from decorative paper and given a jewelled centre is mountedwith a foam pad.

Materials used

• Textured natural white greetings card 104 x 152 mm (4¼ x 6 in)• Pearlescent mauve paper • Decorative patterned paper • Glitter card in white and green.• Starburst paper in mauve• Daisy punch• Gold Gel pen pen• Glitter glue• Jewel• Self-adhesive mini foam pads• Card adhesive

Method

Paper folding chart. Click here for a bigger picture.

Close view of fold

You will need two pieces of pearlescent mauve paper 45 x 45 mm (1¾ x 1¾in).

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The green shaded areas represent the right side of the paper, the white areasthe wrong side of the paper.

It is easier to work on a cutting mat with a grid marked on it or on a piece of paper with a cross marked on it (preferably a coloured piece of paper).

The dotted lines represent folds you are about to make, the solid linesrepresent folds you have already made.

Fold your paper as shown in the chart.

1. Fold the paper into half from corner to corner.

2. Fold from corner to corner then unfold it.

3. Fold the top point down so that it extends beyond the bottom edge by about

25%.

4. Fold the left side at an angle, down and towards the centre. Fold the righthand side in a mirror image of this.

5. The folded wing. Fold one more wing.

Cut a strip of decorative paper 26 mm (1 in) wide and the length of the front of the greetings card. Mount this on the right hand side of the card with cardadhesive, using the illustration as a guide.

Cut a strip of white glitter card 15 mm (½ in) wide and the length of the card.Mount this in a central position on top of the decorative strip.

Cut two small leaves from green glitter card and mount these on the lower part of the decorative strip using the illustration as a guide.

Punch out a mauve Starburst paper flower head with a small daisy punch andmount this on the card with a self-adhesive mini foam pad. Add a jewel to thecentre of the flower head.

Draw the butterfly body and antennae on the front top left of the card in goldpen using the illustration as a guide.

Add blobs of glitter glue to the tips of the antennae.

Mount the folded butterfly wings on the body with card adhesive.

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