Project 1 - Red/Gold DL landscape card
Materials used
DL cream card
blank
Pomegranate Bazzill cardstock -
Gold
and Burgundy velvet paper -
Cream and gold script mulberry paper
or embossed ivory
and gold paper
Snowflake brads
Burgundy organza ribbon
Gold
cardstock
Double
sided tape
Directions:
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Cut a length of mulberry
script paper 21cm x 5.5cm and adhere to half of the card.
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Cut a 21cm x 5cm length
of the gold and burgundy velvet paper and adhere to card placing the overlap on
top of the script paper.
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Cut a length of organza
ribbon the length of the card and add a piece of double sided sticky tape to
each end and stick down the centre of the card overlapping both papers.
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Pierce through the ribbon
and card at each end with a craft knife and add gold snowflake
brads.
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Cut a piece of gold card
measuring approx 6.5cm x 4cm and layer onto the pomegranate Bazzill cardstock
and trim leaving a 2mm edge.=
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Using a watercolour brush
pen draw a small rectangle on the script mulberry paper and tear by hand,
fluffing the edges and adhering to the centre of the gold and pomegranate
card.
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Cut a 2cm square from the
gold and burgundy velvet paper and pierce with a gold snowflake brad in the
centre and add to the above.
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Using double sided tape
add this topper to the right hand side of the card (which should be placed on
its side).
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Add your
greeting.
Project 2 - Square Card with Wire Heart
Embellishment. This card is ideal for a
Christmas card or a birthday card for a loved one.
Materials Used
Cream
Square card -
Gold
and Burgundy velvet paper
Cream and gold script mulberry paper
or embossed ivory
and gold paper
Gold
wire heart
Burgundy organza ribbon
Gold
cardstock
- Cut a length of gold card 14.2cm x 4cm and stick down left
of the centre of the card.
- Cut the same size of the mulberry script paper and place on
top of the gold leaving a small edge of the gold to the right.
- Now cut a length of the gold an burgundy velvet paper and
stick on top of the mulberry script paper and flush to the left hand side of the
card.
- Cut a piece of gold card measuring 5.5cm x 6.5cm and layer
on top of a piece of pomegranate bazzil cardstock leaving a 2mm edge.
- Cut a 4cm square of mulberry script paper.
- Take a short length of organza ribbon and feed through the
edge of the gold heart and around the back of the script paper and through the
right hand side of heart and securing at the back with double sided tape.
Adhere this to the centre of the gold card.
- Add this topper to the centre of the card around and add
your greeting.
Project 3 - Christmas Gift Box and wire decorations.
This can be used as a wedding favour or gift box or hang on your xmas
tree, just add sweets or a trinket wrapped in tissue paper.
Materials Used
Gold
and Burgundy velvet paper
Cream and gold script mulberry paper
or embossed ivory
and gold paper
Gold
wire heart
Burgundy organza ribbon
Gold
heart button
- Draw a square in the centre of a page measuring
6.5cm. Add a triangle to each side measuring 8cm high.
- Cut this diagram out as your template (this can be enlarged
to your required size)
- Trace this diagram onto both the mulberry paper and the
patterned paper.
- Glue the shapes wrong sides together.
- Using a ruler, fold each triangle into the centre making a
pyramid.
- Add a length of burgundy ribbon with a gold heart button
and tie in a bow around the top of the pyramid.
