Cardmaking & Papercraft - UK (2020-05)

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Collage-effect

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Knowhowtechnique

Stencilpatternsonto

vellumtocreateyourown

découpage-eect panels

1 Cuttwo40x130mmpiecesof

vellum.Positiona lacestencilover

thevellumpanelsandapply

DistressCrayonsthroughthe

stencil.Carefullyremovethe

stencilandusea blendingtool

to blend any uneven edges.

2 Machinestitchthevellum

panelsontowhitecard.Layer

ontocoppercardandattach

tothefrontofa 105x145mm

tent-fold base, as shown.

3 Diecuttwoflowersfromwhite

card.Scribblecrayonsontoan

acrylicblock,mistwithwaterand

usetocolourthediecuts.Diecut

two stems from copper card.

Attachthediecutstothe

left-hand side of the base.

4 Heatembossthesentiment

ontowhitecardusingcopper

embossingpowder.Layeronto

an85x40mmpieceofcopper

cardandadda stitchedborder

usinga sewingmachine.Attach

the sentiment to the base.

5 Tiea ribbonbowandaddtothe

sentimentpanel.Diecuta heart

buttonfromwhitecardand

attach to the bow, to finish.

Have a lovely birthday

1 StamptheCosmosCircleimagearoundtheedgesofa 143mmsquare

ofcardwithVersaMarkink.Coverwithcopperembossingpowderand

setwitha heattool.Tieribbonaroundthepanelthenattachtoa 145mm

square base. Add a 122mm square of copper mirror card to the base.

2 Cuta 100mmsquareofvellumandembosswiththeBotanicals

embossingfolder.ApplyDistressCrayonstothe raised areas and use

a pompom and tweezers to blend the wax.

3 Cutan87mmsquareintothecentreofa 115mmsquareofcard.Attach

thevellumsquaretothereverseoftheframe.Layertheframeonto

coppercardandattachtothebasewithfoampads. Add faux stitching

around the vellum panel with a pink fineliner.

4 Cuta 45x80mmtagfromcard.Stampthesentimentontothetagwith

VersaMarkink.Coverwithcopperembossingpowderandsetwith a

heat tool. Add a faux-stitched border with a pink fineliner pen.

5 Tiecopperribbonintoa bowandattachtothetopofthetag.Addthe

tagtotheright-handsideofthebase.Diecuta buttonfromcopper card

and add to the tag. Add three gems to the base, to finish.

One of a kind

Coverthecoloured

sectionsofthevellum

withGlossyAccentsto

make them shine

Jules’toptip

“Besparingwithgluewhen

attachingvellumto your

makes,astoomuchwill

make the vellum crinkle”

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