The ThriftyCrafter
Createdarlingflowersforyourcarddesignsby
tightlyrollingupstripsof patternedpaper1 Covera 100x145mmpieceof
double-sidedadhesivewithstripsof
patternedpapers,positionedatan
angle.Diecutintoa 95x140mm
stitchedrectangle.2 Removethebackingstripand
attachtoa 105x148mmbase.
3 Cutcirclesofpatternedpapers
intospirals.Usinga quillingtool,curl
the spirals into flowers. Punch ninesmallheartsfrompaperthenlayer
tocreatethreeflowers.Addthe
flowerstothebase,drawingstems
witha blackfinelinerpen.4 Heatembossa sentimentonto
vellumthenlayerontoa scalloped
rectangleofwhitecard.Addtothe
basewithfoampads,asshown.
5 Addgems,sequinsanda doodled
border to the base, to finish.Happy birthday
Saveyourtornvellumstripsandcreatesoft
backgroundsfora heat-embossedsentiment1 Covera 125mmsquareof
double-sidedadhesivewithstrips
ofpatternedpapers.Layerontoa
white130mmscallopedsquare.2 Attachthelayeredsquaretothe
centreofa 140mmsquarebase
withfoampads,asshown.
3 Teara stripofvellumthentrim
thesidestomeasure125mm.Heat
emboss the sentiment on theright-handsideingold.Attach
tothebasewithclearglue.4 Fussycutfiveflowersfrom
patternedpaperandattachtothe
base.Adda dabofglitterglueto
thecentreofeachoftheflowers.
5 Usinga blackfinelinerpen,draw
a doodledborderaroundthe
patternedpapersquare. Add gems
to the base, to finish.My favourite
Matchyourinksto thecoloursof thepatterned
papersto createa harmoniouslook1 Punchhexagonsfromscraps
ofpatternedpapers.Covera
150x110mmpieceofdouble-sided
adhesivewiththepunched
hexagons,thendiecutinto a
stitchedrectangle.2 Layerthehexagon-patterned
panelontoa slightlylargerpiece
ofwhitecard.Attachthepaneltoa
158x114mmwhitebase with foam
pads, as shown.3 Diecuta stitchedrectanglefrom
whitecard.Stampflowersand
leavesontotherectangle with
colouredinks.4 Heatembossthesentiment
ontothestampedpanelingold.
Threadthreebuttonsandattachto
thecentresoftheflowersusinga
gluegun.Attachtothebase.Add
adhesivepearlsanda doodled
border to the base, to finish.All the happine
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