Simply Cards & Papercraft - UK (2020-03)

Sketch challenge

● white cardstock

You will need
●white 7x5” card blank
●Papermania A5 premium
assorted textured cardstock
●Craft Creations
Gingham cardstock
●gold mirror card
●Anita’s A4 Plain Parchment
Pastels vellum paper pack
●3D foam tape
●manual die-cutting machine
●Sizzix Thinlits Easter
Sentiments by Emily Tootle
die set

Simply make
1 Cover the card front with
a slightly smaller panel of
white cardstock and cut
a wide strip of gingham
cardstock to  t the centre.
Cut out the elements from
the Easter Sentiments die
set from various colours
of cardstock.
2 Layer them up to create
multicoloured elements and
secure to the right-hand
side of the card front, along
with a grass section cut
from pale green vellum.
3 Cut a white and gold

Happy Easter

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‘Easter’ sentiment and Simply shopping

layer slightly offset to

create a shadow effect.

Cut the ‘HAPPY’ sentiment

from white cardstock

and layer the negative

die-cut onto gold

mirror card. Secure the

sentiments in the top

corner as shown.

You will need

● white 5x7” card blank

● Papermania A5 premium

assorted textured cardstock

● Anita’s A4 Plain Parchment

Pastels vellum paper stack

● Winsor & Newton ProMarkers

● Dymo Home Embossing Label

Maker & tape

● 3D foam tape

● manual die-cutting machine

● Sizzix Thinlits by Tim Holtz

Alterations Bunny Hop die set

● Sizzix Easter Sentiments by

Emily Tootle

Simply make

1 Cut a panel of white cardstock

to measure slightly smaller

panel of white cardstock, cut a

rectangle of green vellum and

secure towards the

right-hand side of the card

front, wrapping around to

secure on the reverse.

2 Cut approximately 50 little

stems of the foliage and

secure together to form a

wreath as shown. Print the

Dymo ‘HAPPY’ sentiment

and secure to the vellum

panel as shown.

3 Cut the ‘Easter’ sentiment

from white and black

cardstock and adhere

together slightly offset to

create a shadow effect.

4 Cut three bunnies from

white cardstock and add

shading using ProMarkers,

before layering to create the

shadow effect and secure

to the card front along with

the Easter sentiment.

Easter bunny

Jane says:Using a sketch is a great way

to get out of a crafting rut – it will get

your creative juices  owing. Just pick your

occasion, grab your crafting goodes, and get

crafting. Play about with the elements before

you stick them down and most of all, enjoy!