The base designs on these cards are all cut from one printed sheet – simply
add some stickers and whatever embellishments you have on hand for the
perfect collection of male cards.DESIGNED BY LEANNE MCDONALD
GENERAL METHOD
1 Trim wheel alignment paper into individual
panels to create the fi ve bases as shown.
Sponge their edges with black ink.
2 Affi x these to fi ve 210mm x 160mm folded card
fronts made out of kraft, black or white card
with double-sided tape.
3 For the My Dad card: Affi x a 50mm x 100mm
piece of mesh then add 35mm x 90mm of the
leftover denim panel from Step 1 with
mounting tape.
4 For the Hello Awesome card: Ink the edges of
tune-up paper 155mm x 15mm, insert brads at
the ends and affi x it down the left-hand side of
the card.
5 For the For You card: Ink the edges of tune-up
paper 18mm x 100mm, layer it on black card
25mm x 105mm and insert brads at the ends.
Secure to the card with mounting tape.
6 For the Thank You card: Run navy grosgrain
ribbon across the bottom.
7 Add Craftsman word stickers to all the cards
using mounting tape. Spell words with
Craftsman alphabet stickers as shown.
8 Embellish with assorted embellishments you
have on hand.Cardmaking on a Budget
SHOPPING LIST- 1 x 12x12 black card
- 1 x 12x12 kraft card
- 1 x 12x12 white card
- 1 x sheet each of Kaisercraft
Garage Days collection – wheel
alignment, tune up - 1 x sheet of Prima Craftsman
Alphabet stickers - 100mm of Plasterers mesh
TOOL BOX- Adhesives: double-sided
tape; mounting tape;
Pritt All-purpose glue - Ink pad: black
- Assorted embellishments from
your stash. Leanne used: Tim
Holtz Idea-ology sprocket
gears; Prima mini screw brads;
Prima natural bark icon stars;
enamel dots; Studio Calico
badge; navy grosgrain ribbon