Cardmaking & Papercraft - UK (2020-05)

Cardmaking & Papercraft 27

MasterclassDiamond easels

T

heysaydiamondsarea girl’sbest

friend,whichis whywethinkthese

diamondeaselcardsmightbecome

a firmfavouriteforyourveryowncelebratory

andbirthdaycarddesigns.

Thefoldtakesitsnamefromthediamond-

shapedbase,withthepointof thecardfront

neatlyrestingagainstthestopper.Tocreatea

perfectlysharppointandcrisp,straightedges,

trimyourpaperswitha guillotine.

Whenopened,thecardfoldreveals

geometricpanels,whichMartinahas

decoratedwithGoodMorningMagnolia

papersfromStampin’Up!Bylayeringthe

papersontoblackandpeachcard,Martina

hascreateda harmoniouslookwiththe

variouspatternsinthecollection.

Tocompleteherdesigns,Martinahas

createddarlingtoppersbystampingthe

magnoliaflowersandcolouringthemwith

DistressInksfora delicatefinish.Froma

gloriousthankyoucardto a sympathymake,

this card fold offers so much versatility.

(^1) Usingthetemplateonp85,cutoutthe
diamondeaselbasecardandtoppersquare
fromblackcard.Cutothecornersfrom
thebase,asshown.Scoreandfoldthebase
using a bone folder for a crisp edge.
(^3) Coverthecardfrontwithfloralpaper
layeredontopeachcard.Stamp‘Thanks’
ontoa peachscallopedcircleandlayeronto
blackcard.Fussycutthreemagnoliasfrom
patterned paper and add to the topper.
(^2) Layera 90mmsquareoffoliagepaper
anda 130x60mmpieceofstripedpaper
ontopeachcard.Addtothebase.Cuta
65mmpeachsquareinhalfdiagonally,cover
with floral paper and add to the base.
(^4) Stampthesentimentontoa peachstrip,
layerontoblackcardandaddtothebase
withfoampads.Addthreeadhesivepearls
tothebase.Addthemagnoliatoppertothe
card front with foam pads, to finish.
Someone so special
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