The ThriftyCrafter
Createdarlingflowersforyourcarddesignsby
tightlyrollingupstripsof patternedpaper
1 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 nine
smallheartsfrompaperthenlayer
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-embossedsentiment
1 Covera 125mmsquareof
double-sidedadhesivewithstrips
ofpatternedpapers.Layerontoa
white130mmscallopedsquare.
2 Attachthelayeredsquaretothe
centreofa 140mmsquarebase
withfoampads,asshown.
3 Teara stripofvellumthentrim
thesidestomeasure125mm.Heat
emboss the sentiment on the
right-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 harmoniouslook
1 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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