Card Kit Class - Strawberry Patch Card Class

In this class, you'll be creating two bright and pretty cards with delicate butterflies and eye-catching pops of red! You'll find a cutting guide and supply list below, as well as the step-by-step instructions to help you complete your cards. Please leave any questions or concerns in the comment section of this post and I'll get back to you as soon as I've finished crafting! 😉 

CUTTING GUIDE

Cut out the images and patterned paper circled in red.

Click on the images to enlarge.

Note: The cake images can be cut with Just Desserts cutting dies.

SUPPLY LIST

• Just Desserts card making kit
• one white A5 card base - tent fold
• one pink (or green if you prefer) 13.5cm x 13.5cm card base
• 13cm x 13cm white cardstock
• one white cardstock circle approx. 6cm diameter
• one pink (or green) cardstock circle approx. 6.5cm diameter with scalloped edge, if desired
• ten 10.5cm x 1.5cm pink (or green) cardstock strips
• embossing folder and embossing machine
• scissors for fussy cutting
• paper trimmer
• adhesives - glue, double-sided tape, foam tape
• self-adhesive rhinestones, pearls, or liquid pearls if desired

CARD A

1. Use your favourite embossing folder to add a design to the 13cm x 13cm white cardstock, then secure it to the centre of your card base.

2. Trim both pieces of patterned paper to 10cm x 10cm, reserving the larger off cuts for the next card. Secure the spotted paper to the upper right side of the card, about 1cm from the top and side edge, and the plaid paper to the lower left hand side, about 1cm from the bottom and side edge.

3. Adhere your two cardstock circles together and secure to the centre of the plaid paper.

4. Adhere the medium flower to the right-hand-side of the circle at about 4pm (imagine your circles are a clock face, this is the position where "4" would sit).

5. Glue the sentiment strip over the centre of the flower, taking the right hand edge all the way to the edge of the embossed cardstock. Ensure your sentiment is parallel with the top and bottom edges of your card.

6. Secure the small flower behind the large flower with glue.

7. Adhere to the left side of the circle, so the large flower just covers the edge of the sentiment and the small flower sits at around 9pm. (NOTE: don't worry about being too exact with the placement - remember the instructions are only meant to be a guide)

8. Adere the two strawberries together so they are on slightly different angles, but with their tops facing the same way. Use foam tape to secure them below the sentiment, slightly over the large flower. Add your butterfly in the white space above the sentiment.

(HINT: bend the wings of your butterfly slightly upward from the centre. Apply a thin line of glue down the middle of the butterfly and then two large drops of glue on each wing. Place the butterfly gently onto your card, pressing ONLY the middle section so it's flat. As the drops of glue dry, they will hold the wings slighly away from the card, giving some nice dimension without the large pieces of foam tape)

9. Finish the card with some red, green, or pink rhinestones, pearls or liquid mediums.

CARD B

1. Trim the patterned paper offcuts from Card A into 10.5cm x 1cm strips (you should end up with at least five of each design for a total of ten paper strips). Adhere the paper to the cardstock strips, ignoring any differences in length.

2. Place your card base on the desk in front of you, with the centre fold on the left-hand side. Choose one of the strips and secure it to the lower right corner of your card, ensuring the paper reaches the edge, or just over.

NOTE: With this technique, I find it easiest to add a glue to the card base, then place the strip over the top. This helps prevent the use of too much glue and ending up with a sticky mess!

3. Add two more strips beside the first one, keeping them parrallel and evenly spaced (2 - 3mm apart).

4. Turn your card over and use a pair of sharp scissors or a trimmer to remove the excess. Save the off cuts.

5. Starting at the top of the last strip you placed, and keeping the next strip inside the edge of the card, add another three strips. See photos for placement.

6. Use the trimmings to fill the corner position, keeping the strips evenly spaced and following the same pattern placement as the first three. Again, trim the excess.

7. Add three final strips in the same way as previously, trimming any excess with sharp scissors or a trimmer.

8. Add a little glue or tape to the left-hand edge of your sentiment panel and secure it behind the cake image.

9. Secure one of the medium sized flowers to the back of the cake and sentiment so the centre is still visible. Add another medium flower on the left-hand side of the cake, just above the leaf, and a small flower below that, just between the two leaves. You should be able to see the centre of each flower.

10. Secure the smaller strawberry just over the end of the medium-sized strawberry so they are facing different directions. The "shine" should be toward the top of both berries. Secure the small flower behind the strawberries to create a little cluster of embellishments.

11. Use foam tape to adhere the cluster at the lower right corner of the cake, just over the sentiment panel but not covering any of the words.

12. Adhere a little butterfly just over the edge of the paper strip, mostly on the white background. Finish the card with rhinestones, pearls, or some shimmer medium if desired. 

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Ruff Day

The cure for a rough day?

Puppy dog eyes and waggy tails!

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Pretty Trifold Card

I used half a sheet of A4 cardstock to make a little trifold card, measuring around 10cm square when folded. The cherry blossoms were stamped with a mixture of water-based inks, then coloured with the same inks to create a lovely watercolour effect. A small butterfly and a sentiment stamp finished the project perfectly.

 

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Seaside Evening

My favourite go-to technique, when I don’t feel like colouring lots of detail, is to create a pretty background and then add a silhouette in front. In this case, I used the pelican stamp over a moonlit beach, and I even added some shimmer pen to give the water a sparkly look.

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Card Kit Class - Dog Gone It Fault Line Cards

CUTTING GUIDE

You'll need one sheet of each design.

Click on the image to enlarge.

Cutting measurements for patterned paper are included in the written instructions.

NOTE: Dog images can be cut with Dog Gone It cutting dies.

SUPPLY LIST

• Dog Gone It card making kit - one sheet of each design
• small sharp scissors for fussy cutting
• paper trimmer
• adhesives - liquid glue, foam tape, double-sided tape
• two A5 card bases - tent fold
• clear liquid medium, rhinestones, enamel dots, or similar, if desired

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut out the patterned paper and images from the card kit, as indicated in the cutting guide above.

2. Trim both pieces of patterned paper to 10cm x 14cm.

3. Hold the two pieces of patterned paper firmly together and tear about 1/3 of the length. (NOTE: if you have trouble keeping the paper together, consider using a small bull dog clip on either end to hold them in place)

4. Mix and match the pieces as desired and secure them to your card base, leaving a small gap between the torn edges. Keep the border even around all four sides. Set one aside.

5. To decorate the first card, you'll need five of the pug dog images, the striped and plain balls, the "Pugs & Kisses" sentiment, and the bone image. Choose one of the pugs and adhere to the top of the sentiment panel taking care not to obscure the text.

6. Secure the striped ball to the back, left-hand-side of the sentiment. Adhere the blue ball to the front of the sentiment, covering the bottom, left-hand corner, then secure the bone over the right-hand corner, on a slight angle and extending almost to the blue ball. See the photos below for placement.

7. Secure two pug images to the card base, about 2cm from the top of the card, with their feet over-lapping and their ears close together, but not quite touching.

8. Secure two more pugs over the top, close to either side of the card, and keeping the tops of their heads below the muzzles of the first pair.

9. Use foam tape to secure the first pug and sentiment in the centre, toward the bottom of the card. 

10. OPTIONAL: For a fun, "pug-eyed-look", add some clear liquid medium over the eyes.

11. To decorate the second card, you'll need the Old English Sheepdog image, three gifts, the spotted ball, and the "Howling Good Time" sentiment panel.

12. Use liquid glue to attach the striped gift behind the dog, keep the base of the gift a little higher than the dog's back paws.

13. Adhere the dark blue box behind the first gift, keeping it slightly higher to give the illusion of distance. (NOTE: Before you secure the blue box with glue, do a quick measurement against the card base to ensure the images don't extend over the edges.)

14. Secure the dog and gifts to the card base, about 1.5cm from the bottom edge.

15. Adhere the spotted ball over the bottom, right corner of the last gift box, then secure to the front of the card with foam tape.

16. Use foam tape to secure the sentiment panel to the top of the card. If desired, scatter some rhinestones, enamel dots, or similar, around the sentiment panel. 

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