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Funky Flowers Card for Mum

This gorgeous card requires a little bit of artistic flair to draw, cut-out and cover the ‘MUM’ lettering but once that is done the rest is simple to put together by building from the bottom layer up. This particular card was designed for a birthday occasion but it could just as easily be used for Mother’s day.

Items you will need to make this card:

  1. Square 5″ x 5″ card blank
  2. Some plain card & purple shiny / pearl paper
  3. Die-cut flower shapes
  4. Mini Flower & Daisy brads
  5. Sticky foam pads and 6mm double sided sticky tape
  6. Craft knife, pencil, ruler & cutting mat
  7. Decoupage/precision scissors



Directions:

On the plain card draw the individual letters to make the word ‘MUM’, using the ruler to measure each letter out (and draw the straight lines if necessary). The two Ms should be 3cm tall x 3cm wide and the U should be 3cm tall x 2.5cm wide, all of the letters should have a line width of approximately 6mm.

Using the scissors carefully cut the letters out. Next cover each letter with double sided sticky tape cut to size and peel of the backing sheet. Press the sticky side of the letter onto the back of the purple paper. Carefully cut round each letter so each one is now neatly covered in the paper. Put the letters to one side for now.

Stick several larger and some smaller flowers over the surface of the card blank leaving a section on the left for the mum lettering. We have used pattern printed flowers but if these are not available any flat die-cut flowers will work well, alternatively use punched flower & daisy shapes. Overlapping the flowers over the edge of the card blank makes a lovely effect as shown on our example card but you will need to make sure that flowers at the bottom of the card overlap to the same extent at regular intervals so the card still stands up straight. You will also need to make sure the card will either still fit in the envelope that came with the card blank, alternatively simply overlap the flowers slightly less or use a larger envelope with the card instead.

Start applying the next layer by sticking a few more flowers over gaps using sticky foam pads to raise them up a level.

Take three of the smaller flowers and four of the medium flowers and using a craft knife make a small incision in the centre of each one. Push through a matching coloured mini flower brad or a larger daisy brad and fold the prongs over on the back of the flowers. Stick these bradded flowers randomly over gaps or over the top of larger flowers using sticky foam pads to raise them up.

Finally using sticky foam pads on the back of the ‘MUM’ lettering, stick the letters down the blank space you left on the left hand side of the card overlapping the letters over the edges of some of the flowers.

Card idea by Janine

Christmas Glitter Brads Card

The Christmas tree and snowflake shaped glitter brads used in this Christmas card project give the card a real luxurious look and feel. The brads are painted with gorgeous glittery paint, the surface of which is almost soft to the touch, that and the different sized layers of card used makes this a very tactile card.

Christmas Glitter Brads Card

Items you will need to make this card:

  1. Small Square (120mm x 120mm) Pale Cream Card Blank
  2. Pearlised card in green, red, silver and ivory (or cream)
  3. Woodware Super Lever Craft Punch – Square
  4. Woodware Large Lever Craft Punch – Square
  5. Woodware Glitter Brads – Christmas
  6. Season’s Greetings Peel Off Sheet – Gold
  7. 5mm sticky foam pads
  8. Craft knife, pencil, ruler & cutting mat

Directions:

Take the super square craft punch and punch one square of each colour of the pearlised card (green, red, silver and ivory). Put these squares to one side for now.

Next repeat the above step but using the large square craft punch to punch a square of each colour of the pearlised card. On the reverse of each of these squares draw a pencil line diagonally from the tip of one top corner to the tip of the opposite bottom corner and repeat from the other top corner to it’s opposite bottom corner. Where the two lines cross in the middle marks the exact centre of each square. Place the squares onto your craft cutting mat, using the tip of the blade of your craft knife make a small hole just ABOVE centre on the red and green card squares and dead on the centre of the ivory and the silver card squares.

Next push a silver snowflake glitter brad through the hole on the ivory card, a green Christmas tree glitter brad through the hole on the red card, a cream snowflake glitter brad through the hole on the silver card and finally a red Christmas tree glitter brad through the hole on the green card. Align the brads and bend the prongs back pointing into the corners of the squares so the ends do not show when the squares are turned right way up. You also need to make sure that the Christmas trees are straight when you look at them from the front.

Then use sticky foam tape/pads to mount the ivory square with the silver snowflake onto the super red square, the red square with the green Christmas tree onto the super silver square, the silver square with the cream snowflake onto the super green square and finally the green square with the red Christmas tree onto the super ivory square.

Again using sticky foam tape/pads mount the finished squares onto the card blank as shown in the picture lining them up as straight as you can and leaving a slightly larger gap at the bottom of the card for a sentiment.

To finish the card off, remove a ‘Season’s Greetings’ from the peel off sheet and allow the sticker to relax on the end of your craft knife blade for a short while, this will allow it to go back into shape if it has stretched at all. Then simply place it on the card blank underneath the four squares using a ruler to make sure it is straight if necessary. Once you are happy with the position of the wording press down on it firmly to stick it in place.

Card idea by Janine