Never Ending Card Tutorial

Today we are making another type of card, this time a never-ending card! These cards are so fascinating and fun for all ages. The actual construction of the card is much simpler than you might think.

You will need:

-         2 pieces of cardstock

-         Adhesive

-         Bone folder (and score board if you have one)

-         Paper trimmer or craft knife or scissors

-         Papers to decorate

Start by cutting both your pieces of cardstock into a square. The size of squares you use will be the size of the finished card. I have used an 8”x8” square but you can use any size you like as long as all the sides are the same.

Then cut your squares in half. This meant I ended up with 4 pieces measuring 4”x8”.

I have used 2 different colours so you can see how to put them together.

Now you need to score each piece. You will do 3 score lines on each.

With your card lying horizontally you will be scoring at both ends.

To work out where you score use the diagram below.

The 2 end pieces equal the size of the middle piece.

So if you are using the same size as me then you would score 2” in from each end, leaving a 4” space in the middle. If you are make a 6"x6" card then you would score 1 ½” in leaving a 3” space in the middle etc.

Then turn your card 90º and score at halfway point – 2” on mine

Now it is time to stick your squares together.

Lay down your first piece and place glue just in the left and right hand corner squares.

Now take another piece and lay it on top 90º to the other piece.

Repeat adding glue to just the outer corner squares until they are all stuck together.

I would recommend using a glue stick as this way you have a little time to adjust the card to make sure that all 4 pieces line up exactly.

You now have the basis of your card!

To make it fold easily you will need to go over each score line. Go through the different folds of the card and press down each scored fold with a bone folder.

Once your card is folding easily you can now decorate!

For mine I used the new Chalkboard Collection pack which has 8x8 papers so they fitted my card perfectly and some Woodware flower stamps.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and if you make a never ending card we would love to see. Feel free to share links below or on our Facebook Page :)

Happy Crafting,

Maxine xx

Waterfall Card Tutorial

Ok, ok I know it's supposed to be tutorial Tuesday but we can have tutorial Wednesday for once right?!
Sorry I didn't get the tutorial up yesterday, I was waiting for some new stamps and papers to come in to make this project, and gosh am I glad I did wait! I absolutely LOVE the new stamps and the papers are gorgeous *swoon*, just look at the prettiness!

So today we are making a Waterfall Card.

You will need:

- White Card

- Card Blank (or you can fold your own with the white card)

- Patterned Paper and matching coloured card (I used the new Chalkboard Collection Pack)

- Brads x2 (or you can use eyelets)

- Stamps/die cuts/stickers

- Ink pads (I used Memento Black ink to stamp my flowers)

- Glue 

- Optional flowers for decoration

If you are using stamps then start by cutting yourself out 4 or 5 squares of white card. Mine were about 4.5cm. Stamp your images onto them. I also inked the edges of my squares but this is optional.

If you are using die cuts or stickers then you don't need to do this step, as you can see I used stamped images and 1 die cut. 

Now cut yourself 5 squares in your coordinating coloured card. These will want to be approx 0.5cm bigger than your white squares. Or if you are using die cuts or stickers then they will want to be just bigger than your shapes, but make sure they are square! Stick your stamped images/die cuts to the coloured card.

Cut yourself a new piece of white card the full long length of an A4 piece and the width of your squares. So mine was 5cm wide by 29.7cm long.

Measure up from one end the size of your square and mark it. This is where you will put your first score line. Then you will make 4 more score lines 1.5cm apart.

Now you can start to glue your squares to the scored length of card. Add one square to the bottom so that it covers the whole space. Then you want to add some glue to each of the 1.5cm sections and adhere just the top of the squares. 

Get your card blank (or fold yourself one with some more white card, mine measured approx 10cm x 21cm) and decorate the front. I have used another piece of pink card and some patterned paper.

You will also need to cut yourself a piece of coloured card the width of your card by 1.5cm. So mine was 10cm x 1.5cm.

Attach the extra piece of card to the front of your decorated card using either brads or eyelets just at the edges. You will need to leave the middle of the piece of card unstuck so you can slip your waterfall part through it. You need to place it so that the waterfall has enough room to sit above it. Mine was approx 1/3 of the way up from the bottom.

Now adhere the bottom of the waterfall part to the piece of card you just attached and fold the top part of the white card back and under the strip.

You can now pull on the white card that comes out the bottom to make sure your waterfall works. 

Now all you have to do is trim down the white card pull tab to a length you are happy with and add a flower or other embellishment to finish it off.

All done :)

I love how effective and fun waterfall cards are and I hope you do too. These cards are especially good for children. Have fun and if you make a waterfall card we would love to see. Feel free to share a link here or pictures on our Facebook Page.

Happy Crafting,

Maxine xx

Tutorial Thursday - Easel Card

This week for our first Tutorial Thursday I have a little tutorial on how to make an Easel Card.

The beauty of this card is that you can make it pretty much any size you want and the way you make it stays the same!

Take a piece of card and fold in half. (I used an A4 piece of card cut to 6” wide.)

Fold one side in half again.

Trim your patterned paper/coloured card to the size of the card and add glue to the bottom half of the flap. Stick the paper to the card so that the top part is ‘free’.

 Add paper to the bottom of the card. Decorate the top.

Make up a small panel to go on the bottom of the card and attach with foam pads, this will hold the easel in place. (I made mine 2" wide and positioned it about 3/4" up from the bottom of the card but you can put it wherever feels right to you.)

Add any extra embellishments and you are done!

Simple design to make once you have the hang of it and they look really effective. Just be careful if you are sending the post as due to the foam pads it will probably be larger than just sending a normal card.

Have fun creating some easel cards,

Happy Crafting,

Maxine xx

Card Making Demonstration

I'm super excited to let you know that we are going to be having a (free) Card Making demonstration in our shop :)

If you are local to Trowbridge, Wiltshire then please do come and join us! 

Saturday 29th March 2014

10am - 4pm

A fab designer from docrafts will be joining us to share with you lots of projects, tips and techniques using the new products from docrafts!

I really can't wait :)

So what are the new products from docrafts you ask?

These 3 new collections - Gorjuss, Bellisima and Oyster Blush include papers, stickers, decoupage, stamps, ribbon, kits, trims, embellishments and more!

And if you are stuck on what to get then we have a fab Goody Bag that contains a selection of all the collections at a fantastic price of £15, which is over 50% off the RRP!!

And if that wasn't enough there is also a magazine that as well as containing free gifts has stacks of inspiration and projects using the new products!

If you are unable to join us on Saturday or you live too far away then you can still check out all these fab products on our website, just click on the pictures to be taken to them!

Happy Crafting :)