It’s important not to forget that Dad likes to get a card too at this time of year so get crafty now and make those Fathers Day cards before it’s to late!
These cards have been made using Funky Hand craft CD V. Funky, which is available from www.funkyhand.com, and a lot of love! Don’t forget your Dad this fathers Day 15th June.
Anice xx
With so many different shapes and sizes of bare chipboard available to crafters at the moment it can sometimes be difficult to know how to approach using them in your crafting and get the result that you want. Bare chipboard can be decorated in lots of different ways, painting and embossing with embossing powders are just two ideas. As a backing paper designer I am always looking for new ways to use my papers on cards and scrapbook pages to give interesting and different results. Covering bare chipboard with your favourite backing paper is a great way of co-ordinating elements perfectly.
Here is a quick tutorial showing you one way to add backing papers to chipboard and get a professional result with just a little bit of effort.
For my demonstration I have used a chipboard flower from Maya Road and a backing paper from one of my own Funky Hand download collections Shabby Saturday. You will need a sticky glue like Pritt stick, a sharp scalpel for cutting and, my secret weapon, a Basic Grey Precision File kit. Now, you don’t HAVE to have this file set but if you decide that you would like to work more with chipboard it will be a purchase you wont regret. You can use a metal nail file or emery board and you will still get a good result.
Apply glue all over the front of your chipboard shape making sure you cover all of the surface and then place it face down onto the reverse of your backing paper. Leave it to dry.
Once the glue has dried begin to cut the shape of the chipboard out of the paper from the reverse. Taking care to cut as close to the chipboard as possible.
Your chipboard shape is now covered with your backing paper but it will be rather rough around the edges..this is where your file comes in.
Working from the front of your chipboard gently file the edges of your backing paper. TIP: File at a slight angle and only away from you. If you pull and push the file like a saw the paper is likely to pull away from the chipboard and you wont get the smooth result you want. Filing your chipboard shape can take quite a while but the more time you take the better the end result will be.
Once you have finished filing you can then decide how you would like to finish off the edges of the chipboard shape. You can leave it plain or perhaps use a felt tip along the edge. I used a small black ink pad to ink the edges for slightly grungy finish.
I added this chipboard flower to a card I made for my best friends daughters second birthday. I attached it to the card by making holes through the flower and the base card and threading 21 gauge covered wire through them both and a co-ordinating button,twisting the wire to secure them all and finishing it off by adding beads and curling the wire.
This technique for covering chipboard works great for all types of chipboard, So, now you can cover anything from chipboard alphabets to your bind it all book covers..Enjoy!
Anice xx
I made this card using one of Tip Top Toppers pin wheel card kits. The instuctions were so easy to follow and the end result looks great.
I’ve finished my one off with one of my personalised machine embroidered buttons. Thanks tip top. :o)
Sam/incywincy.
Equipment: Pin Wheel Template – available from www.Lakeland.co.uk, Small Scissors, Pencil, Craft Knife, Eraser, Card Stock, Brad x 2, Glue, Ribbon, Vellum, Pre Printed Birthday Sentiment (optional), Glitter Glue (optional), Metallic pen ink (optional)
Time: Approximately 30 minutes
1. Using the largest of the three pin wheel templates, draw round it with a soft pencil onto the vellum. Repeat for the middle sized template.
2. Carefully cut along the pencil lines. You now have two flat pin wheels. Rub out any pencil marks.
3. On the thinner ‘leg’ of each sail, and by using the craft knife, make a small hole large enough for the brad. Repeat this for all 4 ‘legs’ and in the centre for both pin wheels.
4. Hold the smaller pin wheel and gently push the brad through the hole so the head of the brad is facing down.
5. Bring each ‘leg’ of the sail to the brad point and push the brad through the hole, continue until complete and then push the brad through the centre hole, thus making a complete pin wheel.
6. Repeat for the larger pin wheel. I found it easier to have the smaller completed pin wheel on top with the brad still open whilst I made the larger pin wheel as it was easier to keep the two together. However, this may be fiddly and you may find it easier to make each pin wheel separately and then glue together at the end.
7. Attach the pin wheel to your card, either by using the existing brad or by glue. To add the organza ribbon, mark its width on the fold of the card and gently make an incision with the craft knife so the ribbon can pass round the card.
8. Add a dot and dash running stitch with the metallic ink pen around the edge of the card and pre printed Birthday sentiment to add a boundary to your card. Tie the Birthday sentiment to the organza ribbon (I’ve used thinner ribbon to do this) and then tie the organza ribbon, cutting the edges at an angle. To give the card a little bit of a sparkle, I’ve added a tiny dot of pink glitter glue to the edges of each sail.
What card do you give to someone who is going on maternity leave? A Baby On Board card from Tip Top Toppers of course!
Simple, effective and neutral colours! Added yellow and black ribbon bow for a bit of glam. Only problem is, I’ve not yet thought about what I’m doing for the envelope…. I’ve also been asked to make the Birth Announcement Cards (baby due 16 December) so watch this space for those!
I was asked by a work colleague to make a card for her mother as it was her 80th Birthday. She wanted to add a photo of her mother from her younger days. After scanning the photo and a good few hours of thinking about it here’s what i came up with:
I’m glad to say that the whole family liked it so they all signed it so it could be kept as a keepsake. The recipient of the card then asked me to make one for her brother who was going to be 90 a few weeks later, she also decided that she wanted one for her other brother even though it wasn’t his birthday so they’d all have a keepsake card. Here’s the other two i came up with:
I found the male cards harder but still enjoyed making these very personal cards. Which is a good job as i’ve since been asked to make some for other people.
Hope you like them and maybe they’ll inspire someone to use some photo’s on their cards.
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Craft Magic UK - home to Card Making, FaithScrapping (or Faithbooking), Retreats, Clubs & Workshops.
The online shop offers 100’s of crafty items all within 2 main areas..
The site also listed club and crafting retrests…
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Lisa (Candles by Lisa) asked me to make another special Birthday Card for her sister in law to send from her kids.
I’ve never used pre printed background papers before so this card is a first! Edged with black ric-rac ribbon with the front of the card cut slightly shorter than its corresponding edge to add interest. The flowers are cut using the Cuttlebug asterisk die (oh how fab is Cuttlebug?!) and I’ve used some fuchsia shiny but delicate florist gift wrap (this was an inspired find!) which nicely curls up and added gems for in the centres. Each flower is layered with 20 to 30 individually cut flowers for depth.
I hope she likes them Lisa!
Lisa (Candles by Lisa) asked me to make a special Birthday Card for her sister in law.
I wanted to do something a little different so came up with the idea of using a bottle shape. The bottle is hand cut from a template I created, edged with fuchsia glitter, computer printed wording and the bottle foil is made by using Anita’s 3d metallic paint quite thickly applied directly from the bottle. The lady is based upon my ‘All Dressed Up’ character, personalised to look like the recipient.
Fuchsia and gold organza ribbon tie it off nicely (‘scuse the pun!) I’ve used a bow maker – the best £3 I’ve ever spent as it saves me so much time and the bows can be cute and small or big and bold. I’m also a hoarder of ribbon – organza being the current favourite!
What card do you send to a Scunthorpe United fan who will be 43? A specially commissioned Tip Top Toppers card of course! Wasn’t given a lot of time to make this (2 days) so had to think fast!
Researched the history of the Club and printed it as a background (its also inside in case he wanted to read it in full) and also the current season football strip. Fortunately I had some claret coloured card (I’m a bit of a hoarder) otherwise I’d have been stuck!
Quite pleased with the results even if I say so myself!
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