Card Making Tutorials

Basic Equipment Needed

Cutting Matt                                      Craft knife

Metal ruler                                         Scoring board/ boning tool

Scissors                                               Paper trimmer

Silicone glue                                      Pencil

Double-sided tape .5cm /foam pads

Materials for toppers

Clear bauble peel offs                         Traditional Christmas papers

Gold card                                                   Bronze, brown and cream pearlized paper

Narrow ribbon gold or yellow

These are quite easy to make and shouldn’t take very long and the possibilities are endless. Different papers, the size of the bauble it is just up to your imagination. Using the Clear peel offs makes it easier too.

Step one  – To make the topper first.

Cut the gold card 14.5cm x 6cm  for the base.  Cut the brown pearlizied paper 14cm x 5.5 cm and the traditional paper 13.5cm x  5cm

attach the papers  onto each other starting with the gold then the brown and finally the traditional paper  making sure the border around the edges are equal.

Put aside till later

Step Two

To cut out your baubles simply place the peel off onto your chosen papers and cut around the edges. (At the top of each one I folded over the loop and cut the paper across leaving the hole, if this is too fiddly leave it won’t show anyway)

Place the three baubles onto your card where you would like them but don’t stick them down. I placed them under each other graduating down. Cut out a piece of gold ribbon or the cord and measure how much ribbon you need Tip: I cut double-sided tape into thin strips that will fit on the ribbon and stick in place before I put it onto the parcel or card. If this is too fiddly then once you know the position of the baubles place the ribbon half way down and attach with tape then take it over the back of the topper and attach it to the back about 1 – 2 cm down. This is a good way to attach then cord.

Step four Attach the baubles with double-sided foam pads. Make a bow for each one and place on the loop

Materials for cards

Cream card,                                 Bronze pearlized paper

Gold peel offs – Greetings.and borders

First Card A4

Step one

Take a piece of Cream A4 card place it lengthways on the work mat and measure 14.8cm score and fold on the front of the card measure another 9.5cm from fold and cut;  this will leave a space for your greeting on the base of the card.

Step two

Place the greeting lengh ways on the bronze paper and a couple of holly peel offs on the right hand corners. I used a gold and cream ribbon down the centre front of the card attach with

double-sided tape down the centre; the ribbon is 26cm long leave a  tab at each end to fold over and stick underneath; the ends will be hidden later by the insert.

Step four Place your topper in the centre with foam pads.

Step five Place a greeting insert into the card; either from the computer or write you own. The paper needs to be .5cm smaller than the card, make sure that it only comes up to the peel off inside put narrow double-sided tape on each side of the fold and place into card.

Second Card – Tall Card

Cream Card 20cm x 21cm Fold in half.

Step one Cut a piece of bronze pearl paper 8.5cm x 21cm and place on card making sure it’s centred. Place gold border peel offs down each side.

Step two Place your topper 1cm down from the top, the sides should also be 1cm in. attach with tape.

Place a peel off greeting on the bottom

Step four Place a greeting insert into the card; either from the computer or write you own. The paper needs to be .5cm smaller than the card put narrow double-sided tape on each side of the fold and place into card.