Tutorial: Die-cut card

Hello all!

Yes! This is a tutorial! On a Monday even! I have my act together this week haha!

So recently I wanted to make a simple, yet meaningful card, and decided upon this die-cut option, featuring beautiful vintage craft supplies sourced from Lisa's Craft Shoppe (I also featured her lovely supplies earlier, in this notebook tutorial. Find her links at the bottom of this post). Have a go, and share your beautiful cards with us!

 You will need:

2x blank cards

Pencil

Glue

Cut-outs, stickers etc

Craft knife/scalpel

Cutting board

On one of the cards, trace what you want to cut out in pencil. Here I have chosen the words 'Thank you', and modeled them from a font on the computer.

Now be careful here! Using the  cutting board and scalpel, cut out your tracings. The sharper your scalpel is, the better it will come out.

On the other card, stick down your background. You don't have to cover the entire card, but just make sure that you cover the areas which will be exposed by the die cuts. I have used vintage bits and pieces from Lisa's Craft Shoppe

Then line up the cards, and stick the cut one on top of the covered one. And you are done! Simple, yet thoughtful :)

You can find Lisa's Craft Shoppe on Etsy, Facebook and Twitter. Go check her out!

Tutorial: Watermelon Greeting Card!

Hey there!

Today I shall run you through a very simple watermelon greeting card tutorial, which produces cute and fun results!

You will need:

- blank card

- green and white paper

- pink patterned paper

- glue and scissors

- pencil and black marker

- message

- mounting foam

1. Cut the blank card into a semi circle shape, with the straight edge at the card's fold.

2. Cover this semi circle with green paper.

 

3. Glue down a smaller semi circle of white, and then again with the patterned paper, so it looks like this:

4. Colour in a few black seeds with the marker, randomly and across the pink part of your watermelon.

 5. Stick on your message with mounting foam and voila! A watermelon greeting card!

Cardmaking, magazines and free downloads

Hey!

So today I just wanted to feature this nifty little magazine I found whilst browsing my local newsagents...

Cardmaking in Easy Steps is a great publication with fantastic ideas to spark the papercrafter in you! What I liked the most about it was the kit that came with it, 8 pieces of cardstock, 3 pieces of felt, a stamping kit, washi tape, ribbon and paper dyecuts. Oh! And some great free downloads online.

I have just started to delve into these goodies and made this cute number in less than 5 minutes!

For what comes with the magazine, it is fantastic value for money and well worth the time of any papercrafter, regardless of experience!

Check it out here.

What is your go-to when you're stuck in a crafting rut? Or what would you avoid? Comment below!