Crepe Paper Flower

You don't need a fancy die cutters to make these pretty flowers.

I have punched a 2 and a 1/2  inch circle and a 2 inch 

circle punch for my templates

I Folded over the crepe paper 7 times for each size petal 

placed the circle on top and cut around the circle.

Screw each petal layer up into a ball.

Open them out roughly 

and layer them up in the opposite direction, by that I mean each petal layer with naturally curl up wards when you open the ball, so start placing them on top of each other in the opposite direction. all the large petal layers and then the smaller ones.

Use a pricking tool to make a hole in the centre for a brad to secure all the petal layers in place, 

squeeze all the petals again and tease  out to form your flower.

Or stitch them in place and add a button. or a blob of silicone and some seed beads to look like stamens .

Here they are complete.

Use different size circles to get larger or smaller flowers

these take about 5 minutes to make.

Crepe paper cost about €1.00 a pack 

and each pack makes about 50 flowers 

so very cheap to make

but very effective.

Box Easel Gate Fold Wedding Card.

Front View when card is closed   

           

Inside view before easel is opened

Inside View when Easel is propped open        

     Box Easel Gate Fold Wedding Card.

     Design and instructions for this card by 

     Yvonne Tune Card Art.

This Card is a new fold for me, something totally different, I added the box sides to allow the card to close neatly so you didn’t know there was decoupage inside, it has a surprize element as the easel drops down to reveal the easel

1.    Cut a sheet of A4 card 15cm by 30cm and score it on the A4 gate fold line, twice. Score it again, by placing the scored lines against the butt bar of the lid side of the box side of your crafters companion board, this small fold is to allow the decoupage to sit inside the card without getting Squashed. You need to this both sides.

    2. You now need to extend the gate folds so stick the 2 x 7cm by 15 cm panels either side of the gate fold, inside and outside for a neat finish. repeat this for both gates.

     3. Cut a sheet of A4 card 15cm by 21cm, and score A4 half fold line, give the scored line a nice tight crease with a bone folder, Score it again, by placing the scored line against the butt bar of the lid side of the box side of your crafters companion board, and score it on the first line. this small fold is to allow the decoupage to sit inside the card without getting Squashed.

   4.   Attach the smallest panel to the inside of the gate fold, at the bottom. To form the card floor.

   5.   The Scenery for the inside should be one picture cut into 3 panels, printed on the landscape, 28½cm by 15cm.

   6.   Cut your scenery outside panels 7cm wide, allowing you a middle panel 14 ½ cm by 15cm stick all 3 panels inside the card, stick a peel off down each box seam.

  7. Stick the 14 ½ cm Sq gold panel to the floor of your card, and mat the 14cm printed background to the gold.

  8. Cut a 8cm by 21cm panel and score it on the A5 concertina fold line and again on the A5 half fold line.

give the scored lines a nice tight crease with a bone folder, to form your easel, And attach it to the base of your card centrally,

  9. Mat and layer the gold and printed greeting to form the easel rest, stick this in front of the easel card to prop the easel open, it will need a double height of foam tape to make it high enough to keep the easel open.

  10. Mat and layer your cream and gold panels. Stick 2 strips of double sided tape to the bottom of the back of the gold card, and stick it to the easel

  11. Cut out your decoupage sheet and stick the main image to the cream and gold panels, Build up the decoupage layers.

  12.   Cut 2 gold panels 6 ½ cm by 14 ½ cm for the front gates,

  13. Cut 2 printed panels 6 cm by 14 cm and mat to the gold panels on the front gates,

  14. Mat and payer the punched scalloped oval Bride and groom on to the gold punched oval panels, and raise on foam pads and stick these either side of the gates,

  15. Stick the bows underneath each image, and finish off with the resin roses

      To make a box for this card

      which is 15cm Sq box card

1.      Cut a Sheet of card 21cm Square and score it on the 1^st line of the crafters companion board

2.      Cut the 2^nd sheet slightly smaller by about 2mm so the measurement will be 20.8cm Square, and score it on the 1^st line of the crafters companion board, The box side of the board is to low in height on the 1st line and too small in size on the 2^nd line, So this box is scored on the card making side of the board to fit the box just right for this card..

3.      Cut into each cross over scored line, and snip a tiny bit away

Give all scored lines a nice tight crease with a bone folder. and fold and stick the corners

4.     Repeat for the lid,  Decorate the box to match the card. 

Gate-Fold Step Card

View of Card closed

You slip the gate-folds between the middle step to close this card neatly

1.    Cut a sheet of A4 card 15cm by 30cm and score it on the A4 gate fold line, twice.

2.   Cut a sheet of A4 card 15cm by 21cm, and score on the base side of a crafters companion board on the box side. On the 2^nd line, 4^th line, 7^th line and 10 line, give all score lines a nice tight crease with a bone folder, starting with a mountain fold and the valley fold and so on. This forms the steps to go inside your card.

3.   Attach the last panel to the inside of the gate fold, at the bottom. Working up to biggest mountain fold, with the smaller mountain fold at the front.

4.   The Scenery for the inside should be one picture cut into 3 panels, printed on the landscape, 28 ½ cm by 15 cm.

5.   Cut your scenery outside panels 7cm wide, allowing you a middle panel 14 ½ cm by 15cm stick all 3 panels inside the card,

6.   Decorate the steps, I used lace to compliment the ladies dress, in the image. And a happy birthday greeting matted onto blue card to cover the front step.

7.   Cut 2 panels 7cm by 14 ½ cm for the front gates, and add whatever decoration you want, I choose a shell border for this card,

8.   Lastly add your main image, decoupage the image if you wish, to the front step.

9.   If you find the image to heavy for the front step, stick the back step with doubleside to the scenery.


10. Decorate the back of the card to match.
I wrote a little poem to go with the image, so picked out the sand castle mentioned in the poem for the back of the card. and added some card candy.

View of card opened

View of the back of card

 As I gaze out to sea

Childhood memories

come flooding back to me

Of days well spent on the beach.

Building sand castles

Swimming in the sea

And a picnic lunch

Mum prepared for me.

Fun and laughter

Games galore

An ice cream cone on the way home.

With sand in my toe

And the wind in my hair

Gazing at the sea

Memories come flooding back to me.

Tutorial by Yvonne Tune Card Art Kilcoole