Cardmaking & Papercraft

16 Quick projects for May

A day with you

1 Layer a 140mm square of foliage paper onto green paper. Add to a 150mm square base. Layer an 80x10mm piece of pink foliage paper onto card and add to the base. Add a sentiment topper.

2 Trim a pink scalloped border to 135mm and add to the base.

3 Attach the two birds and foliage wreath to the base with foam pads. Trim a small green triangle and add to the sentiment panel.

4 Add an adhesive pearl to the triangle. Add glitter glue details to the floral wreath, to finish.

Shopping list

Kaisercraft Native Breeze collection: 6.5x6.5 paper pad, collectables, stamp set, 12x12 paper pack

From Merly Impressions

White card, glitter glue, adhesive pearls

From your local craft shop

For stockists turn to p85

Ruth’s top tip

“Punch triangles or stars from scrap paper to create corner details for your base card”

Wishing you well

1 Layer a 135mm square of polka dot paper onto green foliage patterned paper. Add to a 150mm square white base card.

2 Cut four 45mm squares of white card then layer onto green card. Add a floral topper to the squares, then add to the base.

3 Snip a pink flower collectable in half and attach to the corners of the base, tucked underneath the layered squares.

Add the ‘Wishing you well’

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