5 quick and easy small cards to make on a Bank Holiday weekend - Day 240 of my 366 day challenge

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5 quick and easy small cards to make on a Bank Holiday weekend - 
Day 240 of my 366 day challenge


Hi Craft addicts!

I thought for today's challenge (day 240 of my 366 day challenge) and it being the Bank holiday, I would make these 5 quick and easy 3" cards using up bits n pieces left over from other projects....

5 quick and easy small cards to make on a Bank Holiday weekend

To make the cards I have used three different toppers from Hunkydory and two images from the Ruth Watkins designs from Craft Creations,

So, i will quickly go through each card (from top (the cup of tea) moving round each card to the bird and plant)

  • Card 1 - Cup of Tea - I took the small "cup of tea" topper from one of the Hunkydory collections and added it to a "Scalloped edged" square which I  punched out using a Woodware punch in green card. I then used a "Lacy edged" die (from Spellbinders and cut out a larger square in black card and lastly cut out a "Picot edged" square in Green Mirri card and layered them all together and placed them on to a "Cream" 3" card
  • Card 2 - Muffin - This is a really cute image from Ruth Watkins that Craft Creations sold (not sure if it is available at the moment) - It is part of a patchwork 12" x 12" pattern and so I just cut it out and stuck it to the blue "scalloped edged" square (which is the same punch as above), Using a jagged edged die (again from Spellbinders), I cut out a square in white card and then glued both of them to a matching "blue" "scalloped edged" which was then stuck to a "white" 3" card.
  • Card 3 - Train engine - Again this is a cute image from Ruth Watkins (Christmas patchwork which is available on Craft Creations). This time I used a scalloped edged punch and cut round the part of the image I wanted and then cut out a black scalloped edged circle using a die. I stuck them both together and glued them to a cream 3" card.
  • Card 4 - Elongated heart - This time, I used a topper from one of Hunkydory's kits and stuck it a black square and attached it to a white 3" card. I then added some decoration to the edge of the card using a black fineliner pen and placed a few Nuvo crystal drops to each of the corners.
  • Card 5 - Bird and plant heart - For this one, which is probably the easiest one to make, I again used a topper from Hunkydory and added it to a 3" white scalloped edge card using some foam pads.
    Card set wrap - 4 inch gatefold cream
  • I have also made a wrap for them using my Brother ScanNCut Canvas but i am still working on the proper dimensions......









And there you are....some really quick and easy cards using images from Hunkydory and the Ruth Watkins collection from Craft Creations. 


Don't forget you can visit The Handmade Crafts Shop anytime to see what else I have for sale.

Products and items you may need to make this card
  • 3"  White or cream straight or scalloped edged cards (300gsm approx) card and envelope 
  • Toppers from Hunkydory card making kits
  • Christmas/Patchwork images from Ruth Watkins designs from Craft Creations
  • Card wrap (cream carstock) Brother ScanNCut and CANVAS
  • Spellbinders Lacy edged dies, Woodware circle punch, Woodware square punch
  • Black cardstock (American Crafts or Lynda Chapman's black card from Creative Crafting World)
  • Green Mirri card
  • White cardstock
  • Nuvo crystal drops from Tonic Studios
  • Black Pigma Micron 02 fine liner pen
  • Collall All Purpose glue
  • Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue
  • Foam pads - from Stix2 or Hunkydory
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