The Printable Craft Shop - Shelf Card - how to make it.

Hello all,

I am glad you can join me, I am making a wonderful card from The Printable Craft Shop - A shelf card, it does look amazing, but may look hard to make.  I will break it down for you in stages to show how easy it actually is to make.

Firstly you need to visit The Printable Craft Shop to purchase and down load your chosen card.  Be warned, there are loads of beautiful cards on their site it will be very hard to choose just 1.  The link to their store is:   www.printable-craftshop.com

The link for the actual shelf cards is:

https://the-printable-craft-shop-2.myshopify.com/collections/featured-special-offers/products/all-about-shelf-cards-mega-bundle?variant=19059178054

To start, print out all elements you need for your card.  For the shelf card, you will need to print 2 sheets for the envelope, and 4 sheets for the actual card.  I recommend you print on 300 gsm card stock for stability as it is a moveable card and you want it to be sturdy.  If you cannot print above 200 gsm (some printers won't take more gsm than this, then print on 160 or 200 gsm and back on to another piece of card of the same gsm).

Cut out all red cut lines and score all dashed/dotted red lines.

Printed sheets for cards.  On the main card section you will see white slots, these need cutting out, I found a craft knife and ruler best to cut this out with.  You will also have to cut out slots on the shelf element of the card aslo.

Once cut out and scored (red dashed/dotted lines are score lines - red solid lines are cut lines), you have all the elements ready to start putting the card together.

Starting with the main card, fold in half (forming a tent card).

Taking the shelf elements, slide this through the front slot and through the back slot - you will need to fold in the tabs on the shelf before sliding through the slots, then open out once through both slots - this will hold the shelf in place.

Take the element with the ambulance and decoupage it up, folding in the side tabs slide this element into the slot nearest the centre of the card on the shelf and open the side tabs, this will now stand up.

Take the element with with the medicine bag and decoupage up, fold in the side tabs and slide this down the centre of the main card in to the slot in the centre of the shelf and open up the tabs to allow it to stand upright.

Finally, take the last element with the pill on it, choose which sentiment you would like and decoupage up.  You can stamp on the blank one if you wish with your own sentiment.  Slide this in to the front slot on the shelf.

 You have now finished the card.

To fold the card flat for posting simply open out all the flaps and it will close flat.  To stand up re-position the flaps again.

These cards are so unique and look wonderful - and as you now know, they are easy to make.

To make the envelope, cut out both sheets and score on the solid red lines, this forms a box style envelope - you will have a 1/2 cm depth to the envelope to allow you to put  more 3D style projects in the envelope, this is the finished envelope with the card inside.

 Print out the front and back of the envelope.

 and cut out and score the lines.

 once cut out and scored, add tape to the back part of the envelope where indicated to enable you to stick the envelope together.

 Once stuck together you get an envelope with a 1/2 depth.

 Finished envelope with card.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my project made for The Printable Craft Shop.

Until next time. TTFN, happy crafting.

Debs x

WORKSHOP PROJECTS - COMING SOON

hello all,

It has been a while since I last blogged, unfortunately I have broken my left wrist so have had a "break" from crafting..... no pun intended.

I have attached some future workshop projects that we will be doing over the next few months.

Details of the workshops are on the right hand side of this blog.  everyone is welcome to attend.

We will be doing a variety of projects/techniques, stamping, embossing, heat embossing, die cutting, shaped cards, kinetic cards, pop up cards, step cards, inking, distressing, using card candi, decoupaging, using velum, origami, acetate, cut out cards, to name a few....

TTFN, happy crafting.

Debs x

Christmas 2015.....

Hello all,

Well, 2015 is almost over, what a year..... not what I expected of this year, certainly did not expect to lose my mom so suddenly - it completely threw me out of sync and have struggled to get back to my normal self and normal routine. So.... I can hear you telling me mom; get on with it! So I have started on my 2016 Christmas cards already - I will be prepared next year.

I have had a lovely afternoon stamping and colouring in and using distress inks, glitter and gems, embossing powders, etc.  What more can I ask for, a lovely way to spend the afternoon.

This is my FIVE creations this afternoon - about 495,000,000 left to make.....

TTFN, Happy Christmas and Happy New Year all.

Debs xx

projects for next workshop.....

Our next workshop is Sunday 15th November, we will be making chalk board fridge magnets "sleeps till Christmas" plaques, and also let it snow cards.

We will also be doing the following projects at the next two workshops before Christmas.

3D Christmas tree with shrink plastic baubles
stamped and coloured candles

booking - Angel, Christmas tree, Snowflake - and decorating the covers using inks, stamps, embossing powders, distress inks, etc.

Everyone is welcome to attend, all levels are catered for.

Love Debs x