Wow, its a cliche, but it is so true, how time flies when you are busy.
To kick off our year of crafts here a four sea life themed cards.
When things get fishy………….
A5 white card
HOTP 12 x 12 bubbles – 14.5 x 10.5 cm & 14.5 x 9cm
Doodlebug Design Inc Fancy Frills Blue Jean – circles 12.5 cm
Doodlebug Design Inc Seaside card stock stickers (2181)
American Crafts 12 x 12 Card – Ocean 12 x 6.5 cm & 9 x 6.5 cm
LPD – Pre printed card fronts & sayings – fishy
D.S Tape
Foam tape
Black card
CARD FRONT
· Fold the A5 card in half.
· Attach the larger HOTP bubble paper to the front of the card.
· Attach the larger piece of ocean card in the middle
· Along the bottom edge or the ocean card piece attach the circle fancy frill.
· Attach the “When things get fishy” saying above the ocean card piece.
· Remove from the Seaside stickers the bucket of fish and the 2 penguins.
· Place the bucket of fish in the middle of the ocean card piece. Place the 2 penguins on black card. Cut around each of the penguins.
· Using foam tape attach the penguins – 1 either side of the bucket of fish.
CARD MIDDLE
· Attach the remaining HOTP bubble piece to the inside of the card.
· Attach the remaining ocean card piece along the bottom of the bubble piece in the middle.
· Attach the “You’re there as my friend” piece above the ocean card on the bubble paper.
· Remove from the Seaside stickers the 2 small shrimps and the small yellow fish. Adhere the small shrimps to either top corner of the ocean card and the yellow fish in the middle of the bottom edge.
Squid
A5 white card
Doodlebug Design Inc 12 x 12 papers – Deep Blue Sea (2145) 14.5 x 10.5 cm & 4.5 x 7 cm x2
Doodlebug Design Inc 12 x 12 papers – Sweater Stripe (1774) 7 x 5.5 cm x 2
American Crafts 12 x 12 card stock – Ocean - 8 x 5cm & 5 x 4 cm
Doodlebug Design Inc Seaside card stock stickers
LPD pre printed card fronts & sayings – “Squid”
Crafty Stickers – Gold Happy Birthday
Black card
D.S. Tape
Foam tape
CARD FRONT
· Fold the card gate style.
· From the bottom measure up 7 cm on both sides. Cut away the remaining card, so that there are just two small flaps down the bottom.
· Adhere the Sweater Stripe paper to both side of the ‘gates”
· On the smaller piece of Ocean card adhere a pink squid to the middle.
· Put double- sided tape only on 1 half of the Ocean card, attach this to 1 side of the gates. Ensure the non- sticky side over laps the other gate.
CARD MIDDLE
· Adhere the largest piece of Deep Blue Sea paper to the inside of the card.
· Adhere the smaller 2 pieces of Deep Blue Sea paper to inside both of the gates.
· Remove the octopus from the Seaside card stock sticker collection. Attach to a piece of black card and cut around the edges.
· Using foam tape adhere this to the top of the inside of the card.
· Using foam tape adhere the “Squid” saying below the octopus.
· Adhere the remaining piece of Ocean card to the bottom so that it is completely hidden by the “gates”
· Remove the larger Shrimp from the sticker collection and adhere to the top corners of the ocean piece of card.
· Between the two squid attach the gold ‘Happy Birthday” writing.
Birthday Whale
To kick off our year of crafts here a four sea life themed cards.
When things get fishy………….
A5 white card
HOTP 12 x 12 bubbles – 14.5 x 10.5 cm & 14.5 x 9cm
Doodlebug Design Inc Fancy Frills Blue Jean – circles 12.5 cm
Doodlebug Design Inc Seaside card stock stickers (2181)
American Crafts 12 x 12 Card – Ocean 12 x 6.5 cm & 9 x 6.5 cm
LPD – Pre printed card fronts & sayings – fishy
D.S Tape
Foam tape
Black card
CARD FRONT
· Fold the A5 card in half.
· Attach the larger HOTP bubble paper to the front of the card.
· Attach the larger piece of ocean card in the middle
· Along the bottom edge or the ocean card piece attach the circle fancy frill.
· Attach the “When things get fishy” saying above the ocean card piece.
· Remove from the Seaside stickers the bucket of fish and the 2 penguins.
· Place the bucket of fish in the middle of the ocean card piece. Place the 2 penguins on black card. Cut around each of the penguins.
· Using foam tape attach the penguins – 1 either side of the bucket of fish.
CARD MIDDLE
· Attach the remaining HOTP bubble piece to the inside of the card.
· Attach the remaining ocean card piece along the bottom of the bubble piece in the middle.
· Attach the “You’re there as my friend” piece above the ocean card on the bubble paper.
· Remove from the Seaside stickers the 2 small shrimps and the small yellow fish. Adhere the small shrimps to either top corner of the ocean card and the yellow fish in the middle of the bottom edge.
Squid
A5 white card
Doodlebug Design Inc 12 x 12 papers – Deep Blue Sea (2145) 14.5 x 10.5 cm & 4.5 x 7 cm x2
Doodlebug Design Inc 12 x 12 papers – Sweater Stripe (1774) 7 x 5.5 cm x 2
American Crafts 12 x 12 card stock – Ocean - 8 x 5cm & 5 x 4 cm
Doodlebug Design Inc Seaside card stock stickers
LPD pre printed card fronts & sayings – “Squid”
Crafty Stickers – Gold Happy Birthday
Black card
D.S. Tape
Foam tape
CARD FRONT
· Fold the card gate style.
· From the bottom measure up 7 cm on both sides. Cut away the remaining card, so that there are just two small flaps down the bottom.
· Adhere the Sweater Stripe paper to both side of the ‘gates”
· On the smaller piece of Ocean card adhere a pink squid to the middle.
· Put double- sided tape only on 1 half of the Ocean card, attach this to 1 side of the gates. Ensure the non- sticky side over laps the other gate.
CARD MIDDLE
· Adhere the largest piece of Deep Blue Sea paper to the inside of the card.
· Adhere the smaller 2 pieces of Deep Blue Sea paper to inside both of the gates.
· Remove the octopus from the Seaside card stock sticker collection. Attach to a piece of black card and cut around the edges.
· Using foam tape adhere this to the top of the inside of the card.
· Using foam tape adhere the “Squid” saying below the octopus.
· Adhere the remaining piece of Ocean card to the bottom so that it is completely hidden by the “gates”
· Remove the larger Shrimp from the sticker collection and adhere to the top corners of the ocean piece of card.
· Between the two squid attach the gold ‘Happy Birthday” writing.
Birthday Whale
A5 White card
HOTP 12 x 12 papers – Pool 14.5 x 10.5 cm & 10 x 8 cm
Doodlebug Design Inc 12 x 12 papers – Deep Blue Sea 14.5 x 2 cm
Doodlebug Design Inc – Seaside card stock stickers
American Crafts 12x12 card stock – Ocean 4 x 7cm
LPD pre-printed card fronts and sayings “ Have a whale of a time on your birthday”
D.S. Tape
CARD FRONT
· Fold the White A5 Card in half.
· Adhere the larger piece of HOTP Pool paper to the front.
· Adhere the strip of Deep Blue Sea paper along the bottom edge.
· Above this edge adhere the “Have a Whale of a time on your birthday “ saying.
· Remove the Whale from the sticker collection and attach this above the birthday saying.
CARD MIDDLE
· Attach the smaller piece of Pool paper to the middle.
· Attach the piece of Ocean card towards the bottom of the Pool piece.
· Remove a sea gull from the sticker collection at adhere to the top right corner of the Pool paper.
Port Hole
A5 White Card
HOTP 12 x 12 papers bubbles 14.5 x 10.5 cm
HOTP 12 x 12 papers – Pool 14.5 x 10.5 cm
American Crafts 12 x 12 Card stock – Ocean 11 x 11cm
Doodlebug Design Inc Seaside Card stock Stickers
D.S. Tape
Foam Tape
CARD FRONT
· Fold the A5 card in half.
· On 1 half draw a circle 7 cm in diameter. Cut this out.
· Adhere the Bubble paper to the front of the card. Cut out the circle.
· On the Ocean card draw a circle 10cm in diameter. Draw an inner circle 7cm in diameter. Cut these out. 9A template is included with the kit)
· Adhere the card circle over the top of the cut out circle using foam tape.
· Use the clam shell, oyster and star fish from the sticker collection to decorate the “window”
CARD MIDDLE
· Adhere the Pool paper to the inside of the card.
· Adhere the seaweed stickers from the sticker collection to the middle of the paper so that you can see it through the window.
· From the sticker collection adhere in the “window” the two turtles and 2 small fish.
HOTP 12 x 12 papers – Pool 14.5 x 10.5 cm & 10 x 8 cm
Doodlebug Design Inc 12 x 12 papers – Deep Blue Sea 14.5 x 2 cm
Doodlebug Design Inc – Seaside card stock stickers
American Crafts 12x12 card stock – Ocean 4 x 7cm
LPD pre-printed card fronts and sayings “ Have a whale of a time on your birthday”
D.S. Tape
CARD FRONT
· Fold the White A5 Card in half.
· Adhere the larger piece of HOTP Pool paper to the front.
· Adhere the strip of Deep Blue Sea paper along the bottom edge.
· Above this edge adhere the “Have a Whale of a time on your birthday “ saying.
· Remove the Whale from the sticker collection and attach this above the birthday saying.
CARD MIDDLE
· Attach the smaller piece of Pool paper to the middle.
· Attach the piece of Ocean card towards the bottom of the Pool piece.
· Remove a sea gull from the sticker collection at adhere to the top right corner of the Pool paper.
Port Hole
A5 White Card
HOTP 12 x 12 papers bubbles 14.5 x 10.5 cm
HOTP 12 x 12 papers – Pool 14.5 x 10.5 cm
American Crafts 12 x 12 Card stock – Ocean 11 x 11cm
Doodlebug Design Inc Seaside Card stock Stickers
D.S. Tape
Foam Tape
CARD FRONT
· Fold the A5 card in half.
· On 1 half draw a circle 7 cm in diameter. Cut this out.
· Adhere the Bubble paper to the front of the card. Cut out the circle.
· On the Ocean card draw a circle 10cm in diameter. Draw an inner circle 7cm in diameter. Cut these out. 9A template is included with the kit)
· Adhere the card circle over the top of the cut out circle using foam tape.
· Use the clam shell, oyster and star fish from the sticker collection to decorate the “window”
CARD MIDDLE
· Adhere the Pool paper to the inside of the card.
· Adhere the seaweed stickers from the sticker collection to the middle of the paper so that you can see it through the window.
· From the sticker collection adhere in the “window” the two turtles and 2 small fish.
