Hunkydory
If you are a follower of my Instagram you will see my love
for Hunkydory. They have “topper” sets which are brilliant for quick makes and
also if you are just starting out in card making. The sets have different
images and sentiments on them and can be used just as they are or used with
other makes. There is also card inserts which I find brilliant for cards that
are going around an office with lots of signatures in as it creates more room.
They also do “box magazines” which includes free papers, quite often stamp set
and die set and a magazine with some designs in and how to make them.
In this blog post I am going to attempt a quick “tutorial”
for how easy a card can be made. Although my husband said “you didn’t really
make those though – you just stuck some things together!”
I have used Hunkydory Design Collection Box Magazine Issue 7
which includes the Spring Time Meadow Collection Papercraft Kit. All you need
is a card blank some glue, some form of cutting equipment, and the Kit from the
magazine. Card blanks and glue are available from all craft shops and even some
supermarkets now (crafting is definitely becoming more popular), I’ve used the
crafter companions double sided tape roller as I find it easier and quicker
than normal doubled sided tape but the tape roll would be fine too. I’ve also
used some sticky foam pads which are good for making images stand out from your
card but again you can just use the double sided tape and it would stay flat on
the card.
Firstly pick a piece of the patterned paper from your kit
and cut it to just a bit smaller than your card blank. I use a guillotine which
has measurements down the side so it makes it a lot easier but you can use
pencil to draw lines with a ruler on your piece. Use your double sided tape to
stick that to the front of your card blank.
Next select the image you want from your kit, I chose the
cute little duckling and the “ribbon band” which I cut to size to go down the
one side of the image. Pop it out from the card and put either your glue or
your foam pads on the back and put on the card front just to the left of the
centre. Then add glue to the back of your ribbon band and stick that to the
right of your image.
Then da-dah! You have a card. You can add a sentiment to it
but I quite like cards that are for all occasions.
