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Craft Tutorial #8-Tri Shutter Card
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Craft Tutorial#7 -Tri Shutter Card
This is one of the great projects from the Christmas in July Event. Although this example has a Christmas them it can be used for all sorts of Occasions
What you need- All items available at Fern Gully Stamps
white Card- 30cm (12″) x 15cm (6″)
2 different matching decorative papers-cut as follows-
Decorative Paper One-
2 at 14.5cm x 4.5cm or Inches- 5¾” x 1¾”
4 at 3.5cm x 4.5cm or Inches 1′x 1¾”
1 at 6.5cm x 9.5cm or Inches 3¼” x 3¾”
Decorative Paper Two-
2 at 6.5cm x 4.5cm or Inches 3¼”x 1¾”
2 at 3.5cm x 9.5cm or Inches 1″ x 3Adhesive
Double sided tape
2 or more Stamps
Stayz on Ink black
Colour pens or paint to decorate- optional
Rhinestones to decorate -optional
Embellishments - optional
Fiskars trimmer with scoring blade-see alternative below
Craft Knife or paper trimmer
Step 1-Score your 30cm x 15cm white card from top to bottom at 5cm from edge, 10cm, 20cm and 25cm. you can use a ruler and a scoring tool if you don’t have a fiskers Scorer 
Step 2
- Turn the card around and using a trimmer or craft knife, cut a slit between the 5cm and 25cm score lines, 4cm in. Do this on both sides
Step 3- Folding the card-
On the 5cm score line only fold the top and bottom as a mountain fold (not the middle, this does not fold)
On the 10cm score line fold the top and bottom as a valley fold and the middle as a mountain fold
On the 20cm score line fold the top and bottom as mountain folds and the middle as a valley
On the 25cm score line you fold the top and bottom as valley folds and do not fold the middle
Step 4-Now place your card down on the table and press firmly into place with the folds happening your card will fold into a normal A5 size card
Step 5- Decorate your decorative papers- 
Stamp your image using a dark coloured Stayz on ink onto white card
Step 6- Cut out the stamped image
Step 7- Using adhesive stick the cut out stamped image to one of the 14.5cm x 4.5cm decorative papers (side panel)
Step 8- Decorate the stamped image by colouring or adding rhinestones or glitter
Step 9- Stamp a message onto white card using a dark colour Stayz on ink, cut out using a trimmer & attach to the other14.5cm x 4.5cm decorative paper (side panel)
Step 10- You can add stamped images, embellishments to any of the decorative paper panels, as you can see the we have stamped directly onto 2 of the red decorative 6.5 x 4.5cm paper panels.
Step 11-Place double sided tape to the back of each of the decorative papers and attach them in place
As you can see in the examples pictured you can achieve many different looks for all sorts of occations
Craft Tutorial#7- Sprial Earrings
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Craft Tutorial #7 Simple Spiral Earrings
What You Need-All Items available at Fern Gully Stamps
A ball point Pen that you can take ink out of (approx 5-10mm thick)
20 gauge wire
2 Ear hooks
2 head pins
2 beads
Colour Marker
Round nose pliers
Flat nose pliers
Wire Cutters
Step 1-Measure 2 lengths of 20cm of straight 20 gauge wire
Mark 6cm on each wire
Bend both wires at the 6cm mark at the same time 90 degree angle
Step 2-Place the short end inside the hole in the pen
Hold with you thumb and press the long side of the wire against the outside of the pen
Step 3-Keep holding firmly with your thumb as you pull the wire out to the side 
Step 4-Still holding the wire firmly with your thumb wrap the remaining wire around the pen
Step 5-Make sure the spiral is even
Remove the wires from the pen
Step 6-Very gently separate the wires
Hold them together they should be even, if not adjust them
Put a loop in the end of the straight wire
Place a bead onto a head pin, trim the wire 8mm from the bead and form a loop with round nose pliers- Click here to go to the Basic Loop Tutorial
Attach this bead to the loop on the straight wire
Finally attach an ear wire to the top where the wire bends
Competition -July 09
Extended until the end of August
Win a $50 Gift Voucher for Fern Gully Stamps
To Celebrate the launch of our new Web Journal we have decided to run a competition.
We would like to hear about your favorite craft tip. It can be as detailed or as short as you like. Your tip could be about equipment or products, how to take care of them. It could be about a technique or skill that you wish to share.
Here is an example- When using adhesive for your card making place a sheet of baking paper under your project so it can be easily removed without sticking to the table or work surface.
Go to the bottom of this post and click on Comment on Competition- July 09
Add your tip
and then click Submit Comment
We will contact the winner via email to arrange the prize
You have until the 30th July to submit your best craft tip.
A selection of the tips that are submitted will be published on our website.
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