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Topping Ideas

By Jenny Kearley

INTRODUCTION:

I started out with the idea of showing an example card made

from each of our New Foiled Toppers, but as the ideas flowed

I found that I had made

more and more cards and

may even have got a little

carried away! I hope you

find lots of inspiration

from them.

BLACK & WHITE TRAIN:

CDT505G B/W Train.

CRC233P Cog Card.

XL764U-02, XL775U-02 & -03.

PET01 Acetate.

MTR09-02 Tiffany Ribbon.

BRD170 Silver Brads.

Black Card.

Score the printed card sheet

and fold in half to make the

base card. Trim a 58mm wide

strip from the open edge of the

front panel then cut this strip in

half down its length. Cut a strip

of acetate to 45mm wide x the

length of the card and run d/s

tape down both edges.

Fold the card, place the acetate

in position so the tape along one side is behind the open edge then, holding

the acetate in place, lift the front panel, peel the backing and re-fold the card

over it. Peel the other backing and place one of the cog card strips into place

aligning the edges with the back panel edges.

Decorate the acetate strip with silver cogs from the sheet, start with a large

cog, stick onto a piece of acetate then mount on sticky fixers about 20mm

from the bottom edge. Stick more cogs in different sizes onto the acetate

strip, trimming them at the top and bottom edges.

Mount the train picture onto

black card using fixers and

decorate the corners using

waste from the cog stickers.

Press the train tag from the

sheet then roughly cut out

the spare (empty) foil border

that’s left behind on the

sheet. Stick this frame to a

piece of black card then cut

to the foil edge to make a

black tag for the greeting.

Use a little Tiffany ribbon through the tags and

hold in place with a punched circle of black

card and a screw brad.

Glue the lower end of each tag to the card and

add the black wording along the edge of the

panel as shown.

SEPIA CAR:

CDT507G Sepia Cars.

SF01U-14 Brown.

XL764U-01 and XL778U-01

PET01 Acetate.

Scrap of Brown Card and Gold Thread.

This is made in the same way with a few little

changes. Cut the card closer to the fold so the

large panel fits at the right and decorate the

acetate as before. I’ve added a brown card layer

to the top of the layered cog with waste stickers

pieces for the pattern and used the toothed bor-

der strips along the left edge of the acetate.

The cogs which the tags hang from are layered

using sticky fixers and I liked the cord on these

tags stretched taut as it gives an impression of

belts and pulleys. Use fixers behind the tags to

raise them off the card.

COLOURED TRAIN:

CDT503G Coloured Train; CRC233P Cog Card; XL408U-03, XL764U-02 &

ZL764U-53; Scraps of Silver Mirri, Black & White Card; SF01C-174 Dark Grey.

The waste strip cut from the cog card (above) is matted onto white, black and

silver card to make the border on this card. Cut a white panel to go behind the

main image, curve the image and stick in place with sticky fixers.

Use a 35mm circle punch to cut a hole in the front panel, add a cog sticker over

the hole, then use another of the same pattern on the inside to cover the back of

it. Use a mix of sizes and colours of cogs across the bottom of the card, layer some

up on acetate to add depth.

Stick the main cog over the border onto acetate and mount using a little double

sided tape in the centre. Stick the train circle onto the grey disc punched from

the card front and mount over the cog using sticky fixers.

BLACK & WHITE SIDE STEPPER CARD:

CDT508G B/W Cars; ST01U-30 White; XL741U-02 & -03; Scraps of

Black Card; MTR39-01 & MTR39-85 Ribbon.

Mount the two toppers for the main panel onto black card and cut to

leave a 3mm border. Mount these onto the card overlap-

ping as shown and using sticky fixers for the front one.

Stick the left hand topper onto the back side-step

by the bottom half only so the top half sticks up

above the panel.

Stick the flags, but not the poles, to black card then

cut out. Shape the flags with your fingers to give a

rippled effect then mount using sticky fixers under

them, stick the poles directly onto the card.

Cut a piece of acetate 17mm wide x 25mm tall

and stick the cup onto it with the handles off the

edges. Trim the acetate to the cup.

Thread a bit of grey, and black ribbon through each

handle. Use sticky fixers on the cup and glue on

the handles and ribbon. Make a plinth for the cup

from black card, add the 1st sticker to it and mount

below the cup with a fixer pad.

Add the black ‘speed racer’ stickers then overlay

the letters from the silver sheet onto them.

ORCHID DOTTY FLOWER CARD:

CDT502G Orchids; CDT003P Purple Mum; CDS035G Banner; SR226P

Dotty Paper; SR202P Stripes; ZL512U-82; Butterflies ZL649U-64

Border; ZL708U-50 Flowers; CNT124C Blackcurrant Card; GEM59

Silver & GEM62 Fuchsia; DF01U-30 White Card Blank.

This collection using flower toppers with dotty papers shows how they

can be used to make both bold & bright or soft & subtle designs.

Score and fold both end panels of the double fold card in half, then

fold them back on themselves to make a gatefold card.

Cover just the two front half-panels

with the dotty paper and add strips

of blackcurrant card across them as

shown. Choose the two large toppers

shown and mount onto the card,

making sure not to glue where they

overlap the other panel.

Add the narrow topper to the bottom

left then use the foiled edge from the

sheet as before (train card) to make

the mum panel. Matt onto blackcur-

rant card and stick in place. Add the

banner sticking the part that is on the

right panel only. Add the

butterflies and gems as

shown.

The card slides open by

pulling apart at the open

ends of the front panels to

reveal the inner decoration

(see small picture), which

will show when the card is

displayed. For the inside

I’ve used striped paper

with a rope border. Pieces

from the ‘mum’ sheet are

layered onto this then peel

off flowers are used to

embellish them.

The other two cards are

made using the same

method, use the pictures

for guidance. You can

change the strong colours

for pastel if you prefer the

more subtle look.

I tried to stop there but found I had so

many lovely toppers left, and I hadn’t

even used my favourite one, the or-

ange petals with raindrops on. So I

just kept on going and here are some

more ideas.

CENTRE OPENING CARDS:

These centre opening cards are made

in just the same way as the large

dotty cards on the previous page, but

using one tall thin card (DF08U-30)

cut in half to make two small ones, and at 100mm square, each

card fits a standard size envelope. They slide open in the same way

as the larger cards.

I’ve placed the small raindrop petal topper on the right front panel

of the green card in such a way that it is completely hidden behind

the large one on the left hand panel, and only shows as you slide

the card open.

On the pink card the hidden panel is just a slightly nar-

rower oblong topper. The foiled corners from the topper

sheet look lovely on the corners of the card over the pink

texture paper. I’ve also tied a length of dark pink ribbon

through the top of the tag.

SIMPLE & STYLISH CARDS:

If simple and stylish is how you like your cards, these toppers can do that too.

I have used the pastel stripes paper (SR205P & SR206P) to emphasise the

height of these designs. Place the oval topper over a band of ribbon using

sticky fixers to add depth, with a gem either side of the panel and small,

simple wording in the bottom corner. Just a little more showy is the band of

strong colour down the centre with

a contrast bow.

The toppers don’t need to be oval,

other shapes work nicely too.

Summer 2011

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