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'To know you is to love you' - card

March 29, 2020

#NativeBreeze #FauxStitching #AustralianFlora Hi all, here's my first papercraft post for 2020. Yes, it's already pretty much 1/4 of the way through the year, but better late than never! So on a recent trip to Kaisercraft, I saw the 'Native Breeze' collection and thought I just had to have it; it's gorgeous! It really showcases the beauty of Australian flora! I only used one patterned paper sheet of the project, but I definitely will be scrapbooking with this paper (hopefully soon)! *** First I cut out an 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 inch piece of black cardstock, scored along the middle at 4 1/8 inches and folded it in half to create a notecard that is 5 7/8 x 4 1/8 inches. Then I cut a white piece of cardstock to 5 7/8 x 3 3/4 inches, this will become the front panel of the card. Finally cut out a piece of patterned paper to 5 7/8 x 2 inches. Next step; using dies. I used a die-cut a bird sitting on a branch from some white cardstock. Then I created some faux

Papercrafting and self-isolation

March 28, 2020

Hi papercrafters, As you may have noticed, I have been away from blog posting for a while, and 2020 has been off to a rough start. The coronavirus pandemic is something we should all take seriously, and right now, the best thing we can do is practice social distancing. This helps us to reduce the spread of the virus and prevent it from reaching the vulnerable people in our communities. Given the situation, I will be spending a lot of time at home. It's also about time I get back into regular posting. The goal is to post 1-2 times a month, with more regular posts on my Instagram: @scrapwithstardust . For the past few months, I've been writing down the craft project ideas I've had whilst commuting on the train to university, so there should be plenty to keep me busy for the next few months of self-isolation. So stay tuned for the upcoming papercraft projects! Shanika :)

'Snow and Sparkle' - card

August 13, 2019

#LetItSnow #Sparkle #KCShakerChallenge5 Hi everyone, today I'm sharing a card I made for a challenge by Kaisercraft. The challenge said we could make either a shaker card, tag or ornament. I went for the shaker card option! They also mentioned they'd love to see creations using their 'Let It Snow' collection; good thing I had bought the paper pad and flourishes the previous day! XD I've started using Instagram stories as a platform to share my papercrafting process as I make the card in real-time. They are not as detailed as a video tutorial, but the idea is to show that crafting is rarely a linear process and that it can vary a lot as you create! So make sure to follow me on Instagram! @scrapwithstardust *** Shaker cards are one of my favourite types of cards to make, they are just so much fun to create! For this card, I used a 5 5/16 inch square notecard (I used a 10 5/8 x 5 5/16 inch piece of white cardstock and folded it in half to make the not

'To the Moon & back' - shadow box card

July 22, 2019

#moon #astronauts #apollo50th Guess what everyone?! It's the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing! I'm sure many are reliving the epic moments of the first steps on the Moon (sadly I didn't exist back then, but I can still celebrate!) Here's to astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, the crew of Apollo 11 :) *** So how do I go about celebrating? By making a card of course! This card is supposed to resemble the following photo, most epic anti-selfie ever taken! The picture is of the Moon, lunar module and the Earth, the only person not in the picture is the person who took the photo, Michael Collins! Earth's Moon - Apollo 11 - Credit: NASA For the base of the card I used two 6 1/8 x 4 1/4 inch notecards. This card is going to be a shadow box card! I have a tutorial on how to create this card here . Make sure to check out my instagram to see the card pop-up action . We'll be making the same card as the tutorial, but wit

Shadow box card - tutorial

July 21, 2019

#dimension #fun #shadow box Hello paper crafters! So this is the second tutorial post this week, perhaps this is too many posts this week... but I am finding the blogging on my train rides to and from uni is a great way to pass the time! In this tutorial I'll be describing the process to create a basic shadow box card! *** For this card you will need: 6 1/8 x 4 1/4 inch notecard (x 2) 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 inch piece of patterned paper Collectables The easiest way to make the following cards is to use pre-made notecards. I used white rectangle notecard packs from Kaisercraft. *** Step 1 Note: Refer to the diagram below! - Solid lines = score lines - Dashed lines = cut lines - Shaded areas = parts that are cut out Take one notecard and cut-off a 1/2 inch from the edge of one panel (this is Notecard #1 ). With the other card ( Notecard #2 ), you want to score 1/2 inch from the edge of Panel 1 (this creates Fold 1 ), and then score 1/2 inch from the midd

'Thankful - Grateful - Blessed' - layout

July 17, 2019

#peachy #thankful #brick wall Hi everyone, hope all your papercrafting is going well! So back in January I went to Japan 2 weeks, it was an amazing experience! I'm slowly getting around to scrapbooking them. So here's a layout I did using a brick wall design . *** For the base of this layout I used a 12 x 12 inch plain cardstock and for the brick wall pattern I used a 12 x 12 inch patterned paper. To create the brick wall paper use this linked tutorial . After completing steps 1-4 of the tutorial you should have a base layout that has a brick wall pattern. Note: The above tutorial was created after this layout was created. If you can find what's a bit wrong with this layout comment down below! If you follow the tutorial you should get a seamless looking brick wall layout :) The next step is to make the frames to go on this wall. First I cut out two sentiments (one rectangle and one square) from a 12 x 12 piece of patterned paper (the sentiment page from