Have you seen our Handy Hints and Techniques guide?
It contains a collection of useful methods and ideas that you can use in lots of different card making and scrapbooking projects.

Card Making Project Ideas

Embossed Interlocking Rings Wedding Card
This simple but effective card is very easy to make. It makes a great wedding card or could be used for wedding invitations, evening invitations and order of service cards…
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Embossed Rose Cards
We have created a few variations of this design, to show you the different kind of effects you can achieve using the same techniques. The raised effect of the rose on this card and the subtle colouring will have everyone wondering how you did it...
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Juggling Presents Birthday Card
It can sometimes be hard coming up with ideas for cards suitable for men, but this set of stickers make great cards for children and adults, both male and female...
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Stickeroo Quick Card
This card is perfect for a last minute emergency card. It works well for all kinds of occasions and is super quick and easy to make.
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Wedding Cake
A classic and luxurious wedding cake is the centre piece of this card. The colour of mulberry paper on this card could very easily be changed to match the colour theme of your wedding as well.
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Ring and Rosebud Wedding Invitation
This very sophisticated invitation features a black and white photo of a pair of wedding rings. A single burgundy rosebud adds a splash of colour.
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Rose Romance Vellum Wedding Invitation
The soft colours and intricate edging on this card compliment each other. It is a very straightforward card to make, but gives you an excellent result.
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Be My Valentine Card
This brightly coloured cheerful card makes a great Valentine card, but could very easily be adapted to make an anniversary card.
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Love You Lots...
There is just so much you can do with stencils, and this card uses them to create a stunning embossed card for that special someone.
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Lisa's Card
This striking card uses decorated chipboard shapes and BasicGrey papers to great effect.
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Tall Daisy Stencil Card
This birthday card is great fun to make. It uses one of our range of stencils for the design on the front and can easily be adapted to other occasions by changing the wording down the side.
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Baby Bath Time
Create a colourful embossed finish to your cards using the techniques in this project. You can easily adapt the card for boys or girls by using different colour schemes as well.
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Pink & Flowery card
A perfect card for saying thank you or to wish a friend a happy birthday. It uses some clever ideas and fun techniques that you will find yourself using in all kinds of projects as well, so take a look.
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New Home Card
This simple but elegant card uses beautifully decorated chipboard letters, which help to make it a special card to celebrate this important event...
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Traditional Christmas Cards
This is a pair of Christmas cards that were made using the same clear stamp set and our range of crystal lacquers. The glossy raised effect and bright colours these produce gives makes these fun cards really bright.
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Baby Letters
Cards like this look very complicated, but are actually much easier to make than you think. For a special occasion, like a new baby, it is always worth trying something with a lot of Wow! factor.
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Snowman and Vellum Christmas Card
This fun card features a cheery snowman with a stylish "Merry Christmas" background. It makes use of the really popular Quickutz Snowman die, but you could use your favourite die in his place to create your own look.
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Milly's Birthday Card
This fun card is the perfect thing for a fashion conscious girl. The chipboard letters personalise the card and the glittered flowers add a real ‘Wow’ factor.
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Brown and Cream Wedding Invitation
This simple yet elegant wedding invitation is quick and easy to make, with the gems giving an opportunity to put in an extra splash of colour.
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Vellum Flower Card
The outer layer of vellum on this card and the stamped image behind it make this an interesting card and it is an easy one to make…
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Gatefold Bauble Card
The lilac and blue shades of this card compliment each other really well for some really cool winter colours. Add a touch of glitter and you have a super Christmassy card that will get noticed.
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Presents Christmas Card
This colourful card is fun to make, for those of you who like colouring in! The colours can be as bright or as subdued as you choose to make them...
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Snazzy 21st Birthday Card
The unusual shape of this card and its striking colours will make it stand out amongst others! Varying the colour of card and the background paper will produce a dramatic change…
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Rosebud Wedding Invitation
This card is great for wedding invitations or as a useful wedding card. A single red rose on the front is framed in front of a gold wedding vellum sheet. The ribbon at the edge and the insert on the inside give this card a really luxurious feel.
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Funky Birthday Card
By making great use scrapbooking papers, this card has an instant wow factor that will give it pride of place on anyone’s birthday (and it is easier to make than you might think...)
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The Keen Gardener
Decoupage is always very popular, and this card has been made using one of the most popular ranges from Paper Nation. Since not every man is a die-hard football fan, this range offers a little more choice. In this card we have made a 3D decoupage gardener - perfect for Father's Day or a birthday.
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Flower Thank You Card
A very simple card that you can make in a matter of minutes. It's perfect for saying thanks to a friend or sending any other message you like.
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Flower Butterfly Card
A beautiful butterfly that is actually made out of flowers makes the centre-piece of this card. The instructions show you how to make a birthday card, but by changing the wording you can use this card for all kinds of occasions.
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Party Hats Birthday Card
If you are looking for a bright, fun and exciting card for a birthday, this is perfect. It is easy to make and is guaranteed to put a smile on someone's face.
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Twinkling Fairy Cards
This project shows you how to make 3 charming cards using one of our clear stamps and some amazing shimmery paints called Twinkling H20's
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Fleur De Lis Card
A bright and colourful card made with Bazzill Basics cardstock. The card is given a rounded look using a corner punch, while the main design in the middle is also created with a corner punch. Add your own wording and use it for almost any occasion.
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Vellum and Mulberry Flower Card
This versatile card can be used for all kinds of occasions, from quick thank you's to cheerful birthday cards. It's easy to make as well.
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Script Rosebud Wedding Invitation and Place Card
A stylish and elegant wedding invitation with a matching place card. Why not use the same technique to add matching order of service cards and even thank you cards.
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Script Hearts Wedding Invitation
An easy to make wedding invitation that produces a very professional and high quality result, even if you are a beginner at Card Making.
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Interlocking Rings Wedding Invitation
This wedding invitation is easy to make, but really eye-catching. You can even personalise this card by choosing the colour of mulberry paper so that it matches your dresses, flowers and other decorations.
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Congratulations!
Everyone loves a good celebration every now and then. This card features a bottle of Champagne with the cork whizzing through the air. The stars on the background look great as well and are easier to do than they look.
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Wedding Cake
Chalks are great fun to play with and let you create some wonderful effects. This card uses chalks for the coloured background and to colour in the wedding cake in the middle. The result is a wonderful blend of soft colours.
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Mulberry Flower Card
This birthday card features a lovely kikyou flower in a natural shaped frame of mulberry paper. A small butterfly is just fluttering into the scene as well, which can be raised off the surface of the card.
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Pastel Flower Card
This versatile card can be used for all kinds of occasions and is easy to adjust to for different moods. Use bright shades of card for a more vibrant feeling or pastel shades for a calm and sophisticated look.
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New Baby Pram Card
This card features a small pram in the middle of a hand made topper. The mirri card adds a bright and colourful background for the pram and the mulberry paper gives it a soft and gentle edge. Make this card in pink or blue for a new baby girl or boy.
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