Materials…
- White and aqua cardstock
- Torso template
- Sentiment stamp
- Sepia Range Archival ink
- Plastic ice cream lid
- Men’s tie
- Button
- Old sewing pattern
- Small bead
- White tulle
- Needle and thread
To create…
1 Fold a 21x22cm sheet of white cardstock to create a side-fold card blank, and score.
2 Using a torso template, trace the design directly onto a clean plastic ice-cream lid and carefully cut out. Wrap the fabric from a men’s tie around the torso, and add stitches to the back to secure in place. Sew a button to the bodice of the dress as shown.
3 Tear a small piece of an old sewing pattern and scrunch to create a flower shape – sew a small bead to the centre of the flower, and sew to the edge of the dress. Secure a small piece of white tulle to the bottom of the dress for a frill.
4 Using a needle and thread, secure the dress to a 22×10.5cm piece of aqua cardstock.
5 Stamp your sentiment stamp in the bottom right-hand corner of the aqua cardstock panel using Sepia Ranger Archival ink, then secure the finished panel to the card front.
Project by Sandie Downey. Originally published in Papercraft Essentials issue 52.
