Easy easter cards to make: Bendi cards

Try this fun card making tutorial from Sarah Jackman Read, as featured in Make Cards Today magazine

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By Hannah Bellis

Published: March 22, 2021 at 10:45 am

What you’ll need

White card
Coloured paper
Adhesive gems
Patterned paper

You Will Need

White card
Paper, coloured
adhesive gems

Total time:

1 hour

Step 1

To make your bendi card, first cut a 13 x 15cm piece of white card. Cut a 12 x 14cm piece of spotty paper, layer onto pink paper then layer onto a 15 x 13cm piece of white card to make the base card. We’re using the patterned paper and topper collection from Make Cards Today March ’20 – but you can use whatever you have to hand! Short on patterned paper? Check out our collection of patterned paper – all free to download and print!

Step 2

Cut a 13 x 9cm piece of white card, score 1cm at both ends then trim one to create a 1cm tab, as shown. Cut a 10 x 8cm piece of egg-patterned paper, layer it onto pink paper. Add to the base.

Step 3

Trim a 13 x 5cm piece of white card then score down 1cm at one end and trim a tab as before. Trim a 10 x 4cm piece of floral paper, layer onto pink paper then attach to the base.

Step 4

Cut a small slit 5cm from the left-hand edge of the base card in line with the tab on the egg panel. Follow the same instructions on the other panel.

Step 5

Add the egg panel to the right-hand side of the base card and the pink panel on the other side. Place the tabs in the slits. Add a border, as shown, then attach a topper with foam pads.

Step 6

Add a decorative border to the pink panel. Add three egg toppers to the top of the panels then attach a sentiment with foam pads. Finish with pink adhesive gems, to finish.