If you're looking for a card that's a bit different for Father's Day, then Julie Kirk's manly cards are for you! Julie's used wide ribbon to create rosettes and ties that look great on your cards! The sentiments can all be printed out in an instant, making it really easy to piece together a quick but impressive card. Follow the link below to download your sentiment printables…

Welcome back to day 2 of the Papercraft inspirations Easter blog party! We hope you enjoyed the giveaways, offers and guest posts yesterday. If you missed out, then you can keep track of all the Easter blog party posts here. 

The first giveaway of the day is Stampin' Up!'s super-cute 'A Little Bit of Spring' wood-mounted stamp sets! The set features sweet little bunnies, as well as tiny Easter eggs and hearts. But it's not just for Easter - there are tiny ladybirds, jumping frogs and 'Happy Spring' sentiments to make this set is suitably seasonal!

The Spring Knitting and Stitching Show kicks off today and we're so excited to meet you all! We've been working hard at Papercraft HQ to find the perfect project to demo at our make-and-take sessions and we simply couldn't resist this amazing pop-up cupcake card! 

We've sent Angela Poole all the way out to California to give you a sneak peek at what's hot this year at the huge CHA craft show.

Take a look at these beautiful ideas from Cosmo Cricket!

Give your scrapbook a personal touch with these tiny embellishments. 

Card making is also on the agenda. Send someone a cute ice cream card this Valentine's Day and accessorise with quirky buttons!

This cute little elephant card is great for lots of different occasions and it's summery vibe is perfect for this time of year. It's super quick and easy, making it great for last-minute cards.

Click here to download your free elephant template!

You will need: 
Your basic card kit, plus…
✿ White card blank
✿ Purple & blue or grey card
✿ Tiny scraps of black and white card or paper
✿ Hole punch
✿ Yellow patterned paper
✿ Yellow velvet ribbon
✿ Decorative border punches
✿ Self-adhesive gems
✿ Decorative flower embellishments
✿ Sticky foam pads

Words and letters aren't just for card greetings and sentiments – you can have a lot of fun using a background that's created with text! So that's your challenge this month. Print lettering directly from your computer on to your card, or use a wordy patterned paper, or get creative with alpha stickers… the choice is yours! The card above was designed by Louise Fortune. She printed out the 'Cheers' background for her cocktail card using bold letters in juicy, tropical colours – perfect for summer!

The travel theme has been a hot trend in recent months in the crafting world, so we think you'll just love this set of Globe Trotting papers from issue 103 of Papercraft inspirations. They'll make a perfect addition to bon voyage cards and summer holiday scrapbooks and they're sure to impress any globe-trotting friends. We've got 6 travel backgrounds, 17 journey toppers and 3 matching borders for you to enjoy, so get crafting!

We love to see what you've been making with our free papers, and there are so many ways of showing us. You can contact us by email, on Facebook or Twitter, or you can write to us at: Your letters, Papercraft inspirations, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath BA1 2BW

While the weather in Britain stays gloomy, bring some sunshine into your crafts with the Sizzix Summer Designer Challenge.

Five Sizzix designers have taken part in a challenge this week to create a picnic invitation. Log on to the Sizzix website and vote for your favourite picnic invitation to get fabulous free project sheet downloads for each of the designs! 

There will be a new challenge for the Sizzix designers every week for five weeks, so be sure to keep up with all these bright ideas!

If there's one thing we card makers can't get enough of it's pretty papers! Now you can try some delicious new designs, for free, courtesy of Sizzix. This zesty collection of eight different designs is available when you hop over to their lovely blog. You'll find heaps of projects to inspire you too. Why not print out a set of these sunny papers to bring a bit of sunshine to your weekend crafting? We thought we'd experiment with different papers to see how they print out. Thin textured card will be first, then we want to try some vellum.

Have fun!