Arabian-style Lantern [PDF] – added 24-FEB-13
A lot of careful cutting out is required for this one, but at the end of it, you get a fabulous lantern design, in 3D, ready to be decorated. Requires two sheets of A4 thin card. Suitable for battery-powered candles/lights only. How-to tutorial and examples are here.

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Pumpkin Card [PDF] – posted 03-SEP-12
A quick template for making a three-dimensional pumpkin card, designed to fit in a C5 envelope. Mount on an A6 card. With a little adaptation, you could also cut out the face and have a battery-powered candle behind (NB battery-powered!). A how-to tutorial is here.

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Easter Basket [PDF] – posted 26-FEB-12
A cracking square-based basket with a handle and decorative flowers ideal for Easter. Cut around the solid outline, decorate and stick down the tabs. Attach the handle and flowers and fill with your favourite mini eggs. Finished example here and the instructions are here.

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A4 Self-closing box [PDF] – updated 04-FEB-12
Designed to be used as a gift box or display, can be made from either card or acetate. The ‘hooks’ latch around each other to form a swirl on top and bottom. A base can be cut from thick card and stuck inside to stabilise the base. Instructions on how to construct the box are here.

A4 Self-closing box base [PDF]
Template for the pentagon base required for the self-closing box above. Actually, there’s seven bases on the template… but you get the gist.