Blessed Christmas Wishes - Christmas Angel Cardmaking Tutorial – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

Have a blessed Christmas with today's blog tutorial by the talented Rebecca. Using a selection of products from the recently-launched Christmas Angel collection, Rebecca has crafted up a real treat for us today. With a sleek and elegant white and gold colour scheme, and featuring a range of techniques, including stamping, embossing, die-cutting, and glittering, this Christmas card is bound to impress your recipient immensely.

Read on for a full step-by-step project tutorial, complete with linked materials list.

WHAT YOU NEED:

Christmas Angel collection:

5x7” decorative die set – Rectangles
Stamp and die set – Poinsettia Bauble
Small holly die
8x8” embossing folder – Fabulous Fan
Metal die set – Swirly Foliage
Pearl card – Quartz and Opal
Pearl paper – Quartz
Gold mirror card
White A4 cardstock
Sparkelicious glitter – Crystallina, Crystal Crush, and Dulce de Leche
WOW! embossing powder – Clear Gloss and Polished Gold
Sparklers – 10mm
Bling Box – Beautiful Bouquets
Alcohol markers
Versafine inkpad – Morning Mist
WOW! clear embossing inkpad
Foam pads on a roll
Chisel-tip glue pen
Pinflair 3D glue gel
Art Glitter Dries-Clear glue with fine-tip applicator
8x8” white straight-edged card blank
WOW! heat tool
Die-cutting machine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 Trim a sheet of gold mirror card to 7¾” square and affix to the card blank using dries-clear glue. Trim Quartz pearl card to 7½” square and then edge with a chisel-tip glue pen and cover in Crystal Crush Sparkelicious glitter. Trim Opal pearl card to 7¼” square and edge with Crystal Crush Sparkelicious glitter. Affix both panels to the card blank using foam pads.

2 Cut a 7”-square panel from Quartz pearl card and emboss using the Fabulous Fans embossing folder. Infill some of the scallops on the embossed panel and cover in Dulce de Leche Sparkelicious glitter. Once dry, affix to the card using foam pads.

3 Die-cut a decorative rectangle from gold mirror card. Matt onto two layers of quartz pearl card, edging each one with a chisel-tip glue pen and then covering with Crystal Crush Sparkelicious glitter. Affix all layers to the card using foam pads.

4 Die-cut a pierced rectangle from Quartz pearl card and stamp the sentiment in the centre using a clear embossing inkpad and heat-emboss using Polished Gold embossing powder.

5 Stamp the angel onto white card using the Morning Mist Versafine inkpad, then heat-emboss using Clear Gloss embossing powder and colour in using alcohol markers. Apply dries-clear glue to the trumpet and cover in Dulce de Leche Sparkelicious glitter. Die-cut using the coordinating die. Stamp again onto Quartz pearl card using a clear embossing inkpad and heat-emboss using Polished Gold Superfine embossing powder. Cover the dress in dries-clear glue and cover with Dulce de Leche Sparkelicious glitter. Cover the wings in dries-clear glue and then in Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter. Once dry, carefully cut out and affix to the white angel and then adhere the angel to the card using foam pads.

6 Stamp six poinsettias onto Quartz pearl paper using a clear embossing inkpad and heat set using Polished Gold embossing powder. Die-cut using the coordinating die. Shape the petals and layer together using 3D glue gel. Add dots of dries-clear glue towards the centre of the top petals and cover in Dulce de Leche Sparkelicious glitter. Add a sparkler to the centre then affix to the card using 3D glue gel.

7 Die-cut swirly foliage from Quartz pearl card and affix behind the poinsettias using 3D glue gel then add a crystal to each of the swirls. Die-cut some holly foliage from gold mirror card and tuck in behind the poinsettias to finish.