Dash of Magic - Santa's Workshop Card Tutorial – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

With lots of homes these days without chimneys for Santa to come down on Christmas Eve, you'll need to make sure all the little girls and boys affected can put out a magic key for Santa. And this is exactly what Glynis has created here - Santa's very own key adorned on a beautiful Christmas card. Glynis has used items from the recent Santa's Workshop papercraft collection for this make, and if you want to create your own version then you'll be pleased to hear that she has written up all the instructions needed for you to follow.

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

YOU WILL NEED:

Santa’s Workshop collection:

Nesting die set – Basic Rectangle
Nesting die set – Scalloped and Pierced Rectangle
Sparklers – 12mm
Self-Adhesive Sparkles – Metallics
Bling Box – Candy
Sparkelicious glitter – Crystallina, Snowball, and Diamante Sparkle
Pearl card – Crystal White
Mirror card – Red
A3 white card
A4 double-sided sticky sheet
Marker pens
Glossy Accents
Versafine inkpads – Satin Red and Clair Black
WOW! Clear Gloss embossing powder
Silver cord
Pinflair 3D glue gel
Foam pads on a roll
Art Glitter Dries-clear glue
Heat tool
Die-cutting machine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 Score and fold a sheet of A3 cardstock in half and die-cut using the largest die from the Basic Rectangle die set. Using red mirror card, white card and patterned paper from the Santa’s Workshop paper pad, cut four different size matts. Go around the four sides of the white matt with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter, then the sides of the patterned paper matt using Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter. Matt and layer them together in twos. Attach the largest layer flat onto the main card and the other layer using foam pads for height. Decorate the corner with pearls from the Candy Bling Box.

2 Using the Scalloped and Pierced Rectangle die set, cut the third die in the set from white card and cover the four sides with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter. Cut die number four in red mirror card, then trim a sheet of paper from the paper pad and go around the edges with Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter. Matt and layer the three panels together and secure onto the base card with foam tape.

3 For the top layer, cut the fifth die from the set with red mirror card. Cover a piece of white card with an A4 double-sided sticky sheet and die-cut with the sixth die. Remove the top protective layer and apply Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter all over the sticky sheet. Matt and layer the two die-cut panels and secure onto the base card with foam pads.

4 Die-cut the key from the Santa’s Key stamp and die set five or six times from white card and once in red mirror card. Adhere them all together using drops of Art Glitter glue. Stamp and heat-emboss the sentiment onto white card using Versafine Satin Red ink and Clear Gloss embossing powder. Go around the edges with Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter and decorate with Metallic Sparkles. Thread the silver cord through the tag and key and secure onto the main card with foam pads. Attach a 12mm Sparkle to the silver cord with Pinflair glue gel.

5 Stamp, heat-emboss and die-cut the Santa image from the Making a List, Checking it Twice stamp and die set onto white card using Versafine Clair Black ink and WOW! Clear Gloss embossing powder. Colour with the marker pens and cover the fur trim on the coat with Snowball Sparkelicious glitter. For a 3D effect, stamp, heat-emboss and fussy cut the top half of Santa, along with the list and the boots. Colour with the marker pens, cover the beard with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter and the fur trim with Snowball Sparkelicious glitter. Apply Glossy Accents to Santa’s boots. When completely dry, affix to the main Santa image with Pinflair glue gel and secure onto the base card with foam pads. Stamp, heat-emboss and die-cut a couple of presents, colour with the marker pens, and attach using Pinflair glue gel to finish.