Hello Crafters,
We have a fun and playful Christmas card tutorial for you today, created by the incredible Rebecca. The cheery Candy Cane Lane collection is the focus on this project, and the addition of fluffy stuff on the design adds a tactile element. It's a really enjoyable card to make, so set aside a few hours and have lots of fun with Rebecca's tutorial!
Read on for a full step-by-step project tutorial, complete with linked materials list.
YOU WILL NEED:
- 8x8” nesting dies – Basic Ovals
- Stamp and die sets – Snowy Tree, Making a List and Checking it Twice, and Gingerbread People
- 8x8” 2D embossing folder – Gingerbread People
- 8x8” designer paper pad – Santa’s Workshop
- Luxury pearl card – Lapis Lazuli
- White card
- Kraft card
- Sparkelicious glitter – Santa Suit, Mint Crisp and Crystal Crush
- WOW! embossing powder – Clear Gloss, Hollywood Hills and Opaque Bright White
- Sparklers – 10mm and 12mm
- Bling Box – Elegant Christmas
- Candy Cane Lane clay embellishment mix
- Navy organza ribbon
- Fluffy stuff
- Alcohol markers
- WOW! clear embossing inkpad
- Versafine inkpad – Onyx Black
- White opaque inkpad
- Foam pads on a roll
- Chisel-tip glue pen
- Pinflair 3D glue gel
- Art Glitter dries-clear glue with a fine-tip applicator
- 8x8” white straight-edged card blank
- WOW! heat tool
- Die-cutting machine
INSTRUCTIONS:
1 Trim a sheet of patterned paper to 7¾” square and affix to a card blank using dries-clear glue. Trim white cardstock to 7¼” square, edge with a chisel-tip glue pen and cover in Crystal Crush Sparkelicious glitter. Affix to the card using foam pads. Trim another sheet of patterned paper to 7” square and affix to the card using dries-clear glue.
2 Create a 6¾” square kraft card panel and die-cut an oval from the centre. Emboss using the Gingerbread People embossing folder. Carefully sweep over the embossed panel with a white inkpad to apply ink to the embossed areas. Apply a double layer of foam pads and put aside.
3 Tear some white cardstock to create a hill, trim to size and add towards the bottom of the card using dries-clear glue. This will start to create the scene. Apply scribbles of glue and cover in Crystal Crush Sparkelicious glitter.
4 Stamp out two large and two small snowy trees onto white cardstock using a clear embossing inkpad. Heat-emboss using Hollywood Hills embossing powder then colour in using a green marker. Apply dries-clear glue to each section and sprinkle over mint crisp glitter. Leave to dry. One dry, cut one of each out using the coordinating dies. Cut the other two trees into sections to layer up, then apply fluffy stuff to the bottom of each section and heat to allow to puff up. Add a blob of 3D glue gel to each section and apply the other whole trees, squishing down a little at the top of each section. Once dry, add to the centre of the card using either dries-clear glue or foam pads.
5 Stamp out one of the gingerbread people and a Santa hat using Onyx Black ink and heat-emboss using Clear Gloss embossing powder. Die-cut using the coordinating die then colour in using alcohol markers. Apply Santa Suit Sparkelicious glitter to the bow and hat. Apply fluffy stuff to the gingerbread man and the Santa hat and heat to allow it to puff up. Affix to the card using foam pads. Add a candy to the gingerbread’s hand using 3D glue gel and a few candies to the buttons. Affix the frame created earlier over the top of this scene.
6 Take the plaque die from the Making a List and Checking it Twice set and die-cut from Lapis Lazuli pearl card. Stamp out one of the sentiments using a clear embossing inkpad and heat-emboss using Opaque Bright White embossing powder. Affix to the card using a double layer of foam pads. Tie a triple bow and affix to the corner of the card using 3D glue gel then add a sparkler to the centre. Finally, add three crystals from the Elegant Christmas Bling Box to opposite corners.
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Chloe x
