Stargazing Santa - Santa's Workshop Card Tutorial – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

Christmas is a magical time of the year, when children all over the world look to the skies on Christmas Eve, hoping to catch a glance of Santa and his reindeer flying past on their way to deliver presents. So today's card tutorial, by the talented Rebecca, captures Santa on this magical night, laden with presents, and looking out to the star-filled sky. To achieve this beautiful card, Rebecca has used the brand-new Santa's Workshop collection.

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

YOU WILL NEED:

Santa’s Workshop collection:

Pearl card – Lapis Lazuli
White cardstock
Sparkelicious glitter – Stardust Blue, Red Poinsettia, Stardust Gold, Sparkling Stars, Snowflake Flurry, and Crystallina
WOW! embossing powder – Clear Gloss
Sparklers – 10mm and 12mm
Bling Box – Everyday Essentials
Fluffy stuff
Red ribbon
WOW! clear embossing inkpad
Versafine inkpad – Onyx Black
Alcohol markers
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
Heat tool
Die-cutting machine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 Trim a sheet of Lapis Lazuli pearl card to 7¾” square and edge with a chisel-tip glue pen, then cover in Stardust Blue Sparkelicious glitter. Affix to the card blank using dries-clear glue. Trim a sheet of white cardstock to 7½” square and affix to the card using foam pads. Trim a sheet of patterned paper slightly smaller and affix to the card using dries-clear glue.

2 Trim another sheet of Lapis Lazuli pearl card to 6¾” square and edge with glue using a chisel-tip glue pen. Cover in Stardust Blue Sparkelicious glitter and affix to the card using foam pads. Trim a sheet of white cardstock to 6½” square and affix to the card using foam pads. Trim a sheet of patterned paper slightly smaller and affix to the card using dries-clear glue.

3 Stamp out the Santa image onto white cardstock using a Versafine Onyx Black inkpad and heat-emboss using Clear Gloss embossing powder. Die-cut the image using the coordinating die then colour in using alcohol markers. Glitter the image using dries-clear glue and Red Poinsettia and Stardust Gold Sparkelicious glitter. Once the glitter sections have dried, apply fluffy stuff to the cuff and trim on Santa’s hat and heat set. Affix the image to the card blank using foam pads.

4 Die-cut a tag and stamp out the sentiment using an Onyx Black Versafine inkpad. Affix to the top-left corner of the card using 3D glue gel. Tie a double bow and affix to the top of the tag. Add a sparkler to the centre. Add two small sparklers into opposite corners on the card using 3D glue gel.

5 Add a few sparkling stars and small snowflakes to the background using dries-clear glue. Once dry, add a few dots of glue to the background and cover with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter. Finally, add a few crystals to the background.