Good Morning Friends…
Happy Wednesday!! Here is my second card inspiration for the day.
Many crafters all over the world experience this same Christmas card crunch each year. But this year, you have help… this year, you’ll be creating stunning cards with a classic Christmas touch by using the timeless beauty of holiday poinsettias! No matter the size, style, or shape of your Christmas cards, they’ll come to life when you add the new Festive Poinsettias!
Supplies from Heartfelt Creations:
HCD2-7363 Holiday Snowflake Frame Die
HCD1-7362 Home for the Holidays Die
HCPC-3961 Home for the Holidays Cling Stamp Set
HCD2-7363 Holiday Snowflake Frame Die
HCD1-7359 Small Festive Poinsettia Die
HCD1-7360 Holly Berry Spray Die
HCPC-3958 Small Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp Set
HCPC-3959 Holly Berry Spray Cling Stamp Set
HCDP1-2129 Festive Poinsettia Paper Collection
HCGP1-488 Luxe Gold Cardstock
HCPP1-475 Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 50 – White
DMCT4185 Groove Golf Tool Set
478594 Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers – 48 Pack
RACP499 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Plum
RACP993 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Red Geranium
RACP436 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Leaf Green
RACP962 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Fern Green
RACP475 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Library Green
RACP632 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Buttercup
PGM15016 Rajni Chawla’s Frosting Powder
359760 Embossing Powder – Gold
RAHT Heat It Craft Tool
159723 Designer Dries Clear Adhesive
RPEJ446 Embossing Tinsel – Bridal
Other Supplies Used: Smooth White Cardstock, Versamark Clear Ink, Scoreboard, Paper Trimmer, Die Cutting Machine, Sharp Scissors and, Scale.
Instructions: The top-fold ready card measures 8″ X 5 1/2″. To prepare the card base, take a cardstock measuring 8″ X11″. on the longer side, score at 5 1/2″ and crease. Next, cut deep red paper from the designer paper collection, measuring 7 1/2′ by 5″. Distress all the sides using sharp scissors and mat the paper on the ready card base using an adhesive that dries clear.
Choose the coordinating paper from the designer paper collection, measuring 7″ by 5″. Distress the edges with sharp scissors and mat it on white cardstock, creating a white border of 1/16′ on all the sides. Finally, layer this on the ready card panel using foam tape.
Cut 2 pieces of white die cuts using Holiday Snowflake Frame Die and glue them together. Dab the die cut with Versamark ink and sprinkle Tinsel heat embossing powder. Dust extras and heat set it using heating tool. Cut another piece from green pattern paper using the snowflake die, this time remove the center die to get solid green area as a window. Glue the green die cut behind the glittered snowflake frame.
Stamp the elements from Home for the Holidays Cling Stamp Set with black archival ink on smooth white cardstock and cut them using their coordinating dies. Paint all the images using Zig Clean Clear Brush Markers. Layer the images using foam dots to create 3-dimensional effects. Glitter the areas with sparkling glitter that covers snow. Layer the painted image on the center of the card as shown.
To prepare Poinsettias, Stamp 6 pieces of the smallest Poinsettias on Deluxe Flower Shaping Cardstock using Plum archival ink and cut them using their coordinating dies. Next, ink the flowers using Red Geranium and shape the Poinsettias using Golf Groove tools. For Flower centers, stamp with Buttercup, cut the same, and color them with Buttercup ink on both sides, shape them and glue them in the flower centers. Glitter the flowers using Rajni Chawla’s Frosting Powder using an adhesive that dries clear.
Stamp one large swirly foliage image from Holly Berry Spray Cling Stamp using Versamark clear ink on white cardstock and sprinkle gold heat embossing powder. Dust extras and heat emboss it using a heating tool. Cut the swirl using its cordinating die. Ink it softly using leaf green archival ink. Also, stamp the small filler twice from the same set, this time using Library Green and cut it using its coordinating die. Ink it using Leaf green archival ink. Stamp, cut and ink 2 leafy branches from the same stamp as well.
Once all the elements are ready, Assemble the card as shown.
