Holiday Cards - Page 1

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Silent Night (H56Q)

  1. Fold grey-blue cardstock to a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" card
  2. Stamp diamond background stamp with silver ink, covering the card
  3. Print the Madonna image on self-stick canvas paper, trim closely
  4. Cut a 4 1/4" x 3 1/2" piece from dark blue cardstock and outline with a silver leafing pen
  5. Attach the Madonna image to the blue piece
  6. Tie a sheer white ribbon around and tie in a knot in front
  7. Attach the blue piece to the card background, a little to the top and left as shown
  8. Print the text on vellum with an ink jet printer, and as soon as it comes out of the printer, sprinkle with silver embossing powder
  9. Heat to melt the powder
  10. Tear and ink edges and attach to card with silver eyelets
  11. Tie sheer ribbon through a metal star and attach with foam tape

Credits: Hand-carved diamond background stamp; Madonna and Child clip-art

Layered Tree (H57SQ)

    Traditional Directions:
  1. Attach 5 1/2" square Christmas paper to 5 1/2" square white card and set aside
  2. Attach cut-out tree to 2 5/8" x 4 1/4" green cardstock with foam tape
  3. Matt to red cardstock, leaving 1/8" border
  4. Matt to 3 1/4" x 5" piece of Christmas Paper
  5. Matt to 3 5/8" x 5 1/8" red cardstock
  6. Attach to card with foam tape
  7. Glue three red buttons in upper left
    Digital Directions:
  1. Print digital background paper 5 1/2" square and attach to 5 1/2" square white card
  2. In a graphics program, select a 3 1/4" x 5" piece of the digital background paper, add a 10 pixel red border, and print on white cardstock
  3. Use the eyedropper tool to pick the green color from the background, and fill a 2 5/8" x 4 1/4" rectangle - print on white cardstock
  4. Print Digital tree on white cardstock and cut out
  5. Assemble: Attach tree to green printed cardstock with foam tape. Matt to red cardstock, then to the printed red-bordered background.
  6. Attach to the card with foam tape
  7. Glue three red buttons in upper left

    Credits: Christmas Tree - (    Beth Nixon - Digital Scrapbook Place); Christmas Background Paper - (Brent Boone)

     

Christmas Pocket Card (H58Q)

    The double-pocket card was made according to instructions from the Technique Junkies Newsletter, and was created out of one piece of 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock. Since this is a subscription, the owner has asked that her instructions not be published elsewhere. You can check out the site and the Newsletter at Pat's Stamping Place.

    The card was supposed to be made from double-sided cardstock, but since I didn't have any, I used white cardstock and attached decorative paper. This is a sturdy card when made from one sheet of cardstock, but even without knowing the exact directions, you can cut and attach cardstock to make the pockets.

  1. Attach green Christmas paper to the front of a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" white card
  2. Attach red dot paper to a separate piece of white cardstock, cut as shown in the sample
  3. Attach striped paper to a piece of white cardstock - make it high enough to fit under the dotted piece
  4. Lay the striped piece, then the dotted piece on the card, lining up the edges, and attach with eyelets
  5. Print "stamp" on cardstock and attach to the front with foam tape
  6. Print red dot paper on cardstock and trim into a tag shape
  7. Print the thin Christmas tree on cardstock and attach to the tag with foam tape
  8. Tie a ribbon and glue to the top of the tag
  9. Insert tag into one of the pockets

    Credits: Christmas Papers, Tree & Stamp - (Brent Boone)

     

Santa Believe (H59S)

  1. Print digital striped paper (or used purchased), cut paper into two triangles, and attach to sides of a 5 1/2" folded red card.
  2. Outline card with gold leafing pen
  3. String several beads on an eyepin, and attach to a gold jump ring
  4. Attach red ribbon across center of card, tying a knot in one end, and attaching the jump ring to the knot
  5. Mat Santa clipart image to green corrugated cardstock and outline with gold pen
  6. Attach Santa to card with foam tape
  7. Paint a metal label holder with white acrylic paint and add red and green dots
  8. Print "Believe" on white cardstock, tape to back of label holder, and attach label holder to card with brads

    Credits: Striped digital paper (Melissa aka RebelKat -     Scrappy Expressions ); Santa Tube (RW)

     

Snowman Poop (H60)

  1. Cut a 4" x 12" strip from 12x12 scrapbook paper (I got three pieces from one page)
  2. Fold up 4 1/2" from the bottom, and 2" down from the top
  3. Attach 3 3/4" x 1 1/2" snowman image on top portion (I printed 12 on one 8 1/2 x 11 sheet)
  4. Draw 3 3/4" x 3" rectangle in graphics program and add a 2 3/8" x 1 1/8" rectangle 1/4" from top and centered (this will be cut-out portion)
  5. Type text in bottom portion of rectangle
  6. Print on white cardstock (I printed 6 on one 8 1/2 x 11 sheet)
  7. Trim around outer rectangle and attach to card, centering in the available space
  8. Using an exacto knife, cut center of small rectangle, through both white cardstock and 4x12 piece
  9. Fill plastic bag with tiny marshmallows, line up top of bag with top of a hot chocolate packet, and staple to inside back of 4 x 12 piece, making sure marshmallows show through the cut rectangle
  10. Use a piece of double-sided tape to keep the top closed
  11. Decorate with snowflakes and glitter

    Credits: Copied from project by Angela Sgro in Dec 07 Paper Crafts magazine. Used Snowmen PSP tubes (unknown)

     

 

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