Holiday Cards - Page 3

Christmas Squares (H42S)

1. Print holly dingbat font on a 5" square of tan cardstock, using a color a little darker than the cardstock.
2. Stamp with splatter stamp and rub edges with Tea Dye Distress Ink.
3. Tape to a folded 5 1/4" square dark red card.
4. Print 4 dingbat fonts on cream cardstock and color with watercolor pencils.
5. Blend with Dove Blender.
6. Add shadow with gray pencil.
7. Stamp with splatter stamp and cut into 1 1/2" squares.
8. Sponge edges with Distress Ink.
9. Layer to four tan 1 3/4" squares, rub edges with distress ink.
10. Tape to 4" square of red cardstock and attach with foam tape to the card.
11. Tie thread through a white star button and attach to the center with foam tape.

Stamps: Splatter Stamp (All Night Media)
Fonts:

3 Santas (H43Q)

1. Draw a black rectangle 4 3/4" wide by 3 1/2" high
2. Draw 2 red dotted lines; place them approximately 1 3/4" and 3 1/8" from left side
3. Draw a red dotted line and center horizontally
4. Type "Merry Christmas", duplicate twice, and place in boxes as shown
5. Add holly dingbat font below text
6. Add Santa dingbat in alternate squares
   To color Santa digitally:
   1. Open a new image and using the text tool, place Santa in the center
   2. Using a small round Brush, "paint" the portions that you want red (you may have to zoom in to keep within the lines)
7. Print piece on white cardstock, along with three extra Santas
8. Trim the piece close to the black lines, and attach to a red 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" red card with red eyelets
9. Cut out the three extra Santas and attach on top of the printed Santas with foam tape
10. Brush the white areas with glue and then brush with glitter
    
    

Purple Angel (H44S)

1. Fold dark purple cardstock into a 5 1/4" square card, and cut an additional 3 3/8" square piece from purple
2. Stamp edges of card, and entire smaller piece with background stamp, using clear embossing ink
3. Gold emboss both pieces
4. Cut music paper to 4 3/4" square
5. Sponge edges with Tea Dye Distress Ink and outline with gold Krylon pen
6. Computer generate angel clip art, changing the background to purple, and print on white cardstock - outline with gold Krylon pen
7. Attach angel to small purple piece, and attach to music paper with foam tape
8. Attach sheer 7/8" ribbon to corner of music paper, attaching ends of ribbon on the back
9. Attach to card
10. Glue antique heart to top right corner

    Credits: Stamp-Leaf Pattern (All Night Media), Angel clip art.

Vintage Santa (H45S)

Country Christmas (H46Q)

1. In a graphics program, draw a rectangle using a dotted line
2. Draw a dotted line in the center, and two evenly-spaced vertical lines
3. Insert text, adding a drop shadow
4. Insert clip art in alternate spaces
5. Print on beige cardstock, and print a second set of the clip art images
6. Attach the piece to a 5 1/2" x 4 1/2" burgunday card with gold eyelets
7. Cut out the additional clip-art pieces and attach over the printed pieces with foam tape
8. Tie a burgundy ribbon through the top eyelets into a knot.
   
   Credits: I used Paint Shop Pro Christmas Tubes for the images
   
   Technique: I created the beige portion of the card digitally, but you can use stitch stamps and "Merry Christmas" or other text

Poinsettia (H47Q)

Joy to the World (H48Q)

1. Attach striped paper to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" red card
2. Create dotted squares in a graphics program, and add the letters, then print on cardstock
3. Trim and attach to a strip of red cardstock
4. Attach letter strip to card with foam tape
5. I created a red-outlined circle in a graphics program, added the words "to the world" and printed on heavy white cardstock
6. Cut around circle, set a red eyelet at the top, and tie green polka-dot ribbon through
7. Attach to the letter piece with foam tape
   
   Credits: Digital Striped Christmas Paper & Letters (Dyan Cross). Based on a card by Wendy Gallamore in Paper Crafts October 2007