Holiday Cards - Page 9

1. Tear a piece of the Christmas dingbat paper and attach to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" olive card.
2. Attach a dark red ribbon with red-liner tape to the left side and insert an eyelet at the top and bottom.
3. Print three clip-art trees and trim.
4. Attach each to dark red cardstock and trim closely.
5. Attach to card with foam tape.

   Credits: Digital Diamond Paper (Dyan Cross - for a tutorial, click here) ; Tree clip art (unknown)

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1. Rub the edges of a folded 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 navy card with clear embossing ink and silver emboss. (I purposely made the edges a little ragged, and did not clean off the extra bits of embossing powder).
2. Cut navy cardstock to approximately 4 3/4 x 3 3/4.
3. Make background from masking tape (Masking Tape Background ), and sponge with three shades of blue ink
4. Stamp a star in the top right corner and silver emboss.
5. Rub the embossing ink around the edges and silver emboss.
6. Attach panel to the card with foam tape.
7. Lightly sand three dominos.
8. Using DTP and sponges to blend, add three colors of blue ink to top and sides. Heat set.
9. Spray with three light coats of Workable Fixative, letting dry between each one.
10. Spray a light coat of Acrylic Sealer-Matt and let dry.
11. Using masking tape, attach the three dominos together from the back.
12. Print the Silhouette font letter "h" on text weight paper. Attach a torn piece of tissue paper over top of the image, taping all sides well. Put back through the printer to print image on the tissue paper.
13. Tear the tissue as close to the image as possible.
14. Brush a very light coat of Future Floor Wax on the dominos and lay the tissue paper on top.
15. Spread another light coat over top of the tissue paper. Let dry completely.
16. Add one or two more coats of Future, letting dry between each.
17. Rub the edges of the dominos with clear embossing ink and silver emboss.
18. Attach to card with E6000 glue.

    Font: SL Christmas Silhouettes (ABC Web Worx) - click on Christmas category, then page 14 - second row, right

    Stamps: Merry Christmas stamp (All Night Media)

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Some other options:

• Print the card as is, layers and all
• Print just the main portion including the gradient, silhouette dingbat and text, and layer traditionally
• Brayer a background with ink, print the silhouette dingbat font on it, add text on vellum, and layer traditionally

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Hope, Love, Peace (H4H)

1. Print verse on inside of size H beige card stock
2. I printed the images and words, using very light grey color, on cream card stock. If you don't have access to a graphics program, similar stamps are available. (E-mail me if you want the clip art images I used)
3. I drew around each image with the fine tip of an embossing pen and embossed in silver
4. I used a gold gel pen to trace over the words
5. Cut cream stock to 3 1/2" x 6 1/2", and cut a piece of gold stock or paper to 4" x 7"
6. Glue cream stock to gold, and glue to beige card.
7. Make bow of sheer gold ribbon and glue to top
8. Stamp Merry Christmas inside and gold emboss

   Stamps: All Night Media Christmas Greeting

Peace Dove (H5H)

1. Print verse on inside of size H cream card stock
2. Stamp dove on 4 1/2" x 5" piece of green card stock and gold emboss
3. Cut 5" x 5 1/2" piece of gold tissue, paper or card stock, and glue to cream card.
4. Glue embossed piece on top of gold
5. Write "Peace" with gold gel pen (or use any stamp you wish)
6. Glue red bow to top of card
7. Inside card same as "Embossed Dove" above

   Stamps: All Night Media Christmas Greeting, Hand Carved Eraser Dove Stamp

   If you're not into carving your own stamps, you could purchase a dove stamp, or print the dove template below, trace it on to acetate or mat board and cut out the image. Then use the cut out as a stencil and sponge the embossing ink onto the card stock. Sprinkle with gold powder and heat.

   Email me for dove template

Joy (H6Q)

1. Cut a strip of watercolor paper 1" x 3". Draw design as shown with watercolor pencils. Add a little water to make the colors "run."
2. Draw letters with embossing pen, or use any letters stamps with clear embossing ink, and gold emboss
3. Cut into 1" x 1' squares.
4. Cut 1 1/4" squares from brown corrugated paper (or use a crimping tool to corrugate tan paper) and attach letter squares with double sided tape.
5. Cut 1 5/8" (approx.) squares from white card stock and edge with gold gel pen.
6. Attach letter squares to white squares, and glue to size Q white card stock.
7. For inside greeting, take 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" piece of watercolor paper and print or stamp message.
8. Use same method as above to add watercolor design.
9. Outline with gold gel pen and attach to inside of card.

   Credits: Copied from a card by Nadia A. Munarolo-Kurjata
   
   

Woodcut (H7S)

1. Print, or stamp image in black on white card stock. (I used computer printed clip art for the woodcut picture, but you can use any stamp you wish)
2. Dab with gold inkpad
3. Cut out image, rounding the corners
4. Cut cream card stock, dark red card stock and gold tissue paper, each about 1/4" larger than the previous piece, and round all corners
5. Glue layers to size S dark green card stock.

   Credits: I used computer clip art - you can e-mail me for the picture, or use any appropriate stamp