Isn’t it funny how the holiday season can have such a global
impact on our lives? Some people
literally gleam with the spirit of Christmas.
It’s just magical.
My first card today is an aperture card of Santa and his reindeer
flying through the winter night sky while my pal Frosty holds up his wooden sign
pleading for Santa to stop.
For this card all the elements were from Crafter’s
Companion. I cut the tree scene with the
Evergreen Trees die by using a cut-off-the-edge technique so only the tops of
the trees were cut into the card but not completely cut out from the card. Then I used one of the Torn Edge Rectangle dies and again “cutting-off-the-edge” to cut the rest of the window
opening. I stamped, colored and fussy
cut out the snowman from the Winter Wonders stamp set and the sign from Santa’s
Secret set. I glued the sign to the
snowman’s stick arm and glued him to the card front. The sentiment “Do you Believe” is also
included in the Santa’s Secret set.
For the inside I used watercolor cardstock, a sponge blending tool and blended ink in shades of light blue purple and dark blue masking off for a full white
moon. I used some various tree stamps to
stamp the black silhouette trees on the inside and finally I stamped Santa and
his reindeer flying through the sky using the Magic and Wonder stamp.
Next up is another Santa and his reindeer scene again using
the same Magic and Wonder stamp to make a diorama card.
To create this card, I used will need a piece of navy blue cardstock 5” x
9 1/4”. I scored from the left edge with
the piece of cardstock in landscape position at 1 1/4" and 2 1/2"
then flipped the cardstock 180 degrees and scored again at 1 1/4" and 2
1/2". Folding in at the 2 ½” score
line and back at the 1 ¼” score line on both sides I created the basic card shape and
base. You can decorate right onto your
card if you’d like but I chose to mat and layer the various sections. I started my layers with plain white
cardstock that was the same 5” x 9 ¼” size.
Using a sponge blending tool I blended three shades of blue and some
black ink to build the night sky leaving part of the cardstock white for the snow and again masking for a full moon. Once my background was done, I cut the layers
from it by cutting two strips of 1 1/8” from each side and then trimming the
remaining middle section just a hair so it would layer inside the card but
allow the sides to still fold down.
For the front joining snow bank I simple cut a wavy line
with a craft knife and the houses and trees were cut from the Crafter’s
Companion Sleigh Accessories Pack that goes with a Dimensional Stamp and Dies
set. These are dies that do not have a
bottom cutting edge so when they are cut they are still attached along the bottom and I cut them so they were on a strip of
cardstock cut to fit inside the middle section of my card. I created
two layers one with the trees and one with the houses. I cut a few more trees and a
house for the front of the card. I also
cut some snowflakes and a star for one of the trees. Finally, I stamped the Magic and Wonder stamp
on the center panel and glued all the pieces in place. I used a white gel pen to add some falling
snow.
The best thing about this card is it folds flat to fit into a standard card envelope for mailing!
The best thing about this card is it folds flat to fit into a standard card envelope for mailing!
My last card today is a quick and easy Aperture card.
The card was created with the Winter Wonderland Signature
Collection by Sara Davies from Crafter’s Companion. The card is a 6x6” card base layered with
designer paper from the Winter Wonderland 6x6” paper pad. These papers are so gorgeous that all the card needed was a few simple embellishments.
I cut the front aperture using the mat layer die from the Yuletide Sentiment die set. I also cut out the
sentiment die itself from mirrored blue cardstock and glue it to the inside
through the opening in the front of the card.
The snowflakes were cut from silver mirror card with the Snowflake
Quartet dies in the collection. I glued
some clear gems onto the center of the snowflakes and used gold and silver
Stickles to add bling to the center of the flowers. I added a bow tied from some ribbon that I found at the dollar store had and finished the inside with another piece of paper from the same paper
pad.
I hope you enjoyed today’s projects. If you have any questions, please leave them
in the comments sections below and thanks for stopping by.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May you and your family be blessed with good
health, joy and peace.
Dawn
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All products used in my blog posts and videos are my own and purchased by me. My blog posts, videos and opinions are not sponsored, and I am not paid by the product companies to create these posts and videos. The information provided in this video is my own personal endorsement and choice.
