12 Projects of Christmas Day 3 - Christmas Garland Cardmaking Project by Rebecca Houghton

You will need:

• Chloes Creative Cards 8x8” Metal Die Set – Basic Squares 
  
• Chloes Creative Cards Christmas Rose Stamp and Die Set
• Chloes Creative Cards Grande Snowflakes Stamp and Die Set 
• Chloes Creative Cards - Christmas Sentiment Banners 
• Sparkleicious glitter in: Champagne Shimmer, Crystallina, Salted Caramel and Silver Snow
• Wow Embossing Glitter St Tropez Sands
• Chloes Creative Cards Mars pearl card 
• Chloes Creative Cards Mars pearl paper 
• Chloes creative cards Luxury Pearl Card Crystal White
• Chloes Creative Cards 8x8 Foiled Paper Pad - Crackle
• Gold mirror card
• Heat resistant acetate 
• Gold crystals 
• Small clear crystals 
• Flat back pearls 
• WOW Clear Embossing Ink Pad
• Chloes Creative Cards 3mm foam pads on a roll
• Collall 3D glue gel
• Chloes Creative Cards Chisel Tip Glue Pen
• Dries clear glue with fine tip applicator 
• Die cutting machine 
• Guillotine 
• Heat tool 
• White 8" x 8" Straight Edge Card Blank

 Instructions:

1. Take die 2 extra large squares nesting die and cut from Mars Pearl Card. Apply glue using a glue pen around the edge and cover in Crystallina sparkleicious. Affix to the card blank using dries clear glue. Use die 3 and cut from Crystal White Pearl Card and again edge in Crystallina glitter. Affix to the card using foam pads. Use die 4 and cut from a piece of foiled Crackle paper and affix to the card using dries clear glue.
2. Use square die 6 cut from Mars Pearl Card, again edge using a glue pen and Crystallina glitter. Affix using foam pads. Cut die 7 from a piece of Crystal White Pearl Card and add Crystallina glitter to the edges. Affix using dries clear glue
   
3. Take the Christmas Rose Stamp and die set and stamp out 4 of the largest flower, 6 medium and 5 small onto mars pearl paper and heat emboss using St Tropez Sands WOW powder. Die cut using coordinating dies. Shape all petals by creating a valley fold in each one. Layer together 2 large and 1 medium for the larger flowers, 2 medium and 1 small for the smaller flowers. Affix flowers to the card in a diagonal line using 3D glue gel. Add the extra smallest flowers where there are gaps again using 3D glue gel.
   
4. Die cut some of the stamen centres from gold mirror card and affix to the centre of each flower using 3D glue gel. 
5. Apply dries clear glue to some flat back pearls and cover in Salted Caramel sparkelicious glitter. Once dry apply to the centre of each flower.
   
6. Stamp out some of the leaf foliage from the same set onto heat resistant acetate and heat emboss using St Tropez Sands WOW powder. Apply dries clear glue to the back of the image and cover in Crystallina sparkelicious glitter. Once dry, trim and tuck in behind the flowers using 3D glue gel
   
7. Die cut some of the snowflakes from the grande snowflakes set from Mars Pearl Card. Apply glue to all of the snowflakes and cover some in Crystallina and some in champagne shimmer sparkelicious glitters. Once dry tuck in behind the flowers,in any gaps, using 3D glue gel
   
8. Take the Christmas banners stamp and die set and die cut the banner from some crystal white pearl card. Stamp out one of the sentiments onto the banner and heat emboss using St Tropez Sands WOW powder. Affix to the bottom corner of the card using foam pads.
   
9. Apply three gold crystal to the top and bottom corner to finish off the card.