Silver Poinsettias - Mistletoe Magic Collection Card Tutorial – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

Today's card tutorial, made by our incredibly talented DT member Christine, features an elegant white-and-silver Christmas card using the brand-new Mistletoe Magic collection. This classic design, with a quick change of sentiment, would also make a perfect winter wedding invitation.

Read on for a full step-by-step project tutorial, complete with a linked materials list so you can click each product to go to its respective web page, making it easy to shop.

YOU WILL NEED:

Mistletoe Magic collection:
- Nesting die set – Pearly Ovals
- Metal die sets – Snowflake Backgrounds and Festive Fronds
- Cut and Emboss folder – Christmas Poinsettia
- 5x7” printed paper pad – Pearl Christmas Flower
- 8x8” foiled paper pad – Mistletoe Magic
Pearl card – Crystal White
Mirror card – Silver
Double-sided self-adhesive sheet
Sparkelicious glitter – Glass Slipper and Silver Crystal
Sparklers – 10mm and 12mm
Bling Box – Everyday Essentials
Foam pads on a roll
Chisel-tip glue pen
Pinflair 3D glue gel
Art Glitter Dries-Clear PVA glue
8x8” white straight-edged card blank
WOW! heat tool
Die-cutting machine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 Trim a sheet of silver mirror card to 7¾” square and affix to the card blank using foam pads. Trim a sheet of Crystal White pearl card to 7½” square, edge with Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter and affix to the card front using foam pads. Trim a sheet of silver-and-white-foiled paper from the Mistletoe Magic paper pad to 6 ⅞”, edge with Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter, and affix to the card front using foam pads. Trim another sheet of silver mirror card to 6½” square and affix to the card front at an angle using foam pads. Finally, trim another sheet of Crystal White pearl card to 6¼” square, edge with Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter, and affix to the card front using foam pads.

2 Cover a sheet of white card with a double-sided adhesive sheet, then die-cut using the second-largest die from the Pearly Ovals metal die set. Using the third-largest die from the same set, die-cut a sheet of silver mirror card.

3 Using the sentiment die from the Snowflake Background die set, die-cut the words ‘Happy Christmas’ from silver mirror card. Remove the protective top layer from the double-sided adhesive sheet and affix the sentiment and the pearly oval to the base, as shown. Infill the remaining exposed self-adhesive area with Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter. Add AB pearls from the Everyday Essentials Bling Box around the pearly oval using dries-clear adhesive, then affix to the card front, as shown, using foam pads.

4 Using the Christmas Poinsettia Cut and Emboss folder, die-cut two large and two medium flowers from silver mirror card. Using the same folder, cut four sheets of silver pearl paper from the Pearl Christmas Flower paper pad. Add Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter to the embossed details on four large and four medium poinsettias using dries-clear adhesive. Layer up the flowers using 3D glue gel to make two large and two medium poinsettias with a silver mirror base, as shown. Add 12mm Sparklers to the centre of the large poinsettias and 10mm Sparklers to the medium poinsettias. Affix the flowers to the card front, as shown, using glue gel.

5 Using the Festive Fronds die set, die-cut four snowflake fronds from silver mirror card and four swirl fronds from Crystal White pearl card. Add AB pearls from the Everyday Essentials Bling Box to the snowflake fronds. Add Silver Crystal Sparkelicious glitter to the swirl fronds, then affix the foliage around the poinsettias, as shown, using glue gel.

6 Add three diamanté bling from the Everyday Essentials Bling Box to the corners of the finished card, as shown, to finish.