Hello Crafters,
Today's card tutorial is perfect for those who love stamping techniques but aren't confident with colouring. Using the recent Starlit Christmas collection, our very own Rebecca has crafted this stunning layout, keeping to a simple but effective white and silver colour scheme.
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:
- Starlit Christmas collection:
- 8x8” embossing folder – Starlit Star Background
- 5x7” embossing folder and die set – Sparkling Snowflake
- Stamp and die set – Starlit Christmas Tree
- Stamp set – Snowflake Trails
- 8x8” foiled paper pad – Starlit Christmas
- 8x8” nesting dies – Gilded Rectangles 2
- Smooth white card
- Mirror card – Silver
- Pearl card – Crystal White
- Sparkelicious glitter – Diamante Sparkle, Glass Slipper and Sleigh Bells
- WOW! embossing powder – Polished Silver and Starlit Silver Sparkle
- Flower Sparklers Silver
- Clear rhinestones in varying sizes
- WOW! clear embossing inkpad
- Foam pads on a roll
- Chisel-tip glue pen
- Pinflair 3D glue gel
- Art Glitter Dries-Clear PVA glue with fine-tip applicator
- 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 using dries-clear glue. Trim Crystal White pearl card to 7½” square, edge with a chisel-tip pen, then cover in Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter. Affix to the card using foam pads. Finally, trim foiled paper to 7¼” square and affix to the card using dries-clear glue.
2 Trim silver mirror card to 6¼” square and affix to the card using foam pads. Trim Crystal White pearl card to 6” square and emboss using the Starlit Star embossing folder. Affix to the card using dries-clear glue. Die-cut a gilded rectangle from silver mirror card and one from Crystal White pearl card. Affix to the card using foam pads.
3 Stamp out the tree and star onto Crystal White pearl card using a clear embossing inkpad and then heat-emboss using Starlit Silver embossing powder. Die-cut out using the coordinating dies. Apply dries-clear glue to every other line on the tree and cover in Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter, then affix to the card using foam pads. Cover the star with Sleigh Bells Sparkelicious glitter, then affix to the card using foam pads. Add a scribble of glue underneath the tree and dots around it, and cover in Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter.
4 Emboss and die-cut some snowflakes, cover with dries-clear glue, then sprinkle Diamante Sparkle and Sleigh Bells Sparkelicious glitter. Matt and layer onto the card using foam pads. Add a sparkler or rhinestone to the centres.
5 Stamp out the sentiment onto Crystal White pearl card and heat-emboss using Polished Silver embossing powder. Trim, then matt and layer onto silver mirror card. Affix to the card using foam pads. To finish, add three rhinestones to the remaining corner.
I hope you've found this clean and simple Christmas card tutorial by Rebecca informative and that it has inspired you to create your own!
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Chloe x
