A Wonderful Christmas Bouquet - Christmas Build-a-Bouquet Card Tutoria – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

We have a bright and bold Christmas card tutorial for you today from the delightful Rebecca, featuring the recently launched Christmas Build-a-Bouquet collection. The finishing details on this design make it a glitter queen's dream... put it in the right light and watch it sparkle and shimmer!

Read on for a full, step-by-step project tutorial, complete with a materials list that has been linked, allowing you to click on each product and be directed to its respective web page, making shopping easy.

YOU WILL NEED:

Christmas Build-a-Bouquet collection:
- Stamp and die set – Christmas Bouquet Builder
- Stamp and die set – Beautiful Bouquet Christmas Flowers
- Stamp and die set – Christmas Tiny Tag and Sentiments
- Metal die set – 3D Bow
- 8x8” designer paper pad – Christmas Flowers and Foliage
Luxury pearl card – Crystal White and Juniper
Luxury pearl paper – Jupiter
Smooth white card
WOW! embossing powders – Polished Gold, Hollywood Hills, and Opaque Bright White
Sparkelicious glitters – Glass Slipper, Mint Crisp, and Santa Suit
Bling Box – Elegant Christmas
Sparklers – 12mm
Small clear crystals
WOW! clear embossing inkpad
Foam pads on a roll
Chisel-tip glue pen
Pinflair 3D glue gel
Art Glitter Dries-Clear glue with fine-tip applicator
A5 white straight-edged card blank
WOW! heat tool
Die-cutting machine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 Trim a sheet of Jupiter pearl card to 5¼x8¼” and affix to the card base using dries-clear glue. Trim white card to 5x8” and affix to the card using foam pads. Trim patterned paper to 4¾x7¾” and affix to the card using dries-clear glue. Trim white card to 4¼x7¼” and edge with a chisel-tip glue pen and cover in Glass Slipper Sparkelicious glitter. Affix to the card using foam pads.

2 Stamp out the bouquet builder onto Crystal White pearl card using a clear embossing inkpad and heat-emboss using Hollywood Hills embossing powder. Die-cut using the coordinating die, then affix to the card using foam pads. Embellish, as shown, using Mint Crisp and Santa’s Suit Sparkelicious glitter.

3 Die-cut some of the flowers and poinsettias out of Jupiter pearl paper and stamp out the coordinating centres using a clear embossing inkpad and then heat-set with Opaque Bright White embossing powder. Add dots of dries-clear glue to the centres and cover in Santa’s Suit Sparkelicious glitter. Shape the petals and affix to the card using 3D glue gel. Add a crystal to the centre of each.

4 Stamp out some of the foliage onto Crystal White pearl card using a clear embossing inkpad and heat-emboss with Hollywood Hills embossing powder. Die-cut using the coordinating dies, then cover with dries-clear glue and sprinkle Mint Crisp and Santa’s Suit Sparkelicious glitter on top. Once dry, tuck into the bouquet using 3D glue gel.

5 Die-cut one of the tags from Crystal White pearl card and stamp out one of the sentiments into the centre with a clear embossing inkpad, then heat-emboss using Polished Gold Superfine embossing powder. Affix to the card using foam pads.

6 Die-cut the bow from Jupiter pearl card and assemble. Affix to the card using 3D glue gel, adding a sparkler to the centre. To finish, add a few small crystals to the corners.