Christmas Happiness - Starlit Christmas Card Tutorial – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

Our brilliant DT member Carol is coming to us today with this fabulous Christmas card, made using the recently launched Starlit Christmas collection. This is the sort of design that you can have so much fun creating, spending a couple of hours locked away in your craft space, and forgetting the world around you!

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:
- Embossing folder, die and stamp set – Winter Bloom Flower
- 8x8” embossing folder – Starlit Star Background
- 8x8” die set – Gilded Squares 4
- Die and stamp set – Starlit Star
- Stamp set – Starlit Square
- WOW! embossing powder – Starlit Silver and Starlit Navy
- 8x8” foiled paper pad – Starlit Christmas
8x8” nesting dies – Basic Squares
Foiled acetate – Festive Foliage
Pearl card – Lapis Lazuli and Crystal White
Mirror card – Silver
Versafine Onyx Black inkpad
Sparkelicious glitter – Frosty Christmas, Diamante Sparkle, and Crystal Crush
WOW! embossing inkpad
Sparklers – 10mm and 12mm
Clear gems
Anti-static bag
Foam pads on a roll
Art Glitter dries-clear glue with fine-tip applicator
Pinflair 3D glue gel
8x8” white straight-edged card blank
WOW! heat tool
Die-cutting machine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 Die-cut the second-largest 8x8” Basic Squares die from silver mirror card and affix to an 8x8” card blank with foam pads. Die-cut patterned paper from the Starlit Christmas paper pad using the third-largest Basic Squares die and edge with Crystal Crush Sparkelicious glitter. Affix to the mirror card panel using double-sided tape or glue.

2 Using the Gilded Squares 4 die set, die-cut a frame using numbers two and four from silver mirror card and edge using Frosty Christmas Sparkelicious glitter. Once dry, apply Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter and affix to the card using foam pads. Die-cut another frame using die numbers seven and eight, then edge with Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter. Set aside to dry.

3 Die-cut the fifth-largest Gilded Squares 4 die and edge with Crystal Crush Sparkelicious glitter. Emboss using the Starlit Star embossing folder, then affix to the card. Affix the smaller silver frame centrally on top. Using die number 11 from the Gilded Squares 4 set from Lapis Lazuli pearl card and number 12 using Crystal White pearl card, then edge with Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter.

4 Use an anti-static bag on the card, then, using the Onyx Black inkpad and Starlit Navy embossing powder, stamp and heat-emboss the sentiment. Edge using Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter.

5 Matt and layer the Lapis Lazuli panel onto the card using a double layer of 3mm foam pads, then matt the sentiment panel on top using a single layer of foam pads.

6 Using the Starlit Star stamp with the Onyx Black inkpad and Starlit Silver embossing powder, stamp and heat-emboss, then cut out the silver bursts and put to one side.

7 Die-cut four large, four medium and four small Winter Bloom flowers, then emboss using the matching folder. Apply dries-clear glue to the raised parts of all the petals, sprinkle Diamante Sparkle Sparkelicious glitter, and set aside to dry. Once dry, shape the flowers using 3D gel, then put two large, two medium and two small flowers together and repeat to produce six flowers in total. Die-cut four large and two small stamens from Lapis Lazuli cardstock, affix them to the flowers with 3D glue gel, then arrange and attach them to the card with 3D glue gel. Attach the sparklers to the centre of the stamens, then arrange the cut-up Starlit Star around the flowers.

8 Cut some leaves from the Festive Foliage foiled acetate pad and then add Frosty Christmas Sparkelicious glitter to the reverse. Put aside to dry. Affix clear gems around the embossed Crystal White panels, as shown. Once the leaves are dry, arrange them around the flowers to finish.