Quartz Baubles - Gilded Christmas Card Tutorial – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

Today's Christmas card tutorial, crafted by the talented Christine, oozes elegance and sophistication. This stylish white and gold design, using the brand new Gilded Christmas collection, is perfect for creating a timeless look that would also look brilliant as a framed picture for the home.

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:

Gilded Christmas collection:
- Embossing folder and die set – Hanging Baubles
- Embossing folder, stamp and die sets – Poinsettia and Christmas Rose
- 8x8” embossing folder – Christmas Trees
- 8x8” foiled paper pad – Gilded Christmas
8x8” pierced and scalloped die set – Squares and Rectangles
Nesting die set – Basic Ovals
Luxury pearl card – Quartz
Luxury pearl paper – Quartz
Mirror card – Gold
Matt mirror card – Gold
Double-sided adhesive sheets
WOW! clear embossing inkpad
WOW! embossing powder – Polished Gold Super Fine
Sparkelicious glitter – Crystallina, Dulce de Leche and Gold Rush
Self-Adhesive Sparkles – Luscious Yellows
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 Create a scalloped card blank using the largest die from the Pierced and Scalloped Squares die set. Using the same die, cut a sheet of Quartz pearl card, edge with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter, and affix to the card base with foam pads. Die-cut gold mirror card using the second-largest die from the same set and affix to the card front using foam pads.

2 Trim a sheet of Quartz pearl card to 7” square. Emboss using the Christmas Trees embossing folder, edge with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter, and affix to the card blank with foam pads.

3 Die-cut gold matt mirror card using the third-largest die from the Pierced and Scalloped Squares die set. Affix to the card front at an angle, as shown, with foam pads. Die-cut a sheet of Christmas tree patterned paper from the Gilded Christmas foiled paper pad using the fourth-largest Pierced and Scalloped Squares die. Edge with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter and affix to the card front using foam pads. Die-cut gold mirror card using the third-largest die from the Pierced and Scalloped Rectangles die set, then affix to the card front at an angle, as shown, using foam pads.

4 Die-cut Quartz pearl card using the fourth-largest Pierced and Scalloped Rectangles die. Emboss this panel using the Hanging Baubles embossing folder. Trace the embossed swirls at the top and bottom of the design with Dries-Clear adhesive and cover with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter. Add dots of Dries-Clear adhesive to the hanging chains and cover with Dulce de Leche Sparkelicious glitter. Edge with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter and affix to the card front with foam pads.

5 Using the Hanging Baubles embossing folder, emboss gold mirror card and gold matt mirror card. Using the corresponding dies from the same set, die-cut three of the baubles from the gold mirror card and two from the gold matt mirror card. Affix to the card, as shown, using varying heights of foam pads. Using the bow die from the same set, cut three bows from gold mirror card. Cover two of the bows with Dulce de Leche Sparkelicious glitter using Dries-Clear adhesive. Affix all three bows to the baubles, as shown, and add a Self-Adhesive Sparkle to the centre of each.

6 Using the Poinsettia embossing folder, emboss two large and one medium poinsettia from Quartz pearl paper. Die-cut the flowers using the corresponding dies and add Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter to the veins of each petal.

7 Cover a sheet of gold mirror card with a double-sided adhesive sheet. Die-cut one flower and one stamen from the Poinsettia die set, then remove the protective backing from the top of each and cover with Gold Rush Sparkelicious glitter. Layer up the flower using 3D glue gel, with the fully glittered layer at the base. Add the stamen and affix a rhinestone to the centre using glue gel.

8 Die-cut two pieces of gold mirror card using the large swirl die from the Poinsettia die set, then affix to either side of the poinsettia flower using glue gel.

9 Die-cut Quartz pearl card using the third-smallest Basic Ovals nesting die. Stamp the sentiment using the clear embossing pad, then cover it with Polished Gold Super Fine embossing powder and heat set. Edge the panel with Dulce de Leche Sparkelicious glitter and affix to the card front, as shown, with foam pads. Add some Luscious Yellows Self-Adhesive Sparkles to the card front, as shown, to finish.