Have a Holly Jolly Christmas - Starlit Christmas Card Tutorial – Chloes Creative Cards

Hello Crafters,

We have a lovely Christmas card tutorial for you today that you'll have so much fun spending an afternoon in your craft room creating. One of our Design Team newcomers, Joanna, is the creative mastermind behind this show-stopping card, which uses the brand-new Starlit Christmas collection.

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

YOU WILL NEED:

Starlit Christmas collection:
- 8x8” designer paper pad – Starlit Christmas
- Stamp and die set – Starlit Holly Wreath
- 3D embossing folder and die set – Winter Bloom Flower
- Metal nesting dies – Gilded Squares 4
- Sparkelicious Glitter – Shimmering Silver and Starlit Night
Mirror card – Silver
Pearl card – Lapis Lazuli
Pearl paper – Silver and Crystal White
Sparklers – Flower Sparklers Pearl and Flower Sparklers Silver
WOW! clear embossing inkpad
WOW! embossing powder – Polished Silver Superfine
Quickie glue pen
Foam pads on a roll
Pinflair 3D glue gel
Art Glitter Dries-Clear PVA glue
WOW! heat tool
Die-cutting machine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1 To create your own card blank, die-cut two panels from Lapis Lazuli card using the largest Gilded Squares 4 die. On one panel, score at the first point, left to right across the full width, and fold/crease. Add glue to this small area and affix the second panel on top, making sure the gilded edge is on show. Edge with a Quickie glue pen along the debossed line, then sprinkle with Shimmering Silver Sparkelicious glitter.

2 Die-cut silver mirror card using the second-largest Gilded Squares 4 die. Affix to the base card using foam pads. Die-cut a sheet of patterned paper with the third-largest Gilded Squares 4 die. Edge with a Quickie glue pen along the debossed line, then sprinkle with Shimmering Silver Sparkelicious glitter. Matt and layer onto the silver mirror card panel with 3mm foam pads. Die-cut Lapis Lazuli pearl card with the fifth-largest Gilded Squares 4 die, then emboss with the Starlit Star Background 8x8” embossing folder. Edge with a Quickie glue pen along the debossed line, then sprinkle with Shimmering Silver Sparkelicious glitter. Adhere to the patterned paper panel with foam pads.

3 Stamp the Starlit Holly Wreath onto Lapis Lazuli Luxury Pearl card using a clear embossing inkpad and heat-set with Polished Silver Superfine embossing powder. Die-cut using the coordinating die from the set. Add Starlit Night Sparkelicious glitter to the berries, then affix the wreath with foam pads to the embossed panel. Die-cut the tenth Gilded Squares 4 die in silver mirror card. Rotate so the point is at the top, then affix to card with foam pads.

4 Die-cut Gilded Squares 4 die number 11 from Lapis Lazuli card, then stamp out the sentiment within the Starlit Holly Wreath set using a clear embossing inkpad and Polished Silver Superfine embossing powder. Edge with a Quickie glue pen and sprinkle with Shimmering Silver Sparkelicious glitter. Affix to silver mirror card with foam pads.

5 Emboss three sheets of A5-sized silver pearl paper with the 3D Winter Bloom Flowers embossing folder. Die-cut the small and medium flower shapes on all three sheets with the accompanying dies from the set. Add Dries-Clear glue to the edges of all the petals and sprinkle with Shimmering Silver Sparkelicious Glitter. Set aside and allow to dry fully.

6 Die-cut both sizes of stamens in Lapis Lazuli pearl card. Add Dries-Clear glue to the little diamond shapes on the stamens, sprinkle with Starlit Night Sparkelicious glitter, then set aside to dry fully. Once the flowers are dry, shape with tweezers. Do this by facing the tweezers toward the middle of the flower and twisting. Repeat for all petals. Glue flowers together with either Dries-Clear glue or 3D glue gel. Rotate each flower when glueing down to create a fuller flower. Glue the largest stamen to the medium-size flower and, using 3D glue gel, a pearl flower sparkler to the centre. Glue the smallest stamen to the small-size flower and, using 3D glue gel, a silver flower sparkler to the centre. Position the flowers where you want them on the wreath, then fix them in place with 3D glue gel.

7 For the inside of the card, die-cut the third-largest Gilded Squares 4 die in silver pearl paper and affix to the card base. Die-cut the fourth Gilded Squares 4 die in Crystal White pearl paper and matt onto the silver panel.