Here are the other two christmas cards that we made at the St Saviours craft group last Saturday. They only take a few minutes longer to make up than those I showed you on Thursday but you also need to allow a little extra "drying" time (or use a heat tool to set).
Recipe
Stamp sets: Silent Night, Serene Snowflakes, Occasional Greetings (sentiment)
Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
Ink: Craft Whisper White
Other: Dazzling Diamonds
A Not Quite Navy blank was stamped all around the edges with the trio of Serene Snowflakes in Craft Whisper White ink and set aside to dry. Next I stamped the church and sentiment with Craft Whisper White ink onto Not Quite Navy card cut just a little bigger all round than the church stamp. This ink is like a white Versamark and so needs to be left for about 10min to dry. I didn't leave mine long enough and so smudged it and had to cover up with some more snowflakes in top right hand corner. When the Whisper White ink is dry then draw with a 2-way glue pen anywhere you want the snow to appear (eg. church roof, trees) and add dazzling diamonds. Take care because if the Whisper White Craft ink isn't dry the diamonds will stick to it as well as the glue! The church was then added to a mat of Whisper White and popped up on dimensionals.
Recipe
Stamp sets: Silent Night, Serene Snowflakes, Occasional Greetings (sentiment)
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla
Ink: Craft Whisper White
Other: Dazzling Diamonds
This card was made as above but swapping in Rich Razzleberry in place of Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla in place of Whisper White cardstock.
Recipe
Stamp sets: Silent Night, Occasional Greetings (sentiment)
Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Brocade Blue, Whisper White
Ink: Craft Whisper White, Not Quite Navy
Punches: 1-3/8" Circle, 1-1/4" Circle
Other: Silver Elastic Cord, Silver Brads
I stamped the church and sentiment with Craft Whisper White ink in the centre of a Not Quite Navy mat (allowing room around the image for the elastic cord). While the ink was drying, the church was stamped again in Not Quite Navy ink onto a scrap of Whisper White card and punched with the 1-1/4" Circle centred on the church door. This was matted onto Brocade Blue card punched with the 1-3/8" Circle. These circles were adhered to the full stamped church, lining up the roofline and path. Using the template from the mat pack for even placement I pierced holes in each corner of the stamped mat, pushed my elastic cord through from the front to the back of one of the holes and secured it behind. A brad was added to this first hole and then at each corner a brad added and the cord wrapped around. At the last corner the cord was pushed through the final hole and secured before the brad was added. The church layer was added to a Whisper White mat and then to the Not Quite Navy card blank.
Recipe
Stamp sets: Silent Night, Occasional Greetings (sentiment)
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum
Ink: Craft Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry
Punches: 1-3/8" Circle, 1-1/4" Circle
Other: Silver Elastic Cord, Silver Brads
Again made as the Not Quite Navy card above but swapping cardstock as follows:
Not Quite Navy = Rich Razzleberry
Brocade Blue = Perfect Plum
Whisper White = Pale Plum
And swapping ink as follows:
Not Quite Navy = Rich Razzleberry
Hope these ideas help to kick-start your own christmas cards.
Have a great bank holiday weekend.
Sara xx
1 comment:
These are just stunning Sara, you'll be so organised with your Christmas cards this year! Kate x
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