Card making Christmas cards Christmas crafts Papercraft Card Making
This Online Only folding wonder from issue 141’s card gallery is a beauty; check out the other cards in the collection if this tickles your fancy. Issue 141 out Thursday 14th November.
YOU WILL NEED:
Craft essentials
Patterned papers, Paper Addicts Magical Stories 12” x 12”
Embellishments: Simply Creative Christmas Tag, Shooting Star Die, Christmas Twine; metallic snowflakes, wooden shapes, wooden pegs, jingle bells, Christmas sentiments, gold and silver gems
Stamps: Simply Creative Christmas Trees Clear Stamps
Dies, oval
Embossing powder, gold, silver
Acetate
METHOD:
1 Trim white card to 17cm x 23cm and score down the long side at 6cm x 12cm. Mountain fold the first score line, valley fold the second, then matt green card onto each panel.
2 Trim two pieces of stocking paper to 5cm x 16cm and 10cm x 16cm. Adhere them to the first and third panels. Trim holly paper, 5cm x 16cm, and adhere to the central section. Add gold gems in the corners of the first and third panel.
3 Trim white card to 11cm x 18cm and score down the long side at 6cm and 12cm. Mountain fold then valley fold the score lines. Cover each panel with green card trimmed slightly smaller. Trim three contrasting papers to 5cm x 10cm then adhere on top.
4 Attach the smaller section to the card front. Die cut a 4.5cm oval from drum paper, layer onto a green card oval and attach to the third panel with 3D foam pads. Stamp a sentiment on white card and emboss with gold embossing powder. Cut out, matt onto green card then attach to the first panel with 3D foam pads.
5 Fix three gold snowflakes to the card front, and secure three wooden stockings with patterned paper tops. Stamp and emboss a tag, cut out and thread twine through the hole. Attach to the central panel with a peg. Thread a jingle bell with twine, tie in a bow then attach to one of the wooden stockings.
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