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The Tattered Lace Merry Christmas die is the only one you need in your Christmas stash this season and the perfect starting point for your festive cardmaking projects. Stock up on card and paper in seasonal colours and away you go! All you need is a universal manual die-cutting machine to get you started.
YOU WILL NEED:
Tattered Lace Merry Christmas die
Dies: stitched rectangle, snowflake, stitched hillside
Stamps: snowman, Rudolph
Ink pads: Ranger Distress Oxide blue, pink, purple; black
Cardstock: various colours, gold glitter
Patterned papers
Embellishments: ribbon, gems, sequins
Acetate
Tool, ink blending
Die-cutting machine
Adhesives: 3D foam pads, foam tape, glue
METHOD:
Sentiment shaker
1. Blend purple and pink distress oxide inks onto a rectangular panel of white card, then layer onto a white blank. Spritz with a small amount of water. Die cut a stitched rectangular frame from white card, layer onto acetate and add foam tape around the edges. Sprinkle sequins in the centre of the acetate, then mount onto the card front.
2. Die cut ‘Merry Christmas’ from white and silver card, infill the white die-cut with the silver negative die-cuts and fix to the centre of the shaker element. Stamp a snowman onto white, colour in and trim. Secure to the right-hand side of the greeting. Finish with two die-cut snowflakes and silver gems.
Inked Snowy Card
1. Take a rectangular panel of white card and blend blue distress oxide inks from the top, applying less pressure as you move downwards. Leave to dry. Die cut two stitched hillside shapes from white and layer onto the bottom of the card, trimming to fit.
2. Stamp a reindeer and snowman onto white, colour in and cut out. Secure to the bottom of the card with 3D foam pads. Die cut the ‘Merry Christmas’ die from white card and attach to the top of the card. Layer the panel onto a white blank and embellish with gems to finish.
Layered die-cuts
1. Layer a square panel of red star paper onto gold glitter card, then mount onto a white square blank. Mount a slightly smaller panel of poinsettia paper onto gold glitter card, then secure to the greeting. Wrap lace and ribbon around the middle, then tie into a bow.
2. Matt a rectangular panel of cream card onto gold glitter card and fix to the centre of the greeting. Die cut the ‘Merry Christmas’ sentiment from gold glitter and red card. Infill the gold negative die-cuts inside the red sentiment, then glue to the card front. Finish with two gold sequins.
YOU WILL NEED:
Old books
Die, circle
Wooden skewer
Binder clips
Alcohol marker, orange
Adhesives: PVA glue, glue stick
Die-cutting machine
METHOD:
1. Use a circle die to cut lots of discs from book pages. Fold each circle in…
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Brother ScanNCut SDX1200 (optional)
Strong card
Cardstock, various colours
Jute yarn
PVA glue
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