I know it's not July anymore, but I START making CHRISTmas cards in July and continue until December. So... hehehehe. I posted this card on my Facebook page and was asked for the instructions. Since I already had the intention of posting them on the blog... here they are.
1. 5.25"x 11" red cardstock for card base, 5"x 3.75" white cardstock for layers (2), and ; 4.75"x 3.5" dark blue cardstock for card front, silver cardstock, and vellum
2. Spellbinders Nested Circles dies
3. Super Fine White Embossing Powder
4. Ranger Ink - Inkssentials - Heat It Craft Tool
5. O Holy Night Clear Stamp Set by Sweet N Sassy Stamps
6. Fine point scissors
7. Mini stars punch or die
8. Sizzix - Big Shot or any other cutting/ embossing machine
9. Fine thread or fishing line
10. VersaMark Watermark Ink Stamp Pad
11. Tim Holtz - Stamp Platform
12. LED tealight
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Score and fold red cardstock at 4"and 8" - the smaller side will be the bottom of the card
2. Hold white cardstock layer on red card (front), and dark blue cardstock on the white with removable tape. Then, using your embossing/cutting machine and the 2.5"circle die, cut a circle on the left side of card (seen in picture on red cardstock only)
3. Cut 2 circle frames out of the silver cardstock using the 2.5"and the 3" circle dies.
4. Punch, or die cut, little stars from silver paper too.
5. Stamp image on vellum, and cut around it. This circle will be smaller than the hole on cardstock. Then reverse stamp (see Reverse Stamp video tutorial here) on vellum again (not on the back of first stamped image), and circle cut it as well.
6. Glue pieces of very fine thread or fishing line on the back of one of the vellum circles TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT, AND RIGHT SIDE. Then, putting glue only behind stamped image, adhere one circle to the other. Make sure to match images.
7. Position vellum circle in the hole in RED CARDSTOCK, adhere the ends of the pieces of thread that are not glued to the vellum to red cardstock.
8. Adhere white cardstock layer on red (front of the card), and dark blue cardstock on white. Make sure to match the circle hole.
9. Adhere silver circle frame around circle hole both inside and outside of card.
10. Glue the stars on the card, stamp the sentiment with VersaMark Watermark Ink, cover stamped sentiment with Super Fine White Embossing Powder and heat emboss it. I also stamped the star above the manger with VersaMark Watermark Ink, covered it with Silver Embossing Powder, fussy cut it, and glued it on the stamped star on vellum (both sides)
11. Glue white cardstock inside card. Stamp sentiment, and place some stars next to it to hold card standing.
12. Place tealight behind stamped nativity when card is standing. Use your creativity when you're giving this card to someone.
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