I've had a couple of requests for instructions on how to make my
"special Christmas Card". I can't claim the idea is 100% mine - I saw some cards at the Papercraft show in harrogate that had loads of folds on the front to carry a message so it looks 3d and it kind of got me thinkig about making lollipop flowers to go in a fold. Then, the idea progressed to Christmas.
The cards I've made so far have been with prefolded tri-fold cards from my trusty home bargains - where else! but when I came to try and do these instructions I realised I had no more left in white. What a shame - I'll have to go back and have another look around ;-). So I've tried it with a piece of white A4 card and it kind of works. So here goes
First up - score your card into thirds ^^^
And fold
Then score and fold the front third in half so it looks like this ^^^^^^^^
To make the snowy hillside I drew free-hand, and then cut a piece of white card - this was an A5 pece of white card and is the off-cut from the first Christmas card I made - see there's no wastage in this household!
I'll come back to this later but it's a good idea to offer it up to your card at this stage to make sure it fits.
Now, this is the bit I fear I'll struggle to explain - put a piece of DST on either side of the fold 2/3 of the way down the page. Like this ^^^^^^
Make your Christmas trees by sticking a cut tree onto a lollipop stick. I use DS and stirrers bottowed from CostaCoffee (well I pay enough for my daily hot choc!)
Oopsy - I forgot to stick the backing sheet snowy sky on!
Now squeeze together the two pieces of DST to hold your lollipop sticks in place
And now for a bit of squeeze and tease - oo-er missus
Basically just bend the card until it stand up right
Then add on the front - I double embossed front with sowflaks and swiss dots on the cuttlebug and the die cut is embossed with Christmas stars.
I'm thinking with this one that I'll put a star on a wire at the top but I can't find my cutters so I'll have to do that tomorrow.
Please let me know if there is anything that I haven't made clear and I'll try and add it in.
If you like this idea please use it - I'd really like it if you could link back to this thread though
Ooh and before I forget, I remembered to do my first
WOYWW - thanks for the reminder Carmen
Hmm - any chance of chance of a 'how to kepp your dek tidy' tutorial? Anyone???
