Christmas Joy

 Hello Friends,

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Diane here to share with you my next Die R Us design team card.  Christmas is coming up fast and it's time to get started on those cards, boxes and tags.  Today I created a pretty Christmas "Joy" card in traditional Christmas colors.

Christmas Joy

Card Instructions:

This card measures 5x7. Using the Creative Expressions dies by Sue Wilson, from the Gemini dies collection "Lyra", I place the die on the front right-hand side panel and ran it through my die cutting machine.  Then I took a piece of 65lb red card stock and cut out a panel using the matching border die.  I wanted the red to show through the cuts on the front panel of my card.  I was careful to cut the red to look nice on the inside of my card.

Next, I cut a piece of 65lb white cardstock measuring 3 1/2 x 6. I took the opposite border die, and cut out the right side. Then I cut a piece of red cardstock to shadow my border.  Next I carefully cut the panel to fit the front of my card.

Then I took my Tutti "Joy" dies and cut one set in red and another in green.  I wanted the Joy to be two colors, so I carefully cut away the letters in the green. I just wanted the holly vine left.  Then I glued the vine onto my red letters.  Next, I centered the letters onto the front card panel and glued them down. I then popped up the joy panel onto the front of my card using foam dots.

Then using the Elizabeth Craft, Bunch of Flowers 3 dies I made some small poinsettias.  This dies set has three style of flowers. The first one pictured on the packaging in the darkest purple is best suited for a poinsettia flower.  Selecting the die, I cut out the flower 3 times. I only used the two smallest flower cuts. I place the 3 large flowers in a bag to use on another project.  Next, I shaped my flowers, assembled them and glued in a yellow stamens in the center of each bloom. Trimmed the stem of the stamens and hot glued my poinsettias onto the front of my card.

I wanted the back of my card to balance with the weight of the front of my card, so I cut two white cardstock panels measuring 4 3/4 x 6 3/4. I took one of them and glued it to the inside of my card, then I glued the other one to the back of the card.  This way my card is balance and will stand upright.  I hope that you will give this one a try.

Supplies:

Now Let's take a look at the supplies I use for this lovely Christmas card.

Dies that I used:

Tutti Designs, Joy-463:

https://www.diesrus.com/search?q=joy

Creative Expressions, Sue Wilson, Gemini Dies - Lyra:

https://www.diesrus.com/search?page=2&q=Gemini+Collection

Elizabeth Craft Designs, 1029-Bunch of Flowers 3:

https://www.diesrus.com/search?q=Elizabeth+Crafts+Bunch+of+Flowers

I hope I was able to inspire you today. Now it's your turn. Go get those supplies and get your craft on.

Have a fabulous day!

Blessings and Hugs,

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Holly Christmas

Holly and Christmas go hand in hand. 

Hi everyone!  This is Monica of HeartcraftPaper.  I hope that you find yourself in good spirits.  This holiday season will be much more different than anything else.  This is why it's so important to send our greetings in the mail.  Here's an easy yet very beautiful Christmas card.  This can easily be made in quantities for a large or small mailing list.  Hope you enjoy.

Supplies

Poppystamp Holly Background
Cheapo Dies Love Machine
Lawn Fawn Happy Happy Happy Add On
A2 Card BaseEcho Park Lumberjack Christmas 

Apple Green Cardstock
Red Glitter Cardstock
​Gold Cardstock

​White Cardstock
Black Glitter Cardstock
Acetate
Black Embossing Powder
​Embossing Ink
Liquid Glue
1/8" Double Sided tape
​1/2" Foam Squares

Let The Crafting Begin

Start by cutting the Lumberjack Christmas paper to 4.25" x 5.5" and adhere that to your card base.  I like using liquid glue because it gives me a bit to be able to move it around. 

Die cut the Holly Background using the apple green.  Cut out squares of the red glitter cardstock to fit over the berry groupings.  There are a total 5 groupings.  Die cut the berries in one pass.  Once the items are cut out, adhere the apple green cut out onto the center of your card. 

Apply liquid glue to the berry sections of the background.  Then, place the berry cut outs into their allocated place. 

Using the Love Machine die, cut the base out of black glitter cardstock. Run a second piece of gold cardstock.  This time you will only cut out the strips at the bottom and the top to retain.  Cut the circle outline out of white cardstock and a heart out of red glitter cardstock.  For the acetate and white circle I traced around the circle outline die and cut by hand.

Using 1/8" double sided tape, adhere the acetate to the circle outline and set aside.  Using liquid glue adhere the heart to the center of the solid white circle.  Then using more 1/8" double sided tape adhere the acetate piece to the solid circle.  This will enclose the heart within. 

Using 1/8" double sided tape, adhere the acetate to the circle outline and set aside.  Using liquid glue adhere the heart to the center of the solid white circle.  Then using more 1/8" double sided tape adhere the acetate piece to the solid circle.  This will enclose the heart within. 

Line the back of the two sections of the cut outs with 1/2" foam squares.  Adhere down the globe base first and then slip the circle piece slightly under the base. 

For the sentiment, stamp out the Merry using embossing ink and heat emboss with black powder.  Die cut this out and adhere it to over the snow globe.  You will repeat this process with the Christmas sentiment only this time you will cut the paper down close enough to the wording.  Adhere this directly down onto the card next to the globe. 

Your card is now complete.  This is how your card should look.  

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Thanks for visiting my blog.  I hope that you have found this tutorial an inspiration for your holiday cards. 

Until next time!

XOXO - Heartcraftpaper

 

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STORE 

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