CHRISTMAS CARD 2

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog and Christmas Card No. 2.

This is another large card, half an A4 sheet. I hope you like it.

If you would like to make this card, follow along below.

HERES HOW

First fold a sheet of white cardstock in half (aprox 300gsm)

Cut a sheet of pretty paper to fit this, ink the edges

Cut a strip of hessian/burlap 3 x 10 inches, wrap around the pretty paper, secure at the back with tape or glue

Add a burgundy strip of hessian/burlap aprox 1 x 10 inches to this

Adhere to card front

Now the best bit, start to decorate

Attach a raffia bow to the centre of the card

Add a pretty centre

Glue in some pretty stamens on either side

Add some twigs and berries with glue to either side

Add flowers

Add leaves and pine branches

Die cut a little robin, add inks to colour and attach

Paint a small chipboard chicken wire piece and attach behind robin

Die cut the sentiment and attach to a die cut banner, ink banner

Finish off by adding white paint or texture paste for the snowy effect.

STASH USED

Sheet of A4 white cardstock aprox 300 gsm

Dotty paper

Brown and reddish pink chalk ink

Hessian/Burlap in natural and burgundy

(You could use ribbon)

Raffia for bow

White pearly stamens

Assorted twigs and berries

Burgundy roses and buds

Assorted leaves

Pine cone die for pine branches, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die

Chicken wire chipboard

White texture paste

Banner die

Sentiment die - Happy Christmas

Glittery card for the pine branches

Little bird die, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die

Hot glue gun.

 

LINKS

Homemade Texture Paste

http://theprettypaperpatisserie.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/homemade-texture-past.html

Birds

https://uk.pinterest.com/caroleanne345/birds/

 

I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS CARD AND GIVE IT A GO

I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD BECOME A FOLLOWER THERE ARE MORE CARDS TO LOOK OUT FOR AND  LAYOUTS TOO

MANY THANKS

BYE FOR NOW

XXXA