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What you’ll need Festive Folksy stamp set, papers, toppers and sentiments From your bumper pack Kraft and coloured card VersaMark and Tuxedo Black Memento ink pads ProMarkers and white gel pen Circle dies and snowflake punches Embossing powder and heat gun Ribbon, twine and baker’s twine Charm and bells Adhesive gems and pearls Crystal Glamour Dust Glitter glue and glue pen Anti-static bag From your local craft shop

Greetings 1

Fix two 2cm-deep strips of turquoise patterned paper across a 10x14cm piece of yellow paper.

Layer onto a 14.5x10.5cm base card.

Stamp a variety of designs across a 7.5x13.75cm piece of smooth white card with a Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad.

Colour the trees and stags with ProMarkers, then layer the coloured panel onto turquoise card.

Trim to leave a narrow border.

To fnish, tie a length of twine around the top of the card. Tie a button onto the twine and use glue to hold the button to the card front.

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Layer a 12cm square of bird paper and a 6x12cm piece of polka dot paper onto a 12.5cm square of kraft card. Wrap with green ribbon, then add to a 13cm square white base card.

Cut a notch in the bottom of an 8.5x10.5cm rectangle of smooth white card. Stamp the heart/bird image and sentiment onto the panel in Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

Colour in the image and layer onto kraft card. Tie baker’s twine and a star charm around the panel.

Add to the card front with foam pads.

Finish with gems, punched snowfakes and pearls.

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What you’ll need Festive Folksy paper collection, toppers and sentiments Embossing folders From your bumper pack White and red card Teal Core’dinations card Circle nesting dies Ribbon Adhesive gems Foam pads Green ink Sand paper From your local craft store

▼ STEP-BY-STEP Merry and bright

1 Cut a 15cm square of red card and attach to a 15cm square white card blank. Emboss a 14.5cm square of white card with the snowflake background embossing folder.

4 Emboss a 2.7x14.5cm piece of teal Core’dinations card with the border folder and rub over the design with sandpaper to reveal the core. Attach to the base card.

2 Cut two 8cm strips of narrow ribbon and attach down the panel at 3cm from each end. Cut a 10cm strip of ribbon and add to the centre. Attach to the base card.

5 Cut out three baubles from the topper sheet and place to each end of the ribbon.

Secure the toppers with foam pads and decorate each one with a bow.

3 Cut a 14.5x1cm piece of green patterned paper and attach to the lower edge of the base card. Attach a 14x3.5cm piece of pink polka dot paper to the top edge.

6 Cut out the ‘Merry & bright’ sentiment.

Attach to the bottom left corner of the base with foam pads. Add adhesive gems to some of the snowflakes and baubles, to finish.

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What you’ll need Season’s Squeakings papers, toppers, sentiments and stamp set From your bumper pack White, red, blue and purple card Black ink pad and alcohol markers Square, scalloped square, circle, oval, scalloped oval, scalloped circle, rectangle and scalloped rectangle dies Adhesive pearls and gems Glue pen and foam pads Glitter From your local craft shop

Festive 1 2

Cut a 13x26cm piece of white card. Score across the middle and fold in half to make the base card.

Layer a 12cm square piece of snowflake paper onto red card and add to the base card. Cut 6x12cm piece of holly paper and add to the right-hand side. Add a 2x12cm strip of striped paper down the centre.

Stamp the mice in black ink and colour in with alcohol markers.

Die cut into a rectangle. Layer onto a red die-cut scalloped rectangle. Add to the base card with foam pads.

Add a sentiment and adhesive pearls to the base card, to finish.

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Cut a 13x26cm piece of white card. Score across the middle and fold in half to make the base card.

Layer a 12cm square piece of snowy paper onto blue card.

Add to the base card. Cut a 3x12cm piece of striped paper. Attach to the base card. Add a 9cm square piece of spotty paper to the centre.

Stamp the mice in black ink and colour in. Die cut into a circle, then layer onto a scalloped circle of snowy paper. Add to the base card with foam pads.

Add the ‘Just for you’ sentiment and adhesive gems, to finish.

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