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Hello... ... and welcome to Issue 59 of Australian Simply Cards. As always, you’ll find lots of stunning projects and ideas to keep you inspired. As the weather warms and we welcome the spring months, our thoughts also turn to the upcoming festive season. It’s always best to get a head start and avoid that last-minute rush, so to get you started with your Christmas cardmaking, our exclusive free gift is a super cute stamp set from Tiddly Inks. These sweet images are sure to get you thinking about your holiday cards and to help you along, Kathy Jones shares her ideas for using them over on page 14. Stay up to date with all the latest looks as we head into the busy season too. This month, our trend feature on page 18 from Janelle Graham focuses on frames and the many ways to incorporate them into your projects. On page 28, we get back to our Christmas projects with some gorgeous vintage cards from Karen George, and if you’re looking for something a little different, our masterclass is all about movement with some fun kinetic cards on page 37. To round off our Christmas features, we have a fun contemporary colour scheme with some fresh ideas for shaped designs from Karelyn Joy on page 82. And as a fun festive project this year, why not have a go at making some of our felt ornaments as demonstrated by Su Pennick on page 90? So we’re all set to get started with our Christmas makes, but we’ve got all other occasions covered too, including quick get well cards. Turn to page 63 for designs that are sure to brighten anyone’s day. Embossing folders always play an important part in any craft stash and of course, they're great for adding texture. If you want fresh ideas for using yours, Teresa Abajo shares some fabulous techniques on page 55. And don’t forget our Cardmaker of the Year competition is well underway with loads of fantastic prizes to be won. There is still heaps of time to get your entry in to us, so check out all the details over on page 26. These are just the highlights of what we have for you this issue and we have lots more including all the latest news and the usual tips and tricks. And if you’re just as excited as us about what next issue has in store for you, take a look at our digital preview at www.ppjump.com/asc60preview So until next month… Happy crafting! Editor tracey.orchard@practicalpublishing.com.au
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Holly Jolly Christmas Kathy Jones Designer
Kathy Jones shares her ideas for some cute cards using this issue’s free Tiddly Inks stamps and co-ordinating papers
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HOLLY FAIRY Simply make Trim red cardstock to 1 15.2x21cm, then score and fold in half to make a card blank. Trim white cardstock to 2 9.7x14.6cm then layer stripe-patterned paper on top, leaving a narrow border. Cut red cardstock to 6.5x10cm 3 and attach to the right-hand side of the cardstock piece. Trim another piece of red cardstock to 3.8x14.3cm, layer green patterned paper on top, leaving a narrow border and attach to the left-hand side. Wrap ribbon around the panel 4 as shown, tie a bow using the Bow Easy and fix to the top of the ribbon strip. Adhere the finished panel to the card front. Die-cut a rectangle shape 5 from white cardstock and adhere a rectangle of red patterned paper to it. Affix to the right side of the card front. Stamp the fairy image onto 6 blending card and colour using Copics. Accent the wings with a Spica pen and cut the image out. Attach it to the card front using 3D foam tape and add three rhinestones to the topright corner of the card to finish.
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What you need Materials
u FREE Tiddly Inks Holly Jolly stamp set & paper pack u red & white cardstock u X-Press It blending card
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u white satin ribbon u Tuxedo Black Memento inkpad u Copic markers & atyou Spica pen u silver Kaisercraft rhinestones
Tools
u Posi Bendr Bow-Easy u Spellbinders Nestabilities Romantic Rectangles dies u manual die-cutting machine
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Simply make
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CHRISTMAS PUPPY
Trim a piece of Old Olive 1 cardstock to 15.2x21cm, then score and fold to make
Use clear gel glue to hold your bows in place perfectly
a card blank. Cut white cardstock to 2 9.9x14.6cm and layer with red patterned paper, leaving a narrow border. Trim a strip of Old Olive cardstock to 4.8x14.3cm and attach a narrower piece of striped patterned paper to it before fixing to the panel. Wrap ribbon around the centre of the panel and attach it to the card. Die-cut a Stately Circle shape 3 from Old Olive cardstock and attach to the left side of the card front using 3D foam pads. Stamp the sentiment and 4 puppy image onto blending card and colour using Copic markers, then die-cut a circle around it. Attach to the Stately Circle shape. Tie a green ribbon bow using the Bow Easy tool and attach to the right-hand side of the card. Embellish the right-hand corners of the card front with rhinestones to finish.
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u FREE Tiddly Inks Holly Jolly stamp set & paper pack u Old Olive Stampin’ Up! cardstock u X-Press It blending card u white cardstock
u Copic markers u Tuxedo Black Memento inkpad u green satin ribbon u silver Kaisercraft rhinestones
TOP TIP Emboss your background cardstock to add fantastic texture to your card
u Posi Bendr Bow-Easy u Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles & Decorative Elements Stately Circles dies u manual die-cutting machine
FAIRY MERRY CHRISTMAS Simply make Trim Very Vanilla cardstock to 1 15.2x21cm, score and fold to create a card blank. Cut Old Olive cardstock to 9.9x14.6cm and layer with stripe-patterned paper, leaving a narrow border. Attach to the card front. Cut Old Olive cardstock to 2 7.6x12.4cm. Cut a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock slightly smaller, emboss it and attach to the Old Olive piece. Wrap red ribbon across the bottom of the cardstock and adhere to the card front. Stamp the fairy and sentiment 3 onto blending card and colour using Copic markers. Cut out the fairy and attach to the left side of the card front.
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u FREE Tiddly Inks Holly Jolly stamp set & paper pack u Very Vanilla & Old Olive Stampin’ Up! cardstock
u X-Press It blending card u Tuxedo Black Memento inkpad u Copic markers u red satin ribbon
u Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder u Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles dies u manual die-cutting machine
Die-cut a circle around the 4 sentiment and layer onto a larger circle die-cut from Old Olive cardstock. Attach to the right side of the card front using 3D foam tape. www.australiansimplycards.com.au
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HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS Simply make
TOP TIP The atyou pen helps create a magical sparkle on your cards
Trim Old Olive cardstock to 15.2x21cm, score and fold to create a card blank.
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Trim Very Vanilla cardstock to 2 9.9x14.6cm and add starpatterned paper over the top, leaving a narrow border. Attach striped-patterned paper 3 across the bottom third of the piece and fix an ivory ribbon
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across the paper join. Adhere the panel to the card front.
Materials
u FREE Tiddly Inks Holly Jolly stamp set & paper pack u Old Olive & Very Vanilla Stampin’ Up! cardstock u X-Press It blending card u dark ivory satin ribbon u Tuxedo Black Memento inkpad u Latte Kaisercraft pearls u Copic markers & clear atyou Spica pen
Die-cut a Lacey Oval from Very Vanilla cardstock and stamp the sentiment over the bottom. Colour the holly using Copic markers and fix to the card.
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Stamp the fairy image onto blending card and colour 5 using Copic markers. Colour the wings using an atyou pen and cut the shape out.
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u Spellbinders Nestabilities Decorative Elements Lacey Ovals die u manual die-cutting machine
Attach the fairy to the card using 3D foam tape and fix pearls to the top left and bottom-right corners to finish.
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CHRISTMAS FRIENDS What you need Materials
u FREE Tiddly Inks Holly Jolly stamp set & paper pack u white & red cardstock u X-Press It blending card u red & white satin ribbon u Copic markers u Tuxedo Black Memento inkpad u silver Kaisercraft rhinestones
Tools
u paper piercer u Spellbinders Nestabilities Decorative Elements Fleur de Lis & Classic Squares dies u manual die-cutting machine
TOP TIP Create the illusion of a fluffy dog by adding spots of similar tones of Copic marker
Simply make Trim red cardstock to 14x28cm, score and fold 1 to create a card blank. Cut white cardstock to 13.3cm square, layer green patterned
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of the piece and adhere the panel to the card front.
cut a square around it and layer onto a red Fleur de Lis shape before attaching to the card front.
Stamp the fairy and puppy 4 image onto blending card and the corners of the card colour using Copic markers. Die5Accent with rhinestones to finish.
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You’ve been framed
Janelle Graham Designer
Janelle Graham shares her secrets for the perfect framed designs
e’re spoilt for choice when it comes to frames at the moment. There are so many products to choose from – whether it’s traditional wood veneer frames or modern rhinestone shapes – so it’s easy to incorporate this particular trend into your designs. If you’re like me and shabbychic is your style, then you’ll be happy to know that most of the frames available are ornate, textured and old-fashioned. But no matter what they’re made from, the key use of any frame is to highlight the main aspect of a card. This could be a sentiment, a printed
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image on the paper, another type of embellishment or a stamped image. The frame is there to make these elements stand out. A frame can also be used to add colour impact to an otherwise monochromatic design. Many frames available can be altered to suit your requirements using inks, mists, chalks, acrylic paints or Distress Paints, as well as paper that can be used to cover the frame. Prima and Webster’s Pages have a wonderful range of resin frames and co-ordinated embellishments. These are great as they are lightly coloured and can be easily
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incorporated into your card design. Wooden and chipboard frames are similarly easy to adapt. If you want to create many layers on your design, flat frame styles are best to use. These include frames cut from cardstock or felt using dies. Digital stamps and other downloadable frame images are also great for layering; the best thing being that you can get some very attractive designs for free. Great variety can be achieved when stamping frames, either directly onto your card front or stamping onto cardstock, colouring and then cutting out. If you want to add texture to
frames like these, embossing folders are an excellent choice. But you can also choose techniques that add texture such as gluing crumpled tissue paper and then painting it, adding texture paste then painting, or adding glitter, microbeads or heat embossing. For the most interesting effects, design your card so that elements go in and out of your frame. For example, you could have a flower that is under part of the frame and then spills over the top of another part of the frame. But whatever you do, this is certainly a time to think outside the box. l
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frames TREND WATCH
ALWAYS THINKING OF YOU Simply make Trim cream textured cardstock to 15x21cm, score and fold in half to make a tent-fold card blank.
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VersaMark ink, then heat-emboss using white powder. Attach a pink bracket border across the bottom of the card front and layer lace over the top.
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Cover the card front with Relic Tie a pink ribbon bow over 2 patterned paper and colour 5 the bottom-right corner of the edges using Royal Blue ink. the frame and attach two resin flowers. Fix the frame to the the sentiment over the card front as shown to finish. 3Stamp middle of the card front using
What you need Materials
u cream textured cardstock u Kaisercraft Porcelain Rose paper pad & resin flowers u Melissa Frances Regal Frame resin embellishment u Royal Blue VersaColor inkpad u VersaMark inkpad
u Hero Arts Good Friends stamp u white embossing powder u cream lace u fuchsia satin ribbon Tools
u heat tool
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LOVE, DREAM, IMAGINE
What you need Materials
u cream textured cardstock u Kaisercraft Porcelain Rose paper pad & True Romance stamp u Royal Blue VersaColor inkpad u Tuxedo Black Memento inkpad u Prima Say It In Crystals Vintage Frame
Simply make Trim cream textured cardstock 1 to 15x20.5cm, score and fold in half to make a side-fold card blank. Cut the blue panel from Precious 2 patterned paper and attach to the card front, then colour around the edges using Royal Blue ink. a rhinestone frame 3Attach to the centre of the card. Stamp the sentiment onto 4 mustard spot-patterned paper, cut out each word and attach inside the frame using 3D foam tape.
SMILE Simply make Trim cream textured cardstock 1 to 12x30cm, then score and fold to make a side-fold
TOP TIP Stitching is a great way to add a shabby-chic style to your cards. If you’re not confident with a needle and thread, give faux stitching a go
frame. Prick stitching holes along each pencil line then back-stitch along each one.
card blank. Attach the stitched panel to the front of the card then colour around the edges using Umber ink.
Cut a piece of kraft patterned 4 2 paper to 12x15cm, stamp the frame image onto it using VersaMark ink and heat-emboss using white powder. a series of evenly spaced 3Draw lines so they radiate from the
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Add rhinestones around the edge of the frame and randomly adhere the rest over the card to finish.
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What you need Materials
u cream textured cardstock u Prima Lifetime paper pad u VersaMark inkpad u Umber VersaColor inkpad u Sizzix Framelits Times & Seasons stamps
u white embossing powder u The Stencil Specialists rhinestones u cream GĂźtermann Top Stitch Thread Tools
u heat tool u needle u paper piercer
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frames TREND WATCH
Simply make Trim cream textured cardstock 1 to 15x22cm, score and fold to make a card blank. Cut brown cardstock to 2 10x14cm, matt patterned paper on top and attach to the card front. Add the plane sticker and trim 3 off the excess. Stick the sentiment below the plane. Die-cut the Tupelo Circle from 4 green cardstock and attach to the card as shown. Cut three different lengths of 5 patterned paper, two pieces 2cm wide and a white piece 1.5cm wide. Trim a notch into one end of each and draw faux stitching around them as shown. the banners up over the 6Layer card as shown to finish.
What you need Materials
u brown, green & cream textured cardstock u Prima Lifetime paper pad u Glitz Design Glitzers Happy Travels stickers u black Copic fine-line pen
Tools
u Memory Box Tupelo Circle die u manual die-cutting machine
TOP TIP Try mixing and matching your dies to create frames. For example, cut a rectangular shape with an oval die-cut from the centre
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Simply make Cut cream textured cardstock to 15x30cm, score and fold to create a tent-fold card and round the corners.
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paper panel and pierce holes through both layers, attaching pearl brads at the top and bottom of the frame. Secure the panels onto the card front.
Cut Champagne patterned 2 paper and a piece of script Stamp the sentiment onto acetate to 15cm square. Round 4 patterned paper using black all the corners and colour the ink, cut around it and matt onto edges of the patterned paper using Orchid ink.
pink cardstock. Fix to the card using 3D foam tape.
Die-cut the frame from pink felt and attach to the middle of the acetate layer. Position the acetate on top of the patterned
Arrange roses, leaves, a double ribbon bow and butterfly paper clip to the centre of the frame to finish.
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Choose felt rather than cardstock for added soft texture, perfect for feminine makes
What you need Materials
u pink & cream textured cardstock u Kaisercraft Porcelain Rose paper pad, Four Corners acetate & True Romance stamp u pink felt u Orchid VersaColor inkpad u Tuxedo Black Memento inkpad u pink American Crafts pearl brads u Prima Meadow Mini Sachet & Fairy Rhymes Mini Rose Stems
flowers & butterfly paper clips u Manor House Creations small rose leaves u fuchsia satin ribbon Tools
u corner-rounder punch u Sizzix Bigz Vintage Oval die u manual die-cutting machine u paper piercer
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frames TREND WATCH
Simply make Trim cream textured cardstock to 12x30cm, then score and fold in half to make a top-fold card blank.
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Cut Yesterday patterned paper to 11.5x14.5cm and sponge the edges using Umber ink.
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Trim spot patterned paper to 7x11.5cm, punch along both long edges and colour using Umber ink. Attach the punched strip across the grid-patterned paper and wrap string across the middle three times. Secure in a knot on the right-hand side then fix the piece to the card front.
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Stamp the sentiment across 4 the bottom of the card front in Rich Cocoa ink. Stamp the bird image onto blending card using black ink and colour using Copic markers. Colour the wooden frame 5 using bronze ink and heatemboss using clear powder. Run glue around the back inside edge of the frame and attach to the bird image. Trim the excess paper away and adhere to the card front using 3D foam pads. Pull the string ends through 6 the hole on the right-hand side of the frame and tie in a bow. Arrange paper flowers around the bottom of the frame to finish.
What you need Materials
u cream textured cardstock u X-Press It blending card u Prima Lifetime Yesterday patterned paper & Fairy Rhymes Mini Rose Stems flowers u Kaisercraft Porcelain Rose paper pad & stamps, Knowing You stamp & Frames wood flourishes u Umber & Bronze
VersaColor inkpads u Rich Cocoa & Tuxedo Black Memento inkpads u clear embossing powder u Copic markers u Brown Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper String Tools
u Fiskars Sunburst border punch u heat tool
TOP TIP If using an ornate frame, choose simple or plain papers and embellishments. If you’ve got a brightly coloured embellishment you want to highlight, choose a plain frame
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Beyond the boundaries
Karelyn Joy Designer
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Karelyn Joy shares her ideas for making simple shaped cards with a contemporary colour scheme
love the anticipation and surprise of opening the envelope of a greeting card, especially when the card hidden inside has bumps and lumps and does not feel like a rectangle at all! Shaped cards have paved the way for creativity to stretch beyond the boundaries of plain rectangular or square-shaped cards, and Christmas is the perfect time to explore these endless opportunities. There are many dies available to cut an A5 card blank into various shapes and sizes. Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities dies are up to 6" in size and have loads of decorative-edged shapes perfect for transforming your ideas into creative cards. By
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placing one edge of the die above the folded edge of the card, your die-cutting machine will cut through both layers of the card, leaving the fold as a hinge, so you’re left with a shaped card ready to decorate to your heart’s content! However, when you don’t have a die-cutting machine at your fingertips, DIY templates are easy to make and a cheaper alternative too. The easiest way to begin is by tracing the A5 card face onto A4 cardstock and extending the edges according to the shape you want. For the bonbon card, I simply extended the horizontal edges to incorporate the pull ends of the bon-bon. I based the size on a DL card, so used that as
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my guide. Once I was happy with the shape, I traced it onto folded A4 cardstock and cut around the shape through both layers. You can then use the same template to trim patterned papers to fit perfectly onto your card shape and let the decorating begin! Another way of creating a shaped card effect is by adding to the edges of a standard folded card. The tips of Christmas trees and baubles can overhang the edges of your card, giving you more space to decorate and another focal point too. In the card ‘Merry and bright’, I simply cut out gift shapes and attached them to the top of the card. I added foam tape to the centre present to
add a 3D look to the design. But what about envelopes for shaped cards? The simple answer is to create cards within the boundaries of regular-sized envelopes, just like I did for the ‘Celebrate bon-bon’ card. Speciality stationery shops sell DL and 145mm square envelopes in a range of papers and colours to match your designs. You can also buy templates to create your own envelopes or download printable envelope templates from online sites. So, as you begin your Christmas crafting this year, try to think beyond the boundaries of the basic card and who knows what creative shaped cards will be hiding inside your envelopes! l
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shaped cards CONTEMPORARY
Simply make Fold a white card blank 1 in half and place in a landscape position. Trace the template over the lower edge of the card and cut out.
Use the same template to 2 cut the shape from green patterned paper, ink the edges
of the card and wrap green cord around it.
and adhere over the card front.
Add a sticker to the centre of a white flower and attach it to the left side of the border sticker using 3D foam tape. Add
Place the decorative border sticker across the lower part
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rhinestones to the card as shown. Affix an owl sticker and 5 speech bubble to the topright corner of the card and add a pink swirl sticker to the patterned paper swirls to finish.
JOLLY HOLIDAY
What you need Materials
u white A5 card blank u Carta Bella Merry & Bright Jolly Holiday patterned paper & Element stickers u Jumbo Java VersaMagic inkpad u green satin cord u Kaisercraft rhinestones & paper flower
Tools
u label shape template
Simply make Fold a card blank in half, place 1 the scalloped template just above the fold, trace around it and cut the shape out. Use the Heirloom Ornaments 2 die to cut out the top of the bauble from red cardstock, attach to the top of the card and punch a hole through it. Thread ribbon through and fix a rhinestone brad to the top of the bauble. Use the template to cut 3 a circle from green patterned paper and matt onto a red patterned paper circle. Secure to the card front. Cut out the sentiment from a 4 tag and matt onto pink cardstock. Attach to the bauble
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using 3D foam tape and outline using clear glitter glue. Add a sticker to the centre 5 of a flower and attach to the left side of the card front using 3D foam tape. Decorate around the bauble with stickers, add glitter glue to the stars and rhinestones around the scallops.
What you need Materials
u white A5 card blank u red & pink cardstock u Carta Bella Merry and Bright Jolly Holiday & Merry Tags patterned paper, decorative
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brads & Element stickers u pink organza ribbon u clear glitter glue u Kaisercraft paper flower & rhinestones
u circle & scalloped circle templates u Spellbinders Nestabilities Heirloom Ornaments dies u manual die-cutting machine u hole punch
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MERRY AND BRIGHT Simply make Score and fold a card blank 1 and place in a landscape position. Cut green cardstock
using alpha stickers and cluster bauble stickers to the left.
to cover the card front, ink the edges and attach.
Trim a 4cm-square piece of stripe-patterned paper and decorate with star stickers. Add a sweet sticker to the top and fix a brad in the centre. Adhere along the top edge of the card as shown.
Add a sentiment sticker to the centre of the card front and decorate around it using rhinestones as shown.
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TOP TIP When stickers overlap the edge of the card, dust the overhanging adhesive side with talcum powder or anti-static powder
of contrasting patterned paper over it. Cut a small ‘v’ from patterned paper, trim a notch into each end and add to the top as a bow before fixing the parcel to the top edge of the card using 3D foam tape. Trim a piece of spot-patterned 6 paper to 3.5x4cm, add a label sticker and rhinestone and adhere it to the top edge of the card as shown to finish.
What you need Materials
u white A5 card blank u green cardstock u Carta Bella Merry & Bright Jolly Holiday patterned paper, Element stickers, alpha stickers & decorative brads u rhinestones u Jumbo Java VersaMagic inkpad
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shaped cards CONTEMPORARY
What you need Materials
u white, red & green cardstock u Carta Bella Merry & Bright Tinseled Tree patterned paper, decorative brads & Element stickers u white ribbon u clear glitter glue u Jumbo Java VersaMagic inkpad u Rose Red VersaColor inkpad u Kaisercraft rhinestones & paper flower u sentiment stamp
Tools
u Spellbinders Nestabilities Heirloom Ornaments dies u large spots embossing folder u manual die-cutting machine
BE MERRY STEPBYSTEP
Die-cut one green and two red Cut a strip of tree-patterned 1 baubles using the largest 2 paper and matt onto green bauble die. Emboss one of the cardstock. Place horizontally
Stamp the sentiment onto 3 white cardstock, trim and matt onto red cardstock.
Attach the sentiment to the 4 bauble at an angle and adhere a flower with a sticker
red baubles and adhere the remaining red and green baubles together. Ink the edges of the green bauble before securing all three together using a decorative brad tied with white ribbon.
Decorate with two rhinestones and glitter glue.
in the centre to the left side using 3D foam pads. Add glitter glue to some of the embossed dots as shown to finish.
across the centre of the card, trimming around the sides of the bauble shape.
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BE OF GOOD CHEER What you need Materials
u white A5 card blank u red cardstock u Carta Bella Merry & Bright paper pad, decorative brads & Element stickers u Jumbo Java VersaMagic inkpad u Kaisercraft rhinestones u green satin ribbon
Tools
u tree template
TOP TIP When creating large templates for repeated use, cut them from large ice-cream container lids. They will last much longer than cardboard templates
STEPBYSTEP
the template onto the centre 1Trace of the unfolded A5 cardstock.
Score the card from top to Trim patterned paper to fit Trace the tree shape onto 2 bottom above and below the 3 the card, ink the edges and 4 green spot-patterned paper tree outline, ensuring the trunk attach to the card front. Cut away using the template, ink the
Matt the sentiment sticker onto 5 red cardstock and mount on the card using 3D foam pads,
of the tree is on the card front. Cut along the left side of the tree from score line to score line, then fold along the lines so the tree stays on the card front.
then add a green ribbon bow to the top. Adhere a decorative sticker strip to the bottom of the card front and position sticker gifts above this to finish.
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the excess cardstock on the right side of the card front.
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edges and attach to the tree on the card front. Decorate the top of the tree with a brad and fix circle stickers and rhinestones over the tree as shown.
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shaped cards CONTEMPORARY
CELEBRATE BON-BON
TOP TIP If you want to create envelopes for your shaped cards, visit www.paper-source.com and take a look at their Envelope Template Kit
What you need Materials
Simply make Fold the cardstock into a 1 landscape DL card. Trace the bon-bon shape onto the top layer using the template and cut out the shape. Cover the main section of the card front with green Merry Borders patterned paper. Cut stripe-patterned paper to 6.5cm wide and position across the centre of the card, trimming it around the edges of the bon-bon trimmings. Ink the edges and secure in place.
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Matt the large sentiment label onto pink cardstock,
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add rhinestones to the corners and attach to the centre of the card front. Tie pink organza ribbon around 4 each end of the bon-bon and add a strip of decorative border sticker to each one.
u white A4 cardstock u pink cardstock u Carta Bella Merry and Bright Merry Borders, Christmas Countdown & Merry Tags patterned paper, alpha stickers
& Element stickers u Kaisercraft rhinestones u pink organza ribbon u Jumbo Java VersaMagic inkpad Tools
u bon-bon template
SIMPLY SHOPPING Spellbinders Nestabilities Heirloom Ornaments dies are available from www.scrapbookboutique.com.au
Adhere owl and speech 5 bubble stickers as shown and add alpha stickers along the bottom of the card front. Decorate the left side of 6 the card front, at the top and bottom, with sentiment
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