Handmade Christmas Cards

Using Hero Arts Clear Design Stamps, featured in one of my newsletter issue, this handmade christmas card uses only ONE clear Stamps Set from Hero Arts.

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Wordy Christmas Tree

Dimension

Card measures 11.5cm X 17cm.

Materials

For the card

1 set of cream cardbase with matching envelope

1 red cardstock

1 white cardstock (preferably smooth finish) for stamping image

Other tools,

Foam tape.

Glue/Glue Dots.

Hero Arts CL343 "Holiday Sayings" Clear Stamp (shown below).

Light Blue, Dark Green, Light Green and Red pigment ink.

Sparkle embossing powder. Click here to view the wet embossing technique.

Heat gun.

Scissors.

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Instructions

Cut out a rectangle tag using white cardstock, measuring approximately 11cm X 9cm.

Use Hero Arts CL343 Holiday Sayings and select the appropriate sayings and align it to look like a tree. My Wordy Christmas Tree looks a bit "short" and "stout" :). Use the snow flake as the star for the top of the tree (or according to your preference) and a nice big saying like "JOY" or the "gift box" (from Hero Arts CL343)

You may alternate the color pigment ink to be used for the stamping. Emboss with Sparkle embossing powder and set it dry using a heat gun.

Sponge the sides of the white tag with matching shadow ink or dye ink, to give a misty effect and to make the shape of the tree more obvious.

Cut out a red cardstock measuring approximately 11.4cm by 9.4cm.

Layer white tag over red cardstock, leaving a border around it showing the red cardstock.

Layer over the cream cardstock using foam tape to give an added dimension.

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