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About the Projects
Technique: Creative Christmas Cards
Designers: Susan Cobb & LeNae Gerig
Make your holiday cards stand out among the rest with these totally unique techniques! Read on to see how Susan and LeNae added special touches to their card designs with fuzzy Fun Flock and shimmery Dimensional Paints.
Joy to the World!
By Susan Cobb
Susan added tons of texture to this creative card with easy-to-use Fun Flock! She used a special glue pad to stamp stylish swirls and Christmas-themed sentiments throughout the card, sprinkling red and green Fun Flock over the wet glue to give it a fun, fuzzy texture.
Supplies:
Instructions:
For the Card Front:
- Place the card with the fold at the top. Add three gold mini brads across the top left edge of a 1"-wide strip of green patterned paper, then glue the strip even with the card fold. Tip: To make sure the paper lays flat, be sure to completely flatten the brad legs by pressing firmly on the brad head. Cover the card front with red diamonds paper, leaving 5/8" of the green strip visible across the top. Glue a 2 1/4"-wide strip of dark green textured paper across the diamonds paper.
- Using the glue pad, stamp a large swirl over light green textured paper. Sprinkle red Fun Flock over the wet glue and tap off the excess; let dry. Cut the paper to 6 1/8"x2" with the swirl centered, then attach an ivory silk flower with a gold brad in the center. Glue the swirl centered on the dark green strip on the card front. Zot™ a bow of green grosgrain ribbon over the top right edge of the swirled paper piece.
- Stamp “Joy to the world!” in glue in the bottom right corner of the card front. Sprinkle green Fun Flock over the wet glue; let dry.
For the Card Inside:
- Wrap green ribbon around the left side of a 2 1/4"-wide strip of red diamonds paper, taping the tails to the back side. Attach an ivory silk flower over the strip with a gold mini brad.
- Stamp “spreading joy & cheer” in glue to the right of the ribbon. Sprinkle green Fun Flock over the wet glue; let dry. Glue the strip across the center of the card inside.
Peace
By LeNae Gerig
LeNae created a unique 3-D focal for the front of this wintry card with a reusable stencil and shimmery dimensional paints!
Supplies:
Instructions:
For the Card Front:
- Place the card with the fold at the top and trim 1" off the bottom edge. Ink the edges of a 6 1/4"x3 3/4" piece of blue words paper and glue centered on the card front.
- Place the stencil on dark blue textured paper and secure it in place with stencil tape. Use the mini squeegee to apply paint over the snowflake portion of the stencil, then remove the stencil and let the paint dry. Rotate the stencil and repeat the technique directly next to the first set of stenciled snowflakes. Crop the paper to 5 3/4"x3". Mat on light blue textured paper, trim to 1/16" and ink the edges. Glue over the card front, just above center. Foam tape the “peach” cut-out over the bottom edge.
For the Card Inside:
- Glue a 1 1/4"-wide strip of blue words paper even with the fold on the card inside. Glue circular snowflake tag cut-out over the bottom right edge of the strip and Zot™ a bow of blue sheer ribbon over the tab.
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