SIMPLE CHRISTMAS CARDS
This is a VERY quick and easy card to make, but it's quite effective and just what you need for those quick Christmas cards!
Shopping List
Hero Arts Watercolour Poinsettia - buy it here
Tombow watercolour pens in Deep red, pale yellow and Holly Green
Happy Christmas chain peel offs
White card
Red card
Tombow Mono Adhesive - buy it here
Instructions
1 Cut a square of white card, 4" x 4", a square of red, 4.5" x 4.5" and a white card, 10" x 5".
2 Using the Tombow pens, add colour to the various parts of the Poinsettia stamp. Take a deep breath and huff on the ink, then stamp onto the centre of the white square.
3 Using the Tombow Mono adhesive (I like to use these, as they don't dry immediately and therefore give you a second chance if you need to pull off your layer because it isn't quite aligned correctly - which mine usually isn't!!) attach this stamped square to the red square. You'll have a nice, narrow border all the way round.
4 Fold the larger, 10" x 5" card in half (it's easy to do with the Eazi Score - just butt the edge of the card up against the butt board and gently fold the outer edge in - score gently at first, with the Eazi score tool, then score more firmly to get a good crease). Attach the red square with the Tombow Mono.
5 Take a strand of the Peel off chain and frame the red border with it on one side. Continuing where you left off (no need to use a new piece, you can use the bits left over!) repeat on all sides, until you have a complete frame.
Add an insert and voila - a really quick stamped card to add to your Christmas pile!
Another one for you is this easy card, using the Stampendous Clear Holly border stamp.
Shopping List
Vellum (A6, with 0.5" trimmed off top and side)
White Card (A5 with 0.5" trimmed off each side)
Green A5 Cardstock, folded to make A6 card
Memories Hunter Green inkpad
Stampendous Clear Holly Border stamp
Clear Acrylic block Hero Arts 'Sending Love' stamp
Red bow
Eyelets and eyelet setter
Slimline gold peel offs (OR use a very fine strip of coloured contrasting card!)
Mini Glue Dots
Tombow Mono Adhesive buy it here
Instructions
1 Using Memories Hunter Green ink, stamp the Holly Border along one long edge of the white card.
2 Attach the vellum to the white card, using the eyelets
3 Stamp the Greeting, using Hunter Green ink, onto the top centre of the vellum (see picture). Heat set (carefully) or leave to dry
4 Attach the peel off to the vellum, above the border
5 Attach the bow, using a glue dot
6 Attach the white layer to the green (or red) folded card.
Voila, another very quick card!
