Cuttlebug Christmas Card

Here's another Christmas in July card that I have made.

Recipe:
Blue card for card base
Silver card for a mat
White card to emboss
Scraps of white card for snow
Kindy Glitz - Crystalline
A2 Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Snowflakes
Cuttlebug Combo - Ice Crystal
Cuttlebug Die - Snowflake #2

All products can be purchased from Rose-Anne at Cropworks.

This card was quite easy to make. Just run your white card stock through with the embossing folder. Then, using up your scraps of white card run through with the die and cut two or three so you have a nice selection. Cut the Ice crystal and adhere all die cuts to your card front. Mount on the silver and then on your card front.
Carefully lift each 'stem' of the crystals/flakes so that they're not sitting on the card front. Add Kindy Glitz. Go back and ensure that all 'stems' are up off the card front and leave to dry.
If you're one of those that needs to go back and check to see if it's dry and in the process you wreck your work try this - using a scrap of card, put some Kindy Glitz on it in roughly the same amount as you use for your project and leave to one side. Then when the urge takes you to check, check the scrap and that way you're not running the risk of ruining your work.
This would also look lovely with the Winter House folder and glue the small stars and snowflakes onto the top of the card with the Winter House on the bottom and then use Kindy Glitz to embellish it. I don't have that folder to experiment with, so if you try it I'd love to see what you come up with - email me.
By Libby

Cuttlebug card with Kaisercraft and Fan Fold Flower

All the items I used to make the card above, you can purchase from Rose-Anne at Cropworks.

Recipe:

• Bazzill cardstock - textured
• Kaiserscrapbook Clear Stamps - Fancy Flourishes
• Versa color burgundy ink
• A2 Cuttlebug Embossing folder - Swiss dots
• Coloured pencils
• Rick rack braid
• Button
• Strip of coordinated paper 12"x 1 (30cm x 2.5cm)
• Kaiser craft cutter with straight and scoring blades
• Gel Medium

Method:

• Cut the Bazzill to desired size and fold.
• Ink up your stamp and place in top right hand corner of card.
• Use the Prisma coloured pencils to add colour and depth to your flourish - if you use the textured card stock when you have coloured the image it almost looks like cross-stitch!
• Now place the front of the card in the Cuttlebug inside your folder and run it through.
• Now add your rick-rack to desired position on card. I used 3mm double sided tape (you can get a range of widths from Rose-Anne)
• After you have cut your coordinating card 12"x 1" (30cm x 2.5cm), use a scorer to score a crease every 1cm.
• Now fold the strip like you would if making a paper fan.
• Adhere the 2 ends of the fan folded card together (I used double sided tape but you can used glue - jut let it dry).
• Push the inside edge into the middle while gently encouraging the outside edge to sit flat on the card. I find once you get the centre of the flower right the rest follows. I use a wide circle of glue or Gel Medium and hold the flower in place until it's stuck. You can gently place a heavy object on the flower, make sure it's well balanced and leave until glue/Gel Medium is dry.
• Choose a button and using Gel Medium adhere it to the middle of your flower.

Tips:

• Gel Medium is a fantastic product, it can be used as a glue, a transparent coat over a creation to help protect it, you can mix it with paint to gain a more vibrant effect and many other uses. Well worth having in your stash.
• Double sided tape comes in a variety of sizes - 3mm, 6mm, 12mm, 18mm, 24mm, 36mm and 48mm. It is quite versatile as it is acid free and you can tear it (don't need scissors). It suitable for hand application, heat resistant and is ideal for framing and scrapbooking applications. Better still if you have die cuts you can use in a Cuttlebug or similar machine, place the double sided tape on the back of the card, run it through to cut the shape and the tape will be cut as well and the die cut is then ready to apply to your project - no more fiddly bits to try and stick down.
• Make your flower out of any small strips of card or paper you have - ideal use for off cuts. You could also distress the card on the edges or 'mountains' for added depth and colour. Experiment and you'll be amazed with what you come up with. The width of the strip determined the size of your flower.

Libby

OTP Design Team Member