Festive is the theme for this month’s Teach4Stampers Blog Hop. What is more festive than a Christmas card? I cased a card from the current Mini Catalog on page 21. I stamped my sentiment on card stock instead of the vellum. I tried the vellum but did not like the look on my card. I used the Handcrafted Elements dies to make the background for my card. These dies are a stand alone set that you may have missed. Check them out on page 21 of the mini catalog. There are a couple of Christmas dies in this set but the others can be used for any occasion.

These are the steps to create my card.

  1. Cut Crumb Cake to 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″. Score at 4 1/4″ and fold.
  2. Cut Crumb Cake to 5″ x 3 3/4″.
  3. Die cut 10 ovals using the die from Handcrafted Elements in Crumb Cake.
  4. Arrange and attach these ovals to the Crumb Cake piece from #2. trim to fit.
  5. Cut a Garden Green and Crumb Cake from the die Christmas Classics.
  6. Die cut the red piece from the Joyful Designer Series Paper and attach it to the Garden Green die cut.
  7. Trim the Crumb Cake die cut to fit over the Garden Green die cut. Attach to the card front using dimensionals.
  8. Stamp the sentiment on a small piece of Garden Green with Versamark (use embossing buddy first). Put white embossing powder on it and heat. Cut it to size and attach with dimensionals.
  9. Embellish with Brushed Metallic gems.

You will receive a free tutorial for 11 cards made by the ladies pictured above if you place an order with me for that month. The cards are done in both imperial and metric measures. Below is a sneak peek at one of the past months.

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