Crafty Textural Holiday Cards

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Bazzill Cardstock
• Patterned Paper
• Metallic Paper
• Fabrics
• Felt
• Chenille Stems
• Scissors/Paper Cutter
• Double Sided Tape
• Glue
• Ruler
• Markers
• Holiday Stamps
• Hero Arts Stamp and Cut Sets: DC169, CM385, DC221
• Stamp Pads
• Stamp Cleaner
• American Craft Foam Dots
• Paper Piercer

DIRECTIONS:
To find the downloadable patterns click on the "GET PATTERNS" tab above.

NOTE:
To make a 5"x 7" card, cut a 10"x 7" piece of cardstock.
To make a 4 1/4"X 5 1/2" vertical card, cut a 11"x 4 1/4" piece of cardstock.
To make a 4 1/4"x 5 1/2" horizontal card, cut a 8 1/2"x 5 1/2" piece of cardstock.
Score and fold each card in half.
Use the templates provided to cut out various shapes with cardstock, printed paper, felt or fabric.

FELT ORNAMENT CARD

1. Cut felt using templates provided.
2. Cut out two ornaments, using the felt.
3. To create the layered ornament, cut out an additional matching ornament.
4. Trim that ornaments down just slightly smaller than the first.
5. Use glue to layer. Using glue, adhere the ornaments onto the card.
6. Staggered slightly.
7. Cut out the word joy using the die cut set.
8. Keep the teardrop pieces of paper from the J and Y.
9. Using these teardrop shapes, glue them to the round ornament for decoration.
10. Glue the word Joy onto the stacked ornament.
11. Using the black marker, draw lines from the top of the ornaments to the top of the card.
12. This will give the illusion they are hanging.

SENDING PEACE FELT CARD

1. Use the templates provided (see GET PATTERNS TAB) to cut out the bird and wings from felt.
2. Cut a small olive branch from metallic paper.
3. Using regular glue, place a wing down first, pointed slightly up.
4. Glue the bird's body just slightly over the already glued down wing.
5. Glue the second wing on the bird's body, tilted slightly down.
6. Glue the metallic branch to the bird's beak.
7. Stamp a sentiment in the corner or even inside the card.

NIGHT SKY WINDOW CARD

1. Cut a piece of dark fabric to 4 3/4"x 6 3/4".
2. Use the template to cut out the pieces for the window.
3. Use a silver marker to make dots or stars on the fabric.
4. Cut the foam dots down to fit on the pieces of paper.
5. Cut out small stars with the metallic paper to add to the window scene.

MOUNTAIN SCENE CARD

1. Cut a piece of navy or dark blue paper to 4 3/4"x 6 3/4".
2. Make dots over the sky with a silver marker.
3. Rip different size pieces of corrugated paper.
4. Add white ink to the corrugated paper to look like snow covered mountains.
5. Add pops of metallic paper.