Tuesday 6 October 2015

20 October Christmas step cards



NOEL verse
Berry red and marsh green, sakura pen to dots, peel off dots to flower centres. Sentiment is a stamp or use peel offs. Berry red pen to edges of picture, sentiment and paper. 3D foam pads under sentiment.




Nativity Step
Berry red and marsh green to holly on the paper. Red glaze pen to berries. Stick small star on top of large.




Tree step
Stamp and emboss tree with either silver or white embossing powder. Stardust stickles to tree and centre of stars border.



Bauble step
Red glaze pen to berries, gold peel off for bauble string.



Birdies and stockings
Berry red stockings and hearts, hats marsh green. Beaks star and moon sunflower yellow, bid bodies sandstone, wings and feet umber or firewood (brown) chine blue stocking heels and toes. Chisel tip of marsh green pen to edges of picture. Sakura clear pen to eyes. Stardust stickles to hats and stocking tops.

Monday 5 October 2015

6 October Christmas


Rectangle patchwork
3D foam pads under the rectangles, red gems for holly berries.





Poinsettia
Cut out smaller poinsettia colour both with berry red, marsh green and sunflower yellow to centre, 3D foam pads between layers, peel off blobs in centre of flowers.




Watering can
Emboss a frame on front of card with crease board. Holly leaves marsh green, ivy leaves pine or forest green, robin breast berry red wings umber or firewood brown, flower pot terracotta, watering can ice grey 2, ribbon and heart red, flowers satin, stardust stickles to snowflakes, frosted lace stickles to ground.



Bauble
Stamp and emboss 3 baubles, die cut them then stick back to back. Sakura clear pen on embossed layer.



Arched window
Cut backing paper to fit window, peel off dots in centre of poinsettias.