Christmas Card - the Joy of Christmas
November 26th 2008 05:13
Christmas Card - the JOY of CHRISTMAS
Materials Required:
1. Card: White piece plain A5 Card (150mm x 210mm) (scored and folded in half to make a base card); Bazzill Blackberry
2. Ink: White
3. Embellishments: Kaiser Rub-ons - christmas words of your choice; 3 metal stars; Kaiser self-adhesive clear rhinestones; thin silver wire, beads - clear stars and ring shapes.
4. Adhesives: Tape, Double-sided sticky tape (DSST), Double sided foam mounting tape.
5. Cutting instruments: Paper trimmer
6. Other: drawing pin; ruler
Instructions
1. Swipe the edges of 3 pieces of Blackberry card 10mm x 150 mm; 10mm x 150mm and 60mm x 150mm with white ink.
2. Make a hole (using the drawing pin) in the 60mm x 150mm piece of card near the left upper corner. Push the end of a piece of silver wire through the hole a short distance, and secure it on the back of the card with tape. Cut the wire at about 80mm long from the hole. Thread on a star bead, secure it by wrapping the wire around it, and then make another hole near the base of the card(approx 45 mm in from the edge), push the end of the wire through and secure it on the back with tape. Use the photograph to help with placement of your holes. Repeat this process with another three pieces of wire and beads, to create the zig-zag effect as shown.
3. Adhere this and the two thin strips of Blackberry card onto the base card. Positioning them as shown in the photograph.
4. Adhere the metal stars in position using the foam mounting tape.
5. Embellish the card further with the self-adhesive rhinestones.
6. Adhere the rub on words "the JOY of CHRISTMAS" or other words of your own choice.
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