Brads are great embellishments for cards, they can be added into most designs to make the card a bit more interesting. Here is a Christmas card that uses mini round brads to make quite a decorative design.
What you will need to make this Christmas card:
- Small square (120mm x 120mm) white card blank
- Some pearlised green card or glitter green card
- Woodware Mini Round Brads – Christmas Colours
- Silver 5mm Ribbon
- Memories Metallic Marker – Glitzy Gold
- Happy Christmas Peel Off Sheet – Gold
- Craft knife, craft cutting mat, scissors, ruler & pencil.
- Sticky foam tape/pads
How to make:
Open the card blank out flat and on the left hand side of the front of the card measure and mark a faint pencil line vertically parallel to and 1.75cm away from the centre fold of the card blank. Measure and make 6 evenly spaced pencil marks along that line where the brads will go. Place the card blank still opened out flat onto a craft cutting mat and using the tip of a craft knife make a small hole at each of the 6 marks.
Cut a 26cm length of the silver 5mm ribbon. The ribbon is placed over the faint pencil line so that when the ribbon is folded over the top and bottom of the card the ends overlap on the inside of the card. As you can see from the picture of the inside of the card below this looks better when the brads are in place rather than having scrappy ends of ribbon at the top and bottom of the inside of the card.
Holding the ribbon in place push a green mini round brad through the ribbon, then through the top hole in the card and then again through the ribbon on the inside of the card fold the brad prongs back to secure the ribbon. After the top brad add brads in the five other holes (colours in order – red, gold, green, red, gold) so that once you have finished the ribbon is neatly secured on both the inside as well as the outside of the card.
Next draw a funky Christmas tree design of your own choosing in pencil on the green card including a star on top and using scissors cut it out in one piece. Either draw your design on the back of the card or if the card is green on both sides turn the tree over so that any pencil marks do not show on the top.
Colour the star in using the gold metallic marker pen and then place the tree on your cutting mat and using the tip of your craft knife blade again make 6 small randomly placed holes. Push 6 mini round brads through the holes – 3 red and 3 gold and fold the brad prongs back to secure them.
Use sticky foam tape/pads to mount the finished Christmas tree shape on the right of the ribbon & brad border leaving a gap at the bottom of the card for a sentiment.
To finish the card off, remove a ‘Happy Christmas’ wording from the peel off sheet and allow the sticker to relax on the end of your craft knife blade for a short while, this will allow it to go back into shape if it has stretched at all. Then simply place it underneath the Christmas tree and use a ruler to make sure it is straight. Once you are happy with the position of the wording press down on it firmly to stick it in place.
Card idea by Janine