It is never too early to start making your Christmas cards!
This is a very simple contemporary design Christmas tree card which we think is really quite effective.
What you will need to make this card:
- A Cream 7″x5″ Card Blank
- Pearlised Gold Card
- Pearlised Red Card
- Metallic 5mm Ribbon – Gold
- Dark Green Die-Cut Christmas Tree (or the same tree can also found in the Christmas Theme Embellishment Pack).
- Mini Round Gold Brads
- Mini Die-cut Gold Star
- Stickles Glitter Glue – Red
- Merry Christmas Peel Off Sheet – Gold
- Double Sided Sticky Tape, Glue & Sticky Foam Pads
- Craft knife, pencil, ruler & cutting mat
Instructions how to make:
Measure and cut a 127mm x 85mm rectangle from the pearlised gold card and use double sided sticky tape on all four edges to stick this to the bottom of the card blank.
Cut a 127mm length of the metallic gold ribbon and glue this at the top of and slightly overlapping the gold pearlised card section. You can cut the ribbon slightly longer and fold the ends under before glueing it to prevent fraying if you wish.
Cut out a pot shape from the pearlised red card, the pot should roughly measure around 15mm high x 20mm wide at the top and 10-11mm wide at the bottom. Use sticky foam pads to stick the pot in the centre of the card above the ribbon as if it is standing on the ribbon.
Leaving room for drawing the glittery tinsel at the end, push 5 mini round gold brads through the dark green die-cut Christmas tree and bend the brad prongs back behind the tree ensuring no ends stick out. Use sticky foam pads to stick the Christmas tree to the card blank as if it is planted in the pot.
Use a tiny sticky foam pad or cut a pad down to stick the mini die-cut gold star to the card blank above the Christmas tree.
Remove a Merry Christmas wording from the gold Merry Christmas peel off backing sheet and stick it to the centre of the gold pearlised card section.
Finally use the red stickles glitter glue to draw a tinsel pattern onto the Christmas tree between the brads. As the Stickles glitter glue has a fine detail nozzle, to make each tinsel strand thicker we’ve used two lines directly next to each other. Leave the finished card flat for the glitter glue to dry thoroughly.
Card Idea by Janine