A stylish comtemporary Christmas card with a glossy white raised embossed design.
Items needed to make this card:
- 125 x 125mm square white card blank
- Plain card in any Christmas colour i.e. red, green or even blue.
- Dreamweaver Stencil – Line of Christmas Trees
- Dreamweaver Stencil – Merry Christmas #3
- Dreamweaver Stencils Embossing Paste – Glossy White
- Palette Knife
- Stencil Tape
- Double sided sticky tape
- Paper Trimmer OR Cutting mat, craft knife, ruler & pencil
Directions to make this card:
Using a straight edge blade on your paper trimmer cut out a 11.5cm x 11.5cm square from the plain card. You can of course use a decorative edge blade for a different finish if you would like to. (Alternatively you can cut the square out using a cutting mat, craft knife and ruler).
Put paper down to protect a hard flat surface and then place the card square you’ve just cut out onto the flat surface. Use stencil tape to tape down the edges of both stencils into position over the card so that the wording design is top centre. You only use the last 6 Christmas trees on the line of Christmas trees stencil so centre those 6 trees over the bottom half of the card and apply more tape over the first two trees so that the paste does not get into those. The stencils need to be completely flat against the surface of the card because if they are bent, the paste will seep under the bridges and smear.
Remember when using embossing paste on brass/metal stencils, you need to work quickly, because the paste sets in 20-40 minutes and you don’t want it to dry into the fine bridgework of the stencils.
Pick up some of the glossy white embossing paste on the end of the metal palette knife and smooth over the stencil’s cut out areas as if icing a cake. When the paste is thick over all of the cut out areas of the stencil, scrape off the excess paste until all the holes are filled evenly and the stencil surface is smooth.
Immediately take the tape off of one of the stencils and pick up the stencil from the card, lifting it straight up, keeping it as straight as possible. It is important to clean the stencil off immediately, so drop it into a bowl of soapy water until you have time to scrub it clean with a vegetable or nail brush. Immediately repeat for removing the other stencil. Leave the card with the paste images on it where it is until it is completely dry (20 to 40 minutes).
If there is a film or residue of paste left on the stencils you can use a rubber stamp cleaner that removes permanent inks such as StazOn Stamp Cleaner. Apply it generously and scrub with a dry paper towel.
Use double sided sticky tape to mount the card square with the embossing paste stencilled images on it centrally onto the card blank.
Card Idea by Janine