Moonlight Deer

Good afternoon!

I'm back with another Christmas card. PaperCrafter asked some of its designers about their Christmas card makes for a feature in the current issue (#152). At the time I was working on a lovely card featuring some reindeer, a gorgeous moonlit sky and snowy background.

What you need...

Dies: 

Delightful Deer - My Favorite Things

Birch Trees - Mama Elephant

Stitched - Paper Smooches

Circles - Sizzix

Stamps:

Christmas Sampler

Ink pads:

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Blueprint Sketch - Ranger

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Salty Ocean

Onyx Black - Versafine

Masking paper:

Masking Magic - Gina K

Card stock:

Brown

Tan

White

Embellishments:

Itty Bitty Stars Rainbow Delight - Little Things from Lucy's Cards

Gel pen:

White UM-153 - Uni-ball Signo

What you do...

1 Cut an 11cm square of white card. Cut an 11cm square of masking paper and die cut a 9cm circle in the centre. Place over the white card stock.

2 Die cut a 2.5cm circle of masking paper and place within the circle.

3 Blend the Blueprint Sketch and Salty Ocean inks within the circle making it lighter around the inner circle. Remove the masks.

4 Create a 12cm x 14cm white blank and mat the blended panel centrally at the top.

5 Die cut three birch trees in white. Place one at the left. Use the curved stitched die to create a snowbank approximately 5cm deep and attach to the bottom of the blank. 

6 Add some snow in the sky with the white gel pen.

7 Die cut the two reindeer and assemble.

8 Add the two remaining birch trees and one of the reindeer.

9 Create another smaller snow bank and fix to the bottom of the blank along with the remaining reindeer.

10 Add a sentiment to the bottom left. Finish with a few stars.

I'd taken some extra photos of the process in case they wanted them for the feature, so rather than waste them I thought it would be a good idea to use them in these instructions.

I was so pleased with this card and the colour scheme is crisp and fresh.

Also in the magazine I have an adorable reindeer card. This one showcases a spin element where several reindeer dance around Rudolph sitting the middle. This is featured in my monthly Step by Step tutorial, where you can learn a technique in 9 steps. It is simple to make and such fun to play with.

PaperCrafter issue 152 is out until 15th October. For more ideas, free templates, projects and inspiration why not pop over to the PaperCrafter website?

Well, this has been quite a long winded blog post. I normally don't do posts about my magazine makes but I just wanted to share this adorable reindeer spin card with you.

Thank you for popping by and I'll be back soon with another make.

Winter Snowglobe

Hello all!

I hope you are all well. I have a little Christmas card to share with you today. This features a cute little snow globe die set from Sizzix and was inspired by the wonderful Pete Hughes. There are a few of these little sets available and the domes are purchased separately. 

What you need...

Dies: 

Tiny Snowglobes by Tim Holtz (663119) - Sizzix

Snowglobe domes:

Dimensional Domes by Tim Holtz (663559) - Sizzix

Ink pads:

Turquoise Gem - VersaMagic

Card stock:

Turquoises

White

Gel pen:

White

Fonts: 

Raleway

Beach Script

Glitter: 

White iridescent

What you do...

1 Print the sentiment onto white card and trim to 6.5cm x 9.5cm.

2 Blend the Turquoise Gem ink from the top fading down to white.

3 Die cut the aperture centrally at the top and attach the dome.

4 Die cut two small trees and their branches from shades of turquoise card. Attach to a piec of white card so that they will sit perfectly within the globe.

5 Fill the dome with some iridescent glitter and place the tree panel on the back to seal.

6 Create an 8.5cm x 12.5cm white blank and attach the dome panel with foam tape. Use the white gel pen to add snowflakes.

There are lots of little Christmas/Winter images within this set, so you can chop and change along with the colour scheme. Of course you can use these dies without the domes to create flatter cards or gift tags. The die set also includes a snowglobe base.

The fonts were downloaded from FontSpace. They are free to use for personal use, however if you plan to sell your cards then you will need to purchase them for commercial use.

You can check out more inspiration for this die set by Pete Hughes by clicking here.

Thank you so much for popping by and I'll be back soon with another card to share!