Christmas card

Today sees the start of 9 scheduled posts.

Each post will showcase my 2018 designs

for my Christmas cards.

The 8th post will be on 22/12

then there will be a few days break.

My 9th post will be a card for

a Christmas Day birthday.

First up; Apron shaker card.

This was created from a single piece

of kraft cardstock, scored in the middle

to create the stand. It was attached

at the top to complete.

The armholes were cut using an oval die.

The front is a shaker pocket.

 Inside the pocket is a stamped scene.

It features baking stamps,

free with Creative Stamping magazine.

 The pocket also houses 54 minature gingerbread men.

I had one tiny die (Sara Davies) free

Cardmaking & Papercrafts.

So it was run through my Big Shot

multiple times. Then each man 

was held in tweezers while I coloured them

using Altenew Delectable Delights Inks ;

Almond Butter / Hazelnut / Milk Chocolate.

5 or 6 were given faces and glued down onto the scene.

The rest moved around freely in the pocket.

I included Vintage Platinum Glitter

by Tim Holtz for a brown sugar effect.

Finally I cut & strung some more

gingerbread men using an X-cut

mini die to decorate the side.

It was intended as a card, but the recipient

hung it on her tree and it looks great like that.

The completed card stands approx. 5 x 5ins