12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CARDS DAY 2

Hello Crafters

Here we are on Day 2 of the the 12 Days of Christmas Cards

Moving forward with my theme of die-cutting and simple lines, this card is a simple die-cut layered onto background card and them onto your base card to add dimensional interest.

Use your favourite dies and keep it simple if you want to make multiple cards from the one design
My theme this year is the traditional outdoor Christmas, with trees, Polar Bears and stars and snowflakes.

Day 2 The Christmas Tree 

For this card you will need:

• 6 x 6 card & envelope
• silver mirra card cut 14 x 14cm square 
• white card cut 13 cm square 
• 1 die cut fancy tree - i cannot remember is this is 'Tattered Lace' or' Sizzix' but you can use your own favourite
• pearl embellishments

 Simply layer up the tree onto the white card and then onto the mirra card 

• You can see in picture 1 I used smooth card for the white background and stamped a greeting in the top right hand corner. Lay your die cut onto the card and before adhering with dimensional foam,  stamp your greeting and then add your tree.

Tips: You may need to cut your dimensional foam pieces very small if using a lacy tree die. Make sure your foam adhesives are good quality and you will not need too many to get the raised effect you want, by cutting the tape into small pieces you can hide them in the wider parts of the tree.

In the second picture I have embossed the background white card with small dots and with this card you will need to add a greeting stamped onto a separate piece of card 

This picture shows an added greeting , and I have used another die I have. This die is smaller so I have cut the background card & mirra card to go with the size of the die, It still sits on the 6" x 6"  card, you just need to decide on the position of your layers.

Check Back soon for more Christmas card ideas

Happy crafting
Dee