12 Days of Christmas Cards Day 9 - Slimmers Christmas Card

Hi Crafters

I told you today would be something different and it is, I hope you enjoy it.
It was designed as a card to give to friends I have made at Slimming World, where they are a friendly bunch who make everyone welcome and always on hand to offer encouragement

This Card appears to be a straight forward Christmas card from the outside
And when you open it a centre section Greets you
"Have a Great Christmas
See You in the New Year"
When you lay the card flat centre section reveals 4 friends weighing together .

Day 9 - The Unofficial Slimming World Christmas Card 

To make this card you will need a piece of card 6" x 12"
A piece of white card 4.5" x 3.75"
Piece of background card to coordinate 5" x 4" (I have used silver mirra card) but you could use a Christmas print
Artist Impression stamp in the "Friends" range as shown
Paper and embellishment for the front of the card
Small Greeting stamp for the front
I could not find a stamp that said 'See You In The New Year' so I printed it on the computer.


Score the card on the long side at 5",6",7"
Tuck the scored panel into the card and burnish the folds
On the outside of the card glue or red tape the bottom edge of the centre fold
Open the card and cut a sliver of card off the folded section
Stamp the layer piece of white card with the 'Friends' stamp, I used distress pens and water pen by using the acrylic block from the stamp. Rub some ink from the pen onto the acrylic block and then use your water pen to colour the image. You could use crayons, water colours or just pens, but I like the soft colour doing it with the water pen.

Mount the image onto the background card and when dry, slide the whole piece into the slot cut from the centre fold.
Decorate the front of the card   

Tips: If you want to make a few for friends at a club, once you  have stamped and coloured your image, photocopy the original.
The front of the card can be decorated in any way you prefer but keep it simple so as not to detract from the pop-up. 

I have made several versions of this card and I will post them soon

Happy Crafting 
Dee