Carolers' Collage Christmas Card

A Handmade Christmas Card Pattern

By: Wendy Kennedy

Christmas Card Materials

• Dark green & red cardstock
• Gold Metallic Paper
• Glossy paper
• Gold ink pad (I used Galaxy Gold Brilliance)
• Embossing ink pad
• Gold embossing powder
• Heat Tool
• Adirondack Rainbow Ink Pad - Noel (must work on glossy paper)
• Black ink pad (that works on glossy paper - I used Brilliance)
• Brayer
• Inkadinkado Stamp - Caroler's Collage
• Inkadinkado Stamp - Small Snowflake
• Inkadinkado Stamp - Large Snowflake
• Scissors/Paper Trimmer

Christmas Card Assembly Instructions

• Cut red card stock for card - I used 6" x 10" and folded to 6" x 5" (make sure you have an envelope to fit the card size you are making if you`ll need an envelope!).
• Cut strip of green card stock 6" x 1" and gold paper 6" x 1.5".
• Tear a piece of glossy paper 3.75" x 4.5".
• Roll brayer on rainbow ink pad & roll color onto glossy card stock.
• Let sit until dry.
• Stamp Caroler's Collage on glossy cardstock with black ink. Let dry.
• Make sure you're using inks that will dry on glossy cardstock!
• Ink edges of glossy card stock with green area of rainbow ink pad.
• Stamp large snowflakes in gold on red card front.
• Attach green, gold & glossy card stock to card front.
• Stamp small snowflake on green card stock to left of glossy picture with embossing ink.
• Emboss in gold.

Embossing Instructions

• Ink stamp with embossing ink.
• Stamp image (unless you have a tinted embossing ink you won't be able to see it very well - will look wet).
• Sprinkle embossing powder over stamped image.
• Shake excess powder off card & back into embossing powder bottle.
• Heat with a heat gun until embossing powder melts. You should see a color change when it melts.
• Be careful not to heat too much or your paper will curl & burn.
• Don't waste time between steps. You have to put the embossing powder on before the embossing ink dries. Embossing inks are designed to stay wet longer but it's still a good idea to move quickly.

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