Handmade Christmas Card Pattern
A Collage Based Christmas Card

Christmas Card Materials
- Dark Green Cardstock
- Smooth Metallic Gold Paper
- 2 sheets 12x12 White Vellum (makes lots for several cards or projects!)
- Christmas Collage Rubber Stamp by Paper Inspirations
- Meadow, pesto & lettuce Ranger alcohol inks
- Ranger Alcohol Ink Blending Solution
- Dark Green Ink Pad (that will stay on vellum)
- Adhesives
Christmas Card Assembly Instructions
Cut a piece of green card stock 5.5" x 8.5" (or the size you need for your card). Fold it in half.
Stamp the Christmas Collage stamp on the alcohol inked vellum* slightly in from the bottom & side of the vellum.
Let it dry for at least 20 minutes. Cut out leaving a narrow border of colored vellum.
Mount on dark green card stock leaving a small border on 2 sides. Trim other 2 sides to match.
Cut a piece of gold metallic paper 3.5 x 3.5". Mount on card sideways (like a diamond.) Trim top & bottom points.
Attach Santa Collage over gold paper.
* Alcohol Ink on Vellum Technique - Turn white vellum into the vellum used on this card.
Set 2 pieces of white vellum side by side (on top of newsprint or scrap paper).
Drop a few drops of each of 3 colors of alcohol ink (I used Meadow, Lettuce & Pesto) and blending solution randomly on 1 piece of vellum.
QUICKLY place the other sheet on top and pat until ink spreads over most of both sheets. Take the top sheet off & lay on dry side. Will dry very quickly.
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