A Candlelit Blue Christmas
A Candlelit Blue Christmas
Other Products: Cream card, blueberry bushel ink, mossy meadow ink, granny apple green ink - stampin Up!, summer sky colour cloud blending ink, versafine clair black ink, clear embossing powder, autumn red crystal drops, hot glue, foam pads
For more tips on creating with the Candlelit Christmas collection, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/PJeFD_d3AiM.
Instructions: Score and Fold an 11.5" x 6.75" piece of cream card at 5.75" to create a tent fold card base. Cut a slightly smaller piece of blue paper from the collection and a 6.25" x 5.25" piece of cream card and layer these onto the card base.
Cut a 6" x 5.25" piece of blue paper from the collection and die cut the edge along the top and bottom of the 6" sides. Repeat this with a 6" x 4.75" piece if cream card and layer these onto the card base.
Cut a strip of blue poinsettias from the paper pad and position on the centre of the card - glue the paper into position at both ends.
Cut a topper paper from the collection and stamp the "Merry Christmas" in black ink, cover with clear embossing powder, remove excess and heat to set. Mount this onto cream card and add to the card base using foam pads.
Stamp the candle in black ink and clear heat emboss as with the sentiment. Colour using the zig watercolour pens and die cut. Shape using the flower shaping tools and add to the card using hot glue.
Make the poinsettias: Stamp in Blueberry Bushel ink onto deluxe flower shaping paper. Colour the flowers in Summer Sky Colour Cloud ink and die cut. Edge the petals with blueberry Bushel ink so that the petals are shaded. Place face down into the shaping mold and spritz with water. Place the top on the mold, run through the die cutting machine and remove the shaped flowers. Place glue in the centre of the medium and large petals and layer together, place the smallest set of petals on top and allow to dry. Place a dot of dandelion yellow crystal drops in the centre of each flower and cover in Go Man Go prills, remove the excess prills and set aside to dry.
Make the holly: Stamp the Holly in Mossy Meadow ink and colour using the Granny Apply Green. Diecut and edge the leaves with Mossy Meadow. Place face down into the mold and spritz with water, place the top on the mold and run through the diecutting machine. Remove the leaves from the mold and allow to dry. Add an Autumn Red Crystal drop on each berry and allow to dry.
Make the poinsettia leaves: Stamp the large poinsettias in Mossy Meadow ink and colour using the Granny Apply Green. Diecut and edge the leaves with Mossy Meadow. Place face down into the mold and spritz with water, place the top on the mold and run through the diecutting machine. Remove the leaves from the mold and allow to dry
Position the flowers and holly leaves using dries clear glue. Add dries clear glue to the candle flame and cover with crystal clear, remove excess and when dry re-colour with the kuretake yellow pen.