Elegant Christmas Wishes
Elegant Christmas Wishes

Instructions:
Cut a piece of white cardstock 9 x 8 1/14", score at 4", 3" and 2" fold to get a gate base. Cut a 32" white ribbon and glue it in the middle of the base. Cut two pieces of cream cardstock, one to 3 7/8 x 8 1/8" and the other to 2 7/8 x 8 1/8", adhere them to the front panels. Cut a piece of cream cardstock to 6 1/2 x 2 1/2" and a little bigger white piece of white cardstock and adhere them to the bigger front panel. Cut out a white frame with smaller die from the Holiday Snowflake Frame Die. Cut out a sliver frame with the Inner Gateway Outline from Teardrop Lattice Gateway Die and a white frame with the Inner Decorative Gateway from the same set. Adhere them together and to the base. Stamp the sentiment in Forget Me Not ink using the Holiday Village Cling Stamp and cut it out. Cut out two silver snowflakes with the Holiday Snowflake Frame Die.
Stamp 7 blossoms from Large Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp Set and 4 blossoms from Small Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp Set in Forget Me Not and Sky Blue inks onto Art Foam Paper, diecut with coordinating dies. Shape all flowers using the iron and add one pastel bead stamen to every flower. Stamp 2 holly leaves from the Small Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp Set in Forget Me Not ink, color them, cut out with coordinating die and shape using their coordinating shaping mold.
Stamp 2 branches from Sweet Magnolia Buds Cling Stamp Set in Frost White ink onto Vellum paper, use Opaque Embossing Powder, then heat emboss them and diecut with coordinating die. Stamp 6 smallest and 2 bigger branches from the Holly Berry Spray Cling Stamp Set in Forget Me Not ink and cut out with coordinating dies. Use dimensional adhesive and hot glue to attach all elements onto card as pictured.
To add the extra sparkle, use the Dries Clear glue along with Crystal Clear glitter over flowers and some self-adhesive pearls.
Other Products: Hot glue gun, hot glue, paper trimmer, scissors, die cutting machine, white cardstock, cream cardstock, gauze, self-adhesive pearls, white ribbon