Happy Holidays Star
Happy Holidays Star

Instructions:
Cut a piece of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper 10’ x 7”, score at 5” along the long side and fold to create a base card of 5” x 7”. Cut a piece of silver cardstock 5” x 7” and adhere to the front of the card. Cut a piece of dark blue cardstock 4 7/8” x 6 7/8” and adhere over the silver cardstock.
Die cut light blue paper using the No. 1 die from the HCD2-7381 Fancy Classic Oval Frame Die. Die cut heavy cardstock using the same die and then adhere the blue paper to the cardstock and then adhere to the front of the card. Die cut the silver decorative frame using the No. 2 die from the HCD2-7381 Fancy Classic Oval Frame Die and adhere to the front of the frame. Die cut the inner decorative frame using the No. 3 die out of silver cardstock and adhere to the centre of the frame.
Stamp the star image from the HCPC-3993 Holiday Star Cling Stamp set on blue cardstock and silver cardstock with the Embossing and Watermark ink and heat emboss with silver embossing powder. Die cut the blue star out using the No. 1 and No. 2 dies from the HCD1-7411 Holiday Star die to create a frame and the silver frame using the No. 2 and No. 3 dies from the HCD1-7411 Holiday Star die set. Die cut a plain outer frame from blue cardstock and adhere the stamped centre star in the middle of the star using the outer frame as a guide. Die cut a star out of clear cardstock using the No. 2 die and adhere behind the stamped star frame. Add iridescent sequins, Blue Flower Pearls, White Flower Pearls and some Frosting Powder to the centre of the background star and then adhere the outer stamped star with the clear cardstock with foam strips to create a shaker element. Adhere the silver frame to the front and then adhere to the centre of the card as shown.
Stamp the large and small spray images from the HCPC-3959 Holly Berry Spray Cling Stamp Set in English Ivy on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the leaves with Leaf Green ink and die cut with the coordinating dies. Add Crystal Clear glitter to the leaves with clear gloss gel medium and a paintbrush. Adhere a large and small spray to the top left of the card and a small spray to the bottom right of the card.
Stamp the small spray image from the HCPC-3958 Small Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp set in English Ivy ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the leaves with Leaf Green ink and die cut with the coordinating die. Shape using the coordinating mold and add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel medium and a paintbrush. Adhere to the top left and the bottom right around the larger sprays to create a base for the flowers.
Stamp the small flower images from the HCPC-3957 Large Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp set and the larger flowers from the HCPC-3957 Large Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp in Paris Dusk ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the images with Periwinkle and Paris Dusk inks and die cut with the coordinating dies. Colour the backs of the petals with Periwinkle ink and then shape using the coordinating mold and assemble with two of each size petal. Pierce the centres of the flowers and insert the silver pearl stamens and secure them with Dries Clear glue. Add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel medium and a paint brush. Trim the stamen threads and adhere over the holly sprays with a hot glue gun - one large and two small flowers on the top left and a medium flower on the bottom right of the card as shown.
Stamp the leaf images from the HCPC-3957 Large Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp set in English Ivy ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the leaves with Leaf Green and English Ivy inks and die cut with the coordinating die. Colour the backs of the leaves with Leaf Green ink and shape using the coordinating mold. Add Crystal Clear glitter using clear gloss gel medium, trim and adhere around the flowers.
Stamp the small leaf spray from the HCPC-3959 Holly Berry Spray Cling Stamp Set in English Ivy ink and die cut with the coordinating die. Trim and adhere around the flowers and sprays as shown.
Add Crystal Clear glitter to purple rose hip stamens with Dries Clear glue, trim the wires and adhere around the flowers.
Die cut the sentiment out of blue cardstock. Stamp the sentiment from the HCPC-3993 Holiday Star Cling Stamp set in Embossing and Watermark ink and heat emboss using silver embossing powder on the sentiment die cut. Adhere to the top right with foam tape as shown.
Stamp the small snowflake images from the HCPC-3994 Large Holiday Star Cling Stamp set in Hero Arts Embossing and Watermark ink and heat emboss with silver embossing powder on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Die cut with the coordinating die and add three small snowflakes to the sentiment.
Other Products: Clear gloss gel medium, paintbrush, heavy cardstock, hot glue gun, Blue Flower Pearls, White Flower Pearls, Iridescent sequins, Hero Arts Embossing and Watermark ink, Ranger Embossing Powder - Silver, Spellbinders Essential Cardstock - Cosmic Sky