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Christmas Greetings
By Lisa Spangler

Get more from your stamps by creating a Christmas card using the BasicGrey Soleil summer collection!

Featured Product:
CG480 Soleil Heart Background


Hero Materials:
CH117 Assorted Crystal Gemstones
CH172 Midnight Black Accent Pearls
GW216 Ranger Diamond Stickles™ Glitter Glue
H5622 Sleeping Snowman
CG480 Soleil Heart Background
CL618 Holiday Conversation
DI047 Snowman
AF225 Red Royal
AF227 Grape Juice
PS552 Punch Folded Cards
PS566 Snow Folded Cards
PS687 Soleil Paper Pad

Additional Materials:
Die cut machine, foam dots, markers (Copic), black ink (Momento by Tsukineko)


Instructions:
  1. Stamp BasicGrey Soleil Heart background using Forever Red ink on a Punch notecard.
  2. Cut a snow bank from snow laying paper.
  3. Trace the shape from the leftover piece of paper that the snow bank was cut from on to a patterned paper piece from the BasicGrey Soleil 6x6 paper pack. Cut out the snow bank again, then cut out a thin strip. Adhere to the white snow bank. Add gems.
  4. Stamp Sleeping Snowman with black ink on white cardstock. Color with markers and die cut using the matching Snowman Frame Cut.
  5. Add Diamond Stickles to the scarf and let dry.
  6. Add Black Pearl gems to the snowman's buttons and Red Gems for the holly berries in his hat.
  7. Stamp "Christmas Greetings" from the Holiday Conversation set with Grape Juice ink and cut out.
  8. Assemble card, using foam tap to adhere the snow man and gluing the message directly to the card front.


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