Christmas Card 2009

I know that it's well past Christmas, but there are a couple people who have been waiting for the directions for this card.

I sent this to my staff and tucked inside was an invitation to our Holiday Open House.  It was a square cream colored piece of cardstock, with the computer printed invitation, using computer clipart snowflakes that matched the snowflakes and mittens clipart used on the card.

I have a picture of the card but not the insert-- I'll leave that to your imagination!

Materials:

• cream cardstock card base
• cream cardstock
• blue cardstock
• silver or white shimmer 2" wide ribbon
• snow flake garland (made for mini trees)
• narrow blue ribbon (match the blue card stock)
• double sided tape
• form adhesive square
• paper glue

Equipment:

• brass snow flake stencil
• embossing tool
• light box
• square squeeze punch
• computer

Directions:
You can use any size card stock base

1. Using the computer - Print the inside sentiment onto the card base
2. Also print the "made by..." information on the outside back of the card base -- if desired
3. Cut the blue card stock to cover the front of the card fully
4. Cut the cream card stock approximately 1/2 inch smaller than the blue card stock
5. Using the light box, dry emboss the cream card stock piece with the brass snowflake stencil and embossing tool around the edges (the edges that will not covered by the  'window')
6. Attach the now embossed cream card stock to the blue card stock using glue
7. Before attaching the blue card stock to the card:
• Wrap the blue ribbon around the back of the blue card stock and tie in front
• Attach the snowflake (cut one from the garland) with 1/2 of the form adhesive square
• Cut a smaller square of blue card stock and using the square squeeze punch make the 4-pane window
• Cut a piece of the 2" shimmer ribbon
• Place double sided tape on the back side of the window
• Press shimmer ribbon (cut to size) to the back side of the window piece
• Then press the window onto the card
• Print the "Let it snow!" tag on a printer using the mitten clipart
• Cut tag with deckle edged scissors
• Attach tag to window corner with 1/2 of the form adhesive square
8. Attach the completed blue card stock piece to the front of the card using double sided tape
9. Address envelop before inserting
10. Extra postage will be needed due to the snowflake embellishment