Welcome to a demonstration of how to make a Christmas Card.
Step 1
Materials for this project are:
Cutting mat (Optional)
A6 card - used with open end downwards.
Scissors
Double sided sticking tape
Brown Faber Castile marker pen
Gold '3 Wise men' peel off
Copper brown paper for mounting
Gold card for sticking the peel off on to.
Hessian for decoration.
Sharp decoupage prong to lift the peel off.
Paper trimmer.
Step 2
The peel off I used has 2 pictures on it, so cut it in
half. Then colour over the entire picture with the Faber castile brown
marker pen (used for overhead projectors - it is a special pen that
covers over the gold peel off).
Step 3
Carefully peel the peel off away from it's
backing using the sharp prong (prongy thing) and place it on top of the
gold card, as straight as you can! If you line the picture up with 2
already straight outside edges it will be easier for you to cut round
the remaining 2 edges.
Step 4
Trim round the picture, leaving a small border on the
outside.
Step 5
Peel some of the stars from the background and dot
around the 3 Wise Men.
Step 6
Turn the picture onto it's back and place 2 lines of
double sided tape down the edges.
Start to peel off the backing but
only peel off 2 inches and then make some 'wings'. It makes it easier to
line up the picture onto the next piece of card.
Step 7
When you are satisfied that you are lined up properly,
peel the tape away and stick to the copper paper. If you line up your
picture with 2 outside edges of the copper paper you will have less to
measure up and cut out. Leave a small border so the copper shows
through.
Step 8
Place your picture on top of the hessian, to use it as
a rough guide, to measure how much you need. Leave enough border around
it so you can fray the edges and still leave a border round it. Put some
sticky tape on the side you want as the reverse.
Step 9
Stick your hessian to the A6 card, making sure that the
opening is at the bottom.
Step 10
Tape up your picture around all the edges. Stick onto
the hessian.
You don't have to use this peel off. Any Christmassy one would do. In
the past I have also used angel hair or mulberry paper instead of the
hessian. If anyone can't get hold of the materials used please contact
me and I can get them for you.
