Quick Ideas for Christmas

• December 9, 2009 at 5:01 pm

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Some times you just need an idea not a whole step by step tutorial so below are photos of several Christmas cards with a quick description of each. All materials are from Ferngully Stamps.

This Card has Metallic pink card A5 folded, black and white Polka Dot paper and ribbon, Reindeer stamp on textured pink card. Punches used-Medium circle punch (pink) and large Fiskars round scallop punch (black)    

This Card has metallic blue A5 card folded, Polka dot paper, Black textured paper across the middle. Holly stamp with white embossing powder, Silver/Clear Merry Christmas sticker that has been coloured black with a permanent marker. Punches used- Medium circle (black), large round scallop (blue) Fiskars large circle (white)

This Card has black A5 card  folded, 2 types of decorative Christmas papers, black ribbon, holly stamp. Punches used- medium circle(white) and Fiskars medium square scallop punch (red). 

 This Card has black A5 card folded, 2 types of Christmas decorative papers, red card for the mat, black ribbon. -Punches used- medium circle(white) , Fiskars medium square scallop punch (red) and Fiskars  large scallop round punch (olive)

This Card has black A5 card folded, black ribbon, metallic silver paper, 3-D- lift up stickers and silver/clear Merry Christmas sticker coloured black with a permanent marker 

This card has metallic blue A5 card folded, Decorative snow flake paper, reindeer stamp with red embossing powder, silver/clear Merry Christmas sticker coloured red with a permanent marker. The punches used- Fiskars large round scallop (red) and then it has had a medium circle punched in the middle. The red flower shape has double sided foam around the outside so it sits up higher than the blue Reindeer. 

 This card has Black A5 card folded, metallic silver paper in the middle, silver border stickers, 3-D- Lift up xmas tree sticker. Punches used- Small star punch (aqua) with rhinestones in the middle of each and Fiskars large scallop circle .

This card has Red A5 card folded, decorative christmas black bird paper, black card for behind decorative paper. Medium round punch used to make  black bird. Click here for black bird tutorial  

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Craft Tutorial#17- Reindeer Gift Card

• December 9, 2009 at 1:30 pm

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Craft Tutorial #17-Reindeer Gift Card

This is a clever idea, great for work friends, school mates or teachers.

You will need: All items available at Ferngully Stamps

Reindeer Stamp - Only available at Ferngully Stamp

Message Stamp- Only available at Ferngully Stamps 

White card for medium circle

White card -4cm x 9cm

Green card for large round scallop

Green or brown card to fold over bag- 5.5cm x 7cm

Fiskars large round scallop punch

Fiskars  medium circle or round scallop punch

Black or Brown ink pad

Coloured markers- red and green

Snap lock clear bag -approx 5cm x 9cm 

Chocolate balls

Double sided tape or adhesive

Follow the steps below to create this cute gift card-

Step 1- Punch a medium circle from white card and use black or brown ink to stamp you reindeer onto white circle. Colour the Holly in red and green and the reindeer nose in red. Option- you can edge the sides with ink using a dauber.

Step 2- With dark green card punch a large scalloped circle 

Step 3- Attach your Reindeer image to the centre of the green scalloped circle 

Step 4- Stamp your message onto the 4cmx 9cm white card using black or brown ink

 Step 5- Attach your stamped message to the right side of the reindeer and on a slight downward angle 

Step 6-Fold your  Green or Brown 5.5cm x 7cm card in half .  

Step 7-Fill your bag with chocolate balls & place the card over the top of your snap lock bag, staple the folded card.

Step 8-Attach your Reindeer and message to the front of the folded card using double sided tape

 Options- You can attach 2 different coloured  large Scalloped circles to each other for a little extra touch.

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Craft Tutorial #16 Folded Santa Card

• December 3, 2009 at 7:23 pm

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Tutorial #16- Folded Santa Card

Another Great Christmas Card Idea

You Will Need: All items available at Ferngully Stamps

Note: These measurements are in inches

Black card   8½ ” x 5½”

Santa:   

 -Decorative Santa paper - 1¾” x 4  

- Red Mat 1¾” x 3⅞”

Greeting:

 -White  mat for stamped image 2⅝”x 3⅝” 

-Red mat 2¾”x 3¾”

Santa Face:

-Decorative Santa paper 1¼” x 1¼”

- Red card Fiskars square scallop punch

Double sided tape

Black ribbon

Greeting stamp

Ink for stamping

Follow the instructions below to make this simple yet effective card

Step 1-   Cut your black card to size 8½ ” x 5½” and Score card in half

Step 2-  Place card in cutter at 3½” and cut from 1¼” to 6¼” 

Step 3-Score your card on the wider side of the slit at - 1¼” , 2¼”   and 3¼”  then turn  card 180ᵒ  at score at 2¼”  as shown

Step 4- Now fold from the 1¼”  Mountain fold

Step 5- Then Valley fold

Step 6- Mountain fold

Step 7- Valley then Mountain and then press flat

Step 8- Centre your  Decorative Santa paper - 1¾” x 4  onto the red 1¾” x 3⅞” mat using double sided tape

Tie a bow using 2 lengths of  black ribbon and using double sided tape to attach, bring the ends of the ribbon around the back of the red mat   

Step 9- Put double sided tape on the back of the red mat

Step 10-  Attach the red mat to the front left of the card

Step 11-Attach your Santa face to the square scallop red card 

Step 12-Place double sided tape on the bottom corner only

Step 13- Attach the Santa face to the front right as shown 

Step 14- Stamp your image onto your white mat and edge around the card with a dauber

Step 15- Attach your stamped image to the red 2¾”x 3¾” mat using double sided tape. On the back put double sided tape on the bottom only as shown 

Step 16-When you attach  your stamped image line it up with the half way fold of the card. Don’t attach it too far down in the crease. It should all line up when pressed flat and able to fit into a standard size envelope.  

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Craft Tutorial #15 - Little Black Bird Christmas Card

• December 1, 2009 at 10:26 am

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Tutorial #15 Little Black Bird Christmas Card

Make this cute little bird, a creative way of using your round paper punch

You will Need: All items available at Ferngully Stamps

Round Paper Punch Medium

Dark olive card A5 folded in half

 Mat 1- Patterned Paper-8cm x 14.8cm- black bird and holy

Textured red card- 2 strips -2cm x 14.8cm and 1cm x 14.8cm

Adhesive

Double sided tape

Double sided foam

Edging scissors 

For the bird-

Dark olive card 6cm x 6cm

White card 5cm x 5cm

scraps of - Black, Red and Gold card

Follow instructions below to make this beautiful card

Step 1-  Body-Using your punch, punch out 1 black circle and put aside.

 Face-Punch out 1 red circle then put the red circle back into the punch almost all the way and punch making a pointy oval shape as shown.  This should be about half the size of the black full circle or  just under.

Tail- Punch a black circle and then put the circle back into the punch only a  quarter of the way and punch making a small pointy oval shape

Beak- Do the same as you did for the tail using the gold card

 Eye-Cut out a black circle and put a white circle in the middle for the eye or you could use a stick on dolls eye, in this example I have cut out from black and white polka dot paper. 

Step 2- Assembling the bird-

Apply adhesive the back of the red face and attach to one side of the black circle

 Step 3-Add the tail to the back of the bird and tilt up slightly and add the beak to the front

Step 4- Cut 2  thin strips of black card- approx 2cm and cut 4 small strips approx 5mm

attach 2 small strips to the bottom of one long strip, place them on an angle so they stick out like birds feet

Make 2 of these and attach to the bottom of the bird.   

Step 5-   This is what your bird should look like, you can have the face larger than this if you like as shown in the next step. 

Step 6- Centre & attach your white 5cmx5cm card onto the olive 6cm x6xm card and attach your bird to the center of the white card.

Step 7-Optional-

 trim one side of your patterned paper with edging scissors and attach to the front of the card as shown 

Step 8- Attach your 2 red strips of paper to left side of the patterned paper leaving a space between them a

s shown

Step 9- Using double sided foam attach your bird to the bottom left of the card, leaving about 1.5cm at the bottom as shown. 

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Craft Tutorial # 13-Baubles Card

• October 13, 2009 at 10:39 am

Craft Tutorials #13- Christmas Baubles Card

What You Need: All Items available at Fern Gully Stamps

Small Carl Swirl Punch

Large round Punch (or cut our with scissors)

White card 18.5 x21cm

Patterned Paper-Pale mauve clouds 10.5 x 18.5cm

Silver metallic paper-scrap

For the baubles- Dark blue textured card & 2 different but matching patterned papers 

Adhesive (glue pen)

Double sided tape

Merry Christmas silver sticker

silver border sticker

silver rhinestones or stars

Follow steps below to make this merry little card

Step 1  Using a small swirl punch- punch 3 swirls from silver metallic paper

Step 2 Using the same silver metallic paper cut 3 small rectangles 2cm x 6mm

Step 3 Attach each swirl to the back of a  2×6mm silver rectangle ,centred as shown- this is you Bauble top

Step 4 Cut 3 circles that are 4-4.5cm at widest point-

One in plain dark blue textured card

2 in different patterned papers in matching colours

 Step 5 Attach the Bauble tops to the top of the cut out circles centered

Step 6 Decorated the plain Bauble 

On the plain  dark blue bauble place silver border stickers along the bottom and top  

Place rhinestones or stars in the centre of the blue Bauble

Step 7 Cut 3 thin strips of silver metallic paper approx 10cm long and 2mm wide

Step 8  Place double sided tape on the front of the white folded card and attach the mauve cloud paper, this should cover the entire front of the card

Step 9 Arrange your baubles on the front of the cloud paper where you would like them, do not attach yet 

Step 10 Remove the Baubles and place your thin silver strips on the the cloud paper. Trim the excess at the top.

Step 11 Apply adhesive to back of the Baubles and stick in place, the silver strips should just touch the top of the silver swirl 

Step 12 One of the Bauble may sit over the top of one of the silver strips.

Step 13 Attach a Merry Christmas Sticker to the bottom left corner

You could do some more decorating by adding glitter to the baubles or more rhinestones

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Craft Tutorial #12- Christmas Tree Card

• October 6, 2009 at 7:28 pm

Craft Tutorial #12- Create a Christmas Tree out of punched shapes

 What You Need: All Items available at Fern Gully Stamps 

 A small to medium size punch- Heart shape, flower or star

Mat 1 -  Metallic silver/pale pink Paper 6.5cm x 7cm

Card- Metallic pale pink textured card folded in half

bright pink card to punch hearts shapes out of

Border and message stickers

Small decorative silver stickers (small parts that can be taken out ) or cut up a border sticker to use instead

Double sided tape

Double sided foam

Adhesive

Permanent coloured pen-Pink

Step 1- You can Make your silver message and border stickers pink by using a  bright pink permanent marker

Step 2- Punch 10 bright pink Heart shapes

Step 3- Place you heart shapes upside down

Apply adhesive to the bottom right of one heart as shown

Step 4-Align another heart on top of the first heart. The left  bump on the top heart  should be on top of the right bump of the bottom heart, so you now see 3 bumps at the bottom as shown.

Step 5-     Apply adhesive to the  right side  of the top heart and add a third heart 

Step 6-Continue to make a row of 4 hearts, a row of 3 hearts, a row of 2 hearts and then a single heart.  

I will refer to these rows as - top single heart is row 1, then next one down with 2 hearts is row 2, then row 3 and at the bottom with 4 hearts row 4. 

Step 7-Joining the rows-Apply Adhesive to the  4th  row (bottom row)- Apply it to the front, near the top,

align row 3 (3 hearts) to the top of  row 4.

Step 8- Apply adhesive to the top of the  3rd row (3 hearts) and align the 2nd row (2 hearts)with the top of row 3.

Step 9- Apply adhesive to the 2  row and add the single heart at the top. 

Step 10- Make another tree, this time using only 3 rows 

Step 11-To decorate the tree use small pieces of silver stickers or cut up a part of a border sticker 

Step 12- Place the small stickers between each heart or randomly.

Step 13-Put a  border around Mat 1 using border stickers - 5mm in from the edges.

Step 14-Put double sided foam on the back of both trees and place them on the front of Mat 1.

Step 15-Place a border around the front of the folded card 5mm in from the edge using border stickers. 

Step 16-Place double sided tape to the back of Mat 1 and place it 5mm in from the top border.  

Step 17- Put a message on the front of the card, below Mat 1 

You can use a larger  heart punch to make a larger Christmas tree, you can also make the Christmas tree out of other shapes such a flower punch.  

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