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Christmas - Cut outs

Click on each design above to show a larger picture.

Skill level: Intermediate to Advanced
Approx. time: 30 mins per design

You will need:

The templates for each design (see below)
Cutting mat and craft knife or Scissors
Glue (PVA or Glue Stick)
Black pen
White Square card blanks
White Computer paper
Inserts

You will also need the following for each design:

Christmas Pud:
White glitter paper
Brown, red and green Pearlised papers
Red Mulberry paper

Santa:
Red glitter paper
Pink and Black Pearlised papers
White silk paper
Red Mulberry paper
White pompom small

Robin:
Brown, Red and yellow Pearlised papers
Green Mulberry paper

Kings:
Gold, Silver and Bronze Pearlised papers
Three Blue gems
Blue mulberry paper
Stick foam pads

Right click on the thumnails below and select Save Target As... Save each template onto your computer.

Step 1: In a word processing programme (like Microsoft Word),open a new document select >Insert > Picture > From File and select the template and print. Cut each shape out and use as a template to cut out each of the shapes from the correct paper. The Christmas Pudding also requires two punched circles from the red paper, for the holly berries.

Step 2: Assemble the pieces for each design onto the card blank and stick down. Remember to use sticky foam pads for the kings crowns.

Step 3: Type in Word, the phrases for each design. Change the font and size. You will need to play around with the size until you get it right. You can then copy and paste down the page so that you have a full page. Once printed and dried you can then tear them to size with a ruler.

Step 4: Cut the strips of mulberry paper to size and stick at the bottom of the card. Notice that on the Santa and Kings designs there is a gap at the bottom and the Robin and Christmas Pud designs are flush to the bottom of the card. Stick on your printed words.

Step 5: Add the gems to the Kings design and draw in the Eyes and mouth for the Santa and Robin design.

Why not try making a different design using the same technique. Maybe a Reindeer or Snowman. All papers used in these designs were purchased from Craft Creations.