A Creative Journey: Merry Christmas!
Happy Christmas Eve! Before I share with you my new project, I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and hope that you have a wonderful Christmas spending time with friends and family. I'm sharing one last Merry Christmas Card with you today which features dies from Els van de Burgt Studio and Joset Designs as well as patterned paper from ModaScrap. Grab a Christmas beverage or goodie and enjoy my tutorial below.
To start, you'll need to die cut all of the elements from the Moose die out of White Soft Finish Cardstock.
From the now die cut moose, you'll need the head, nose, ear, body, leg and fill in circles for the nose. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Gathered Twigs Distress Ink over the entire surface of all the elements listed above. Ink the edges of the pieces using Ground Espresso Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Next from the moose die cuts, you'll need the antlers, scruff and four hooves. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Ground EspressoDistress Ink over the entire surface of all the elements listed above.
Next you'll need the eyes. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Black Soot Distress Ink over the entire surface of each eye.
The last element from the moose die cuts are the four ornaments. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Festive Berries Distress Ink over the entire surface of two of the ornaments. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Pine Needles Distress Ink over the entire surface of the other two ornaments.
From the Words 5 - Winter Wishes die, die cut the Merry Christmas out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Pine Needles Distress Ink over the entire surface of the Merry. Using a blending tool with foam, blend Festive Berries Distress Ink over the entire surface of the Christmas.
Choose one of the wood patterned papers from the ModaScrap Wood Effects Paper Pack. Die cut the 4 1/2" Stitched Rectangle out of the wood paper. Die cut the 4" Stitched Rectangle out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Ink the edges of each rectangle using Ground Espresso Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.
Adhere all of the elements together to make the moose.
Adhere the 4" stitched rectangle to the 4 1/2" stitched rectangle.
Foam square the moose to the top portion of the 4" stitched rectangle.
Adhere the Merry Christmas sentiment underneath the moose.
Adhere a red and green ornament underneath the right antler. Adhere the other red and green ornaments underneath the left antler. Draw a line using a black gel pen to each ornament to attach them to the antlers. Cut a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock that measures 5 3/4" x 9", score at 4 1/2". Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.
Here are a few closeups of the finished card.
Here's the finished Merry Christmas Card.