Hello crafty friends! Some of you may know that Christmas is my favorite time of the year! So, of course, I have started making some Christmas cards. Today’s card features stamps and dies from Simon Hurley. I hope you enjoy this tutorial as much I enjoyed making today’s card. 

Step 1: I started by creating an A2 card base out of Stark White cardstock by trimming the 8½” x 11” cardstock at 5½”, then score it at 4¼”. Next, I used some painter’s tape to mask the score line to stamp the Woodgrain background onto the front of the card base. I used Weeping Willow and Cookie Dough inks to give it a more natural wood color. 

Step 2: I trimmed a front panel piece out of Stark White cardstock and heat embossed the Morracan background using Platinum embossing powder. 

Step 3: Next, I used Viper and Fake Plant to ink the heat embossed background from step 2. 

Step 4: On a separate piece of Stark White cardstock I stamped the holly image from the Halftone Holiday stamp set using first Later Gator ink and then Fake Plant and Shady around the edges to give the image more dimension.  

Step 5: On another piece of cardstock, I stamped the poinsettia image from the Halftone Holiday stamp set – using first Love Struck, then Bee Sting, followed by Game Over, and finally Shady around the edges to give the image more dimension.  

Step 6: Once the images where stamped, I used my die cutting machine to die cut the images. I die cut extras to add more dimension and save on foam adhesive. 

Step 7: I used MAKE ART Perfect Card Adhesive to glue the heat embossed front panel to the card base as well as the die cut pieces. 

Step 8: I heat embossed one of the sentiments from the Halftone stamp set and used the dies from the hot foil and plate set Joyful Christmas to die cut the sentiment. Then, I glued it to the card base. 

Step 9: To finish the card, I used liquid pearls on the poinsettia and holly images and paired the card to a matching envelope. Now the card is ready to be sent to a loved one this holiday season.