Home for Christmas Winter Scene Card

Create a white 5”-square card blank from thick cardstock and cover the front in patterned paper.

Cut a slightly smaller piece of thin white cardstock and follow the step-by-step guide below to create the partial die-cut panel, using a circle die for the window and base and the Hometown Greetings dies for the border.

Adhere acetate behind the scene and attach 3D foam pads around the edge of the circle window. Lay the card flat and add a small handful of sequins to the centre. Adhere the scene on top of the sequins so they fit inside the circle.

Die-cut a strip of silver foil sheet using the Hometown Greetings dies and adhere under the aperture as shown.

Use VersaMark ink to stamp three flowers onto thin white cardstock and heat-emboss using Pewter powder. Punch out each flower.

Use VersaMark ink to stamp the sentiment onto navy cardstock, heat-emboss in white and trim into a rectangle.

Decorate the design by adding mini silver sequin trim and blue twine behind the flowers then adhere all elements to the card front as shown to finish.

How to… create a die-cut window scene. Die-cut several circles from the same die you will create the window from – experiment with how many pieces of cardstock your machine will take.

Adhere all the pieces together so they stack neatly on top of one another. This will create a raised surface that the border die will cut from.

Place the layered circle on the reverse of the white sentiment panel and secure in place using Washi tape.

Turn the panel back over, add the border die so it fits inside the circle and secure using Washi tape. Run through the die-cutting machine using the embossing folder platform.

Secure the same circle die over the die-cut houses and run it partially through the die-cutting machine on the standard cutting platform.

Ensure to only run through the top area above the houses as shown. Remove the cut out die-cut pieces.