Merry and Bright Celebrate Christmas Card

Create a tent-fold portrait card blank from thick white cardstock.

Cut a piece of patterned paper slightly smaller than the card blank 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 as shown.

Adhere the panel to the card front then use red ink to stamp the sentiment as shown. Tie a length of ribbon around the bottom of the card front and tie in a bow.

Die-cut ‘celebrate’ from silver glitter card and red cardstock and adhere together with the glitter card offset as shown. Trim a piece of vellum the width of the card blank and attach the sentiment then adhere above the ribbon 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.