Frohe Weihnachten Made Easy! International Holiday Sentiments Card Tutorial

Hello, crafty friends! Isha Gupta here, and I am so happy to be on the Spellbinders blog featuring the German Holiday Sentiments. I am glad that Spellbinders came up with the international sentiments, it would be perfect for my this year’s Christmas cards. I decided to go with a Clean and Simple card design as it’s easy to mass produce, while having to prepare so much around the holiday season. I feel it’s never too soon to start on the Holiday cards, though. Even if the card is clean and simple, I will be sharing how to add dimension to it, without adding any bulk (3d foam/ layers). This makes the project mail-friendly, too. So let’s start. I used the  Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting & Embossing Machine. I am using the following sandwich for all my die-cutting using the Spellbinders Universal Plates. The basic die-cutting sandwich starts with the Base Platform A, then the top platform B. Next is a Clear Plate C. Then your cardstock with die on top of that, placing the cut edges of the die facing down towards the cardstock. Then another top Clear Plate C

Step 1

Start by die-cutting the sentiments (Frohe Weihnachten) using the Mirror Gold Cardstock. I also die-cut the shadow layer using the Spellbinders Vellum.

Step 2

Die-cut three pine trees from the Ski Lodge Etched Dies.

Step 3

Add color to the trees in an ombré to add interest. I chose to add the shades of coral, bright green, and sage green. Change the colors as per your liking.

Step 4

Take an A2 (4.25×5.5”)  size white panel and sponge some turquoise ink, keeping it a bit lower from the center.

Step 5

Die-cut a frame from the Mirror Gold Cardstock. Take the Nested Postage Edge dies. Tape two of the outermost dies together using the yellow tape, and this will give us a frame. Adhere this frame to the A2 sponged panel.

Step 6

Flick gold watercolor to the panel and the trees using a brush.

Step 7

Now, to add dimension, take an embossing tool and curl the edges. This will give us instant dimension. Remember, we are not using any 3d foam on the card.

Step 8

Adhere this panel to a white card base, and the card is ready. To finish, I adhered some gems to the trees. Here are two more photos to see how they look.

Other Supplies

Pinkfresh Studio Ink (Grassy Knoll, Olive, Meadow, Evergreen, Passion Fruit, Candy Apple), Pinkfresh half-inch and one-inch blending brushes, Gansai Tambi Starry Colors, Textured cardstock