Project by Teresa Welch
For the card front: Turn the card with the fold at the top and cover the front with suede paper. Cut 6¼"x4¾" Christmas Lace green snowflakes paper and glue centered on the front. Cut out the Color Me™ shaped holly topper. Color the leaves with DG2 and shade with DG4. (See the Designer's Tip, above, for shading instructions.) Color the berries with DR5 and shade with DR7. Color the border with TB9. Cut 1½" off the long straight edge and set aside.
Turn the topper with the curving edge at the top and mat that edge on suede paper with a 1/16" border. Cut a 6½"x1¾" suede paper and punch both long edges. Glue along the straight edge of the topper, then glue ribbon across it, gluing the ends to the back. Place tape on the topper back bottom and side edges, then attach to the card, ¾" from the top, creating a pocket. Place three pearls on the right ribbon end.
Cut out the Color Me™ blank holly label and stamp “may your Christmas…” in it. Color the holly as for the topper and the lacy frame with TB9. Color the inner and outer lines with DR7, then Foam tape to the front as shown. Make a bow with four loops and tie the center with thread. Glue to the label at the lower left, then secure the button to the bow center with tape. Make a thread bow and glue to the button center.
For the inside: Glue the remaining topper section along the lower edge. Cut 6½"x2¼" Christmas lace green snowflakes paper. Punch a 6½"x1" suede paper border and glue as the mat behind the upper edge. Glue the paper to the inside, just above the topper section. Punch a suede paper strip as described in step 2 and glue over the lower paper edge. Cut out the Color Me™ striped blank label and stamp “season’s greetings” on it. Color the outer edge with TB9, then Foam tape to the center and place pearls as shown.
Dark red embroidery thread
Turn the topper with the curving edge at the top and mat that edge on suede paper with a 1/16" border. Cut a 6½"x1¾" suede paper and punch both long edges. Glue along the straight edge of the topper, then glue ribbon across it, gluing the ends to the back. Place tape on the topper back bottom and side edges, then attach to the card, ¾" from the top, creating a pocket. Place three pearls on the right ribbon end.
Cut out the Color Me™ blank holly label and stamp “may your Christmas…” in it. Color the holly as for the topper and the lacy frame with TB9. Color the inner and outer lines with DR7, then Foam tape to the front as shown. Make a bow with four loops and tie the center with thread. Glue to the label at the lower left, then secure the button to the bow center with tape. Make a thread bow and glue to the button center.
For the inside: Glue the remaining topper section along the lower edge. Cut 6½"x2¼" Christmas lace green snowflakes paper. Punch a 6½"x1" suede paper border and glue as the mat behind the upper edge. Glue the paper to the inside, just above the topper section. Punch a suede paper strip as described in step 2 and glue over the lower paper edge. Cut out the Color Me™ striped blank label and stamp “season’s greetings” on it. Color the outer edge with TB9, then Foam tape to the center and place pearls as shown.
Dark red embroidery thread