Little Mice Christmas Card
For the card front flap: Punch out the heart from the card flap and set aside for step Trace and cut the flap paper pattern from Santa Baby green/black paper. Glue centered on the flap. Wrap and tie ribbon around the flap at the upper left. Use the remaining ribbon to make a 4-loop bow and tie the center with thread. Glue over the first ribbon.
Punch out a green button die cut and remove the nibs. Glue to the bow center. Hold two threads together and tie a bow. Trim the ends and glue the bow to the button.
For the front: Cut 6 3/8"x4 5/8" Santa Baby red diamonds paper and glue centered on the front. Cut 6 3/8"x¾" Santa Baby striped paper and mat the long edges on white cardstock with 1/16" borders. Glue to the front, 3/8" from the bottom.
Stamp the right facing angel mouse on the white heart with Tuxedo Black. Color the images with the pencils as shown, using colors to coordinate with the Santa Baby papers. Dip the tip of a paper stump into the blending solution and rub it over one color, blending away the pencil marks. Repeat for each color, using a clean stump for each color. (To clean the stumps, rub the tip on the sander, rolling it while sanding, until no color remains.)
Mat the heart on gray cardstock with 1/16" borders, then glue to the front, centered in the window when the flap is closed. Punch out the die cuts shown and remove the nibs. Glue and foam tape the die cuts and place rhinestones as shown.
For the inside: Cut 7½"x2½" Santa Baby black checks paper and mat the long edges on red cardstock with 1/8" borders. Glue at an angle across the inside from the lower left to the upper right, then trim the ends even with the card edges. Punch out the 5¼"x4¼" red frame die cut, remove the nibs, and glue to the inside center.
Cut 3"x3" white cardstock and stamp the cowboy mouse on it with Tuxedo Black. Color with pencils and blend as for the front image, then trim to 2 5/8"x2½". Mat on gray cardstock with 1/16" borders, then on red cardstock with 1/32" borders. Glue as shown.
Punch out the green/gray frame and label die cut, leaving the label intact, and remove the nibs. Stamp “have a mice Christmas” on it with Jet Black, then glue to the upper left. Punch out two circle die cuts and remove the nibs. Glue the circles and place rhinestones as shown.
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Dark green embroidery thread
Punch out a green button die cut and remove the nibs. Glue to the bow center. Hold two threads together and tie a bow. Trim the ends and glue the bow to the button.
For the front: Cut 6 3/8"x4 5/8" Santa Baby red diamonds paper and glue centered on the front. Cut 6 3/8"x¾" Santa Baby striped paper and mat the long edges on white cardstock with 1/16" borders. Glue to the front, 3/8" from the bottom.
Stamp the right facing angel mouse on the white heart with Tuxedo Black. Color the images with the pencils as shown, using colors to coordinate with the Santa Baby papers. Dip the tip of a paper stump into the blending solution and rub it over one color, blending away the pencil marks. Repeat for each color, using a clean stump for each color. (To clean the stumps, rub the tip on the sander, rolling it while sanding, until no color remains.)
Mat the heart on gray cardstock with 1/16" borders, then glue to the front, centered in the window when the flap is closed. Punch out the die cuts shown and remove the nibs. Glue and foam tape the die cuts and place rhinestones as shown.
For the inside: Cut 7½"x2½" Santa Baby black checks paper and mat the long edges on red cardstock with 1/8" borders. Glue at an angle across the inside from the lower left to the upper right, then trim the ends even with the card edges. Punch out the 5¼"x4¼" red frame die cut, remove the nibs, and glue to the inside center.
Cut 3"x3" white cardstock and stamp the cowboy mouse on it with Tuxedo Black. Color with pencils and blend as for the front image, then trim to 2 5/8"x2½". Mat on gray cardstock with 1/16" borders, then on red cardstock with 1/32" borders. Glue as shown.
Punch out the green/gray frame and label die cut, leaving the label intact, and remove the nibs. Stamp “have a mice Christmas” on it with Jet Black, then glue to the upper left. Punch out two circle die cuts and remove the nibs. Glue the circles and place rhinestones as shown.
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Dark green embroidery thread