T hank you to Stamping Creations With Marilyn for sharing this design.
Project Recipe
Cutting:
Evening Evergreen Cardstock: cut 1 @ 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", score at 4 1/4; cut 1 @ 1 3/4" x 4".
Parakeet Party: cut 1 @ 1 3/4" x 3 3/4".
Adhesive Sheet: cut 1 @ 1 3/4" x 3 3/4".
Basic White Cardstock: cut 1 @ 4" x 5 1/4"; scraps for greeting.
Santa Express DSP: cut 1 @ 3 3/4" x 5"; piece of the DSP with Santa Train and Tree (for inside card).
Instructions:
- Evening Evergreen Cardstock: fold on score line and burnish with bone folder.
- Santa Express DSP: attach to Evening Evergreen cardbase with Multipurpose Liquid glue.
- Vellum Cardstock: use the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine to emboss with Wintry 3D Embossing Folder. Set aside.
- Fussy cut the Santa Train and the Tree from the DSP, attach the Train to Vellum layer with Dimensionals; set the Tree aside to use on the inside of the card.
- Stamp the greeting with Memento Black Ink, fussy cut as desired, attach to Vellum with Dimensionals.
- Use the Sending Dies to cut the "bubble" from Evening Evergreen Cardstock.
- Add Adhesive Sheets to the back of the Parakeet Party Cardstock.
- Use the Sending Dies to cut the narrow words from the Parakeet Party Cardstock.
- Remove the backing from the adhesive sheet, place it over the "bubble" layer - remember the dot for the "I".
- Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to attach "Sending" over the Vellum layer.
- Add Adhesive to the back of the Vellum layer making sure it's behind the train, the greeting and the Sending.
- Place the Vellum layer over the DSP - straight or at an angle.
- Stamp sentiment on Basic White Cardstock and adhere to the inside of the card.
- Use the fussy cut Tree to decorate the inside of the card.
- Embellish envelope.