Christmas sentiment stamps

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What’s a card without a greeting? We’ve given you 55 to choose from!

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SCALLOPED EDGE

1 Mount Brussels sprout paper onto red card and glue to a 10.5cm x 14cm white blank. Layer a panel of white card onto red. Wrap ribbon around the middle, then draw lines with a black fineliner. Die cut a white scalloped border and attach at the bottom. Glue the panel onto the greeting.

2 Stamp a black sentiment, matt onto red, then adhere in the middle. Add a ribbon bow top-left of the panel, applying a gem in the centre. Fix a gem each side of the sentiment and secure mini gems to the scalloped border.

SPARKLY SNOWFLAKES

Create a 10cm x 12.5cm white blank. Attach patterned paper to the bottom. Use a strip of glitter card to cover the join. Die cut a snowflake border from glitter card and fix at the top, adding a gem to the centre of each one. Stamp a black sentiment onto white card. Double matt onto glitter card and adhere to the greeting with 3D foam pads.

CIRCLE-SHAPED GREETING

Die cut a white circle blank, then cover with red card. Die cut a smaller circle from tartan paper and adhere. Stamp a black sentiment onto a white circle die-cut, then die cut a gold mirri card frame and fix on top. Secure to the greeting. Glue flowers and leaves around the sentiment, then add gems.

OMBRÉ STAMPING

Make an 8.5cm x 13.5cm white blank. Mount polka dot paper onto red card and glue onto the greeting. Cut a wide strip of white card. Stamp 'Happy Christmas’ five times, using a different Catherine Pooler ink each time. Matt onto red card and attach to the greeting with foam tape. Tie a ribbon bow and glue below. Add a gem in the centre. Fix three red hearts onto the stamped panel.

SHAKER CARD

1 Cover the front of a 10.5cm x 13.5cm blank with deer paper. Die cut a snow hill from white card and glue onto snowflake paper. Die cut a frame from glitter card and attach acetate to the back. Apply 3D foam pads around the back of the frame, leaving no gaps, and add sequins on top of the acetate.

2 Place the snowflake panel face-down on top to seal. Mount onto white card and glue to the greeting. Stamp a black sentiment onto white card and adhere in place. Finish with two reindeer toppers.

SNOWY SCENE

1 Create an 11cm square blank and cover with patterned paper. Blend Spun Sugar and Kitsch Flamingo distress oxide inks onto white card, starting with the darker shade at the top. Die cut a stitched hill from white and glue at the bottom. Trim any excess.

2 Mount the panel onto glitter card and fix onto the greeting. Stamp two dachshunds and a lamppost, colour in with alcohol markers, then adhe

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