A4 gold pearlescent card

12x12 Bazill Basics card - (we used Cajun)

Syntego Minature Santa's outfit and coat hangers

Peel-offs: Merry Christmas- gold, Holographic holly - green, holographic trees - green

Alphabet - gold, stars - gold, lines & corners - gold.

Small piece of wire or peel off lines

Scraps of card to make the present

WS Design template - Small Arch

Method:

Cut & score gold card to make a 5x7 card blank.

Use the Arch template to draw the wardrobe drawers onto the Cajun card. Draw a margin around this approx. 1cm wider in all directions and cut out around the margin.

Draw around this again and cut out so that you have two identical wardrobe outlines. Use a craft knife to cut open the doors.

Glue the two pieces together, placing wire inside to make the hanging rail.

Place coat,hat & boots inside wardrobe and fix with 3D foam squares. Create top shelf with peel-off lines and cut 2 small parcels out of scraps of card to place on the shelf.

Glue wardrobe to card blank and punch 2 circles of Cajun card to act as wardrobe feet. Use peel off alphabet letters to put the wording 'Santa's Wardrobe' on the front of the doors and decorate edges with holographic peeloff lines and stars and holly leaves.

Blue square card blank

Gold pearlescent paper (A5)

White card scrap

Three Wisemen Rubber Stamp

Colourbox Fluid Chalk Blossom Pastels

Gold Encore UM inkpad

Gold Tinsel embossing powder

Method;

Cut a piece of white card (approx 10cm x 9.3cm)

Cut a piece of pearlescent gold paper approx 3mm larger than the white card.

Randomly ink the white card with the Fluid chalk Blossom pastels (darker at bottom and lighter at the top).

Stamp the Three Wise Men in the Gold Encore UM ink, colour with Marvey Le Plume pens and emboss with the gold tinsel embossing powder.

Effective monograms - letters

K&Co Holiday stripe paper

Cream slim card blank

Noel sheet from the Holiday Traditions paper pad or similar Christmas paper

Christmas brads

Tags (using regular tag punch)

Letters from the Basic Grey Sublime Letter die-cut sheet

Dark red card

Effective monograms - letters

Dark blue and light blue snowflake paper (from DCWV Christmas Stack or Hot off the Press)

A4 white craft card

Blue chalk eye ink

Glistening Snow writer

Powder blue Pearlesent square card blank

Christmas decoupage sheet - Christmas Berry 2628

Lilac snow paper

piece of blue craft card

piece of pearlesent powder blue card for mounting

Peel off Merry Christmas

Peel off lines

Stickles or glitter

Slim card blank - white (DL)

Christmas stickers - Dovecraft Boutique 'Tis the Season

Green background paper (we used one from the DCWV 12x12 Christmas paper stack)

Card and Paper - 2, A4 Sheets of Pearlescent Card in gold;

Card and Paper - 1, A4 Sheet of Pearlescent Card in magnolia;

Printed Vellum - Victorian Handwriting in gold;

Peeloff Stickers - Lines and Corners - gold;

E-Z Rub-on - Christmas Trees;

Crafty Bitz - C22;

Tools and Glues - Xyron Vellum tape and Xyron - Double-sided tape tabs.

How to make :-

Cut the gold pearlescent card to 10in x 7in and score to make the 5in x 7in card blank. Cut a piece of vellum 2.5in x 7in and tape it to the right-hand side of the card blank. Cut a rectangle of gold card 12.5cm x 9.5cm. Cut a rectangle of magnolia card 12cm x 8.5cm and apply a Rub-On Christmas tree. Layer with progressively larger rectangles of gold and magnolia card and fix all together with double-sided tape. Place the wooden angel from the Crafty Bitz pack on top of the tree.

Card Blanks - A6 Pearlescent - silver;

Small piece of red card;

Small piece of silver glitter card;

Card and Paper - White Splatter Mesh;

Crafty Bitz - CS24;

Peeloff Sticker - Francoise Christmas Text - silver;

Peeloff Sticker - Francoise Seasonal Words - silver;

Permanent Marker pen - red.

How to make :-

Cut a piece of red card 7cm x 10.5cm and a piece of silver glitter card 7.5cm x 8.5cm and glue to the card blank as shown. Cut a small piece of splatter mesh to fit the left-hand side of the silver card and fix in place (Xyron Vellum tape works well). Glue 3 red mirror squares to the top right-hand side and place the seasonal word peel-offs along the top and bottom red margins. Colour a 'Happy Christmas' peel-off with a permanent red marker pen. and allow it to dry before removing it from the backing sheet and applying it to the bottom right-hand corner of the card. Finish by fixing the Crafty Bitz star in place.

Card Blanks - Square Matt - white;

Holographic Peeloff Stickers - Maxi Flower - gold and green;

Holographic Peeloff Sticker - Lines - gold;

E-Z Rub-on - Jolly Santas;

Tools and Glues - 3-D Foam Tape Squares;

Scrap of white card.

How to make :-

Place one of the maxi flowers in gold centrally on the card blank. Fill in a few of the spaces with green maxi flower pieces. Use holographic gold lines and other maxi flower pieces to make a border around the card. Rub the santa of your choice onto a scrap of white card and then cut around. Fix it to the centre of the design with 3-D Foam Tape squares.

Card Blanks - Printed Seasons Greetings - green;

Topper - Silver Star with Green Baubles;

Peeloff Sticker - Decorative Lines - gold;

Embellishments - Mirror Squares;

Small piece of gold pearlescent card.

How to make :-

Cut a pice of gold pearlescent card, 7cm square and glue it into the recess on the front of the card blank. Fix the Topper centrally on top of the gold pearlescent card. Add decorative lines peeloff and mirror squares as shown.

Card Blanks - 5x7 Matt - white;

Background Print - Christmas Wording - gold on cream;

Decorative edged scissors;

Die-Cut Shapes - Mini Stars;

Die-Cut Shapes - Film-strip Frame - gold;

Embellishments - Buttons - Evergreen;

Embellishments - Christmas Wooden Shapes - Geese;

Embellishments - Mirror Squares;

Small piece of Pearlescent card in Christmas Red;

Small length of thread;

Small piece of red mulberry paper;

Tools and Glues - 3-D Foam Tape Squares and glue.

How to make :-

Cut a piece of the background print to fit the front of the card blank and glue it in place. Cut a strip of red pearlescent card approx. 1.25in x 7in, and trim the right hand long edge with the decorative scissors. Glue in place on the card blank. Glue a piece of mulberry paper behind the filmstrip frame and fix it to the card blank as shown. Glue on mirror squares. Fix buttons and wooden goose into the filmstrip windows using 3-D foam tape squares. Sellotape one end of the thread to the back of the die-cut mini star and wrap it around a few times, then sellotape the other end inside the card so that the star hangs freely.

Card Blanks - Zig-Zag Square - white;

Background Print - Snowflakes;

Card and paper - Velvet Paper - navy blue;

Peeloff Stickers - Narrow Borders - silver;

Peeloff Stickers - Mini Christmas Greetings - silver;

Holographic Peeloff Stickers - Snowflakes;

Rubber Stamp - Stampendous - Snow Star Points - F104;

Stamping Accessories - Encore Ultimate Metallic ink pad - silver;

Stamping accessories - Embossing Powder - silver tinsel;

Tools and Glues - Zig Glue pen.

How to make :-

Cut a piece of snowflake background print to fit the back of the card and glue it into the card blank with the Zig Glue pen. Cut a piece of velvet paper 7cm square. Ink the stamp well as velvet paper is very absorbant and then stamp the star into the centre of the velvet paper square. Emboss and then glue to the front square of the card blank. Outline the velvet square with the narrow border peeloff. Apply further peeloffs as shown to finish off.

Card Blanks - A5x7 Matt Card Blank - ivory;

Background Print - Christmas Wording - gold on green;

Card and Paper - Pearlescent Paper - gold, and 2 shades of green;

Embellishments - Eyelet Tool Kit and eyelets;

Peeloff Stickers - Funky Christmas - gold;

Permanent Marker Pen in Green;

Tools and Glues - Zig Glue Pen.

How to make :-

Cut a piece of the background print 2.5in x 7in and glue it to the left hand side of the card front. Cut a piece of gold pearlescent paper 4.3in x 3.6in and three strips of green pearlescent paper 1.25in x 3.2in. Glue the green strips onto the gold paper as shown. Mount 3 Peel-off Funky Trees as shown. Place an identical peel-off to the central one onto green pearlescent paper, cut around it and stick it on top of the central one. Colour 4 eyelets with the green permanent marker pen and fix the tree panel to the centre of the card using the eyelet tool.

Card Blanks - 3 Window Card Blank;

Embellishments - Buttons - Deck the Halls;

A4 Cutting Sheet - Holly;

Peeloff Stickers - Noel Collection - gold;

Peeloff Stickers - Fnky Christmas - gold;

Pens and Paints - Embossing pen - emerald or clear;

Stamping accessories - Embossing Powder - green tinsel;

Tools and Glues - Zig Glue Pen;

Small scrap of gold card;

Small scrap of vellum or neutral coloured paper;

Felt tip pens.

How to make :-

Apply the embossing pen around each of the windows on the card blank. Coat with embossing powder and heat. Cut out two holly square pictures from the cutting sheet and glue onto the inside back of the card directly behind the top and bottom window openings. Cut a small square of gold card and glue behind the centre window opening. Edge with red if desired. Glue a button from the 'deck the halls' pack to this gold square (we chose the heart). Place a candle picture from the Noel Collection peeloff onto vellum or plain paper and colour with the felt pens. Cut around the peeloff and glue in place on the front of the card blank. To finish, add other peeloffs as shown.

Card Blanks - A6 Matt Card Blank - red;

Embellishments - Miniature Tinsel Wreath - green;

Peeloff Stickers - Doors - gold;

Holographic Peeloff Stickers - Holly;

Jumbo Punch - Cat;

Pens and Paints - Embossing pen - clear;

Stamping accessories - Embossing Powder - silver tinsel or similar;

Tools and Glues - 3-D Foam tape squares;

Scrap of black and yellow (or cream) card;

Brown or black felt tip pen, Orange felt tip pen.

How to make :-

Peel off the door of your choice and stick onto a scrap of yellow or cream card. Cut around and stick to the centre of the card blank using 3-D foam squares. Fix the tinsel wreath in place on the door with a foam sqaure. Punch out a black cat and glue to the foot of the door. Peel off a lantern and stick it to a scrap of card. Fill in the top and bottom of the lantern with a brown or black felt tip pen, and fill in the 'light' with the orange felt tip. Colour the 'glass' area of the lantern with an embossing pen. Sprinkle it with embossing powder and heat. Cut around the lantern and fix it onto the card beside the door. Decorate the edges of the card with the holographic peeloff - holly.

Card Blanks - Square Matt Card Blank - white;

Peeloff Sticker - Lines and Corners - silver;

Peeloff Sticker - Mini Christmas Greeting - silver;

Embellishments - Wooden Shapes - Box of Snowmen Heads;

Other Embellishments - Mirror Squares;

Holographic Peeloff sticker - Maxi Star - blue;

Holographic Peeloff sticker - Maxi Star - silver.

How to make :-

Place the blue maxi star peeloff in the centre of the card. Take the in-fil sections of the silver maxi star peeloff and place them in the gaps of the blue one. Decorate the edges with the lines peeloff and the small stars on the maxi star sheet. Glue the pale and dark blue mirror squares alternately in the points of the star. Add the peeloff 'Merry Christmas' and stick on the snowman head in the centre to finish.

Card Blanks - 5x7in Matt Card Blank - white;

Printed Vellum - Christmas Trees;

Card and paper - A4 Corrugated card - gold;

Card and paper - A4 Pearlescent card - silver;

Die-cut - Christmas Tree- gold;

Peel off sticker - Decorative Border (this one came from the centre of the 'Merry Christmas' peeloff) - gold;

Other Embellishments - Mirror Rounds;

Adhesive Gems - Star;

Scissors - Decorative edged scissors of your choice;

Stamping accessories - Versamark Ink pad - gold;

Stamping accessories - Embossing Powder - gold or clear;

Tools and Glues - 3-D Foam tape squares, Zig Glue pen;

Small piece of gold ribbon;

Small scraps of cream or gold card.

How to make :-

Cut the piece of vellum 5in x 7in and trim off approximately 0.5in from the right hand edge using the decorative edged scissors. Glue to the card front at the left-hand edge using the Zig glue pen. Cut a small amount from the right-hand edge of the card front with the same pair of scissors, lining up the cut pattern to match that of the vellum. Press this cut edge into the gold ink pad. Apply the embossing powder and heat. Ideally the cut edge of vellum, the card front and card back should be at regular distances from each other. Cut a piece of A4 silver pearlescent card 7in x 0.75in and cutting the right-hand edge with the same decorative edged scissors. Glue this to the left-hand edge of the card blank. Cut a piece of Silver Pearlescent card 2in x 3.5in and a piece of Gold Corrugated card 2.5in x 4in. Glue onto the vellum paper in layers as shown. Stick a die-cut tree on top. Cut small rectangles of card to make presents and add ribbon bows. Glue these around the base of the tree. Finally, stick a star at the top of the tree and mirror rounds onto it for decorations.