iluvcats and scraps: 2019 Christmas Cards

Thursday, December 19, 2019

2019 Christmas Cards

I designed my 2019 Christmas cards in June and started creating them in August.

They might look simple but they sure took quite a bit of time to make.
You will read later in my post how cleaning off glue from the shiny gold was imperative.

Here is the front of my Christmas Card.

I was excited when I purchased the new Spellbinders 3D Nativity Set earlier in the year!

There are three dies in this set.

And this is what the 3-layer fabulous die set looks like glued together!
Isn't it gorgeous?!

Here is the process....
Adhering each of the three layers of the Spellbinders 3D Nativity Set together.
The bottom layer is solid; the middle layer is the shining star; the top layer is the Holy Family.

I chose Navy Blue cardstock because I really love how the Gold Foil cardstock looks with it.
Including the word "Peace" really added much more to this card!

Adhering delicate dies is very tricky and to be honest,

I had to throw away a number of cards because if the slightest touch of glue gets on the dark navy card,

it sticks out like a very sore thumb.

So, I used extra care and a good pair of tweezers that I cleaned in between making each card.

Here is the beautiful Border die for the front of the card.
Painting on Mod Podge glue to the backside.

Each card is marked at the exact center spot on opposite edges,
so when the glue filled die cut is placed, it's perfectly aligned on both sides.
Almost like having an imaginary level tool.
See the gold dots I made on each side as markers to show where I needed to lay the fancy die cut.