Snow Globe Cards

For an example on how to make snowglobe cards please visit this website.

Christmas Paper Medallions (Martha Stewart Directions)

To make medallions of various sizes just cut your paper strips wider or narrower then accordion fold it to create pleats.

Check out this Martha Stewart website for instructions on making medallions.
You will need a glue gun, ruler, bone folder & edge punch.

Tea Bag Folding Technique

By using the Martha Stewart Topiary border punch you can create a unique look.

Martha Stewart Topiary border punch

Check out this website for instructions.

Holiday Triangle Tree Card Tutorial

Hello fellow crafters: I created the following tutorial to make Holiday Triangle Tree Cards it is a quick and easy project for crafters of all ages.

Keep on crafting

Materials:

White card stock
Red card stock
Dark Green card stock
Light Green card stock
Pattern paper for snowflakes
Gold paper for cardinals, snowflakes & present border.
Marvy Uchida small snowflake punch
Martha Stewart Cardinal punch
Martha Stewart small Water Lily punch
Martha Stewart Icicle Edge Wing Punch
Martha Stewart Present Edge Wing punch
Zots glue dots

Step1:
Make a triangle shape about 1.5”x1.5” out of scrap paper for your pattern.
Free hand draw a template for the base of tree (look at finished card for idea).

Step 2:
Trim white card stock paper to 8”x10”
Score the paper at the 5” line and use the bone folder to crease the edge of paper

Step 3:
Trim red card stock to 5”X8”

Step 4:
Cut out 6 triangles from dark green card stock.

Step 5:
Cut out 3 triangles from light green card stock. Cut a base for tree.

Step 6:
Use Zots to glue red card stock to front of your white folded card. Align green and light green triangles (follow pattern from finished card) add the base. Use Zots and glue the triangles and base onto the red card stock. Trim with snowflakes, cardinals, white icicles on base and gold present border at bottom of card.



Paper Snowflakes Tutorial

While sitting at my craft table I decided to challenge myself by coming up with a holiday project using the Martha Stewart punch around the page punches. By scoring in six places I created snowflakes. They would be cute hanging from the tree a window or wall.

Gothic Arches Punch Around the page

Topiary Punch Around the page

This technique is very similar to how you make rosette medallions.
I really like Georgia Pacific white card stock paper, 110 lb. weight that I buy at Wal-Mart. I use it for all of my projects.

You will need to cut two 5” X 5” pieces of white card stock. I used Martha Stewart punch around the page punches (Topiary) you need to have the paper size cut correctly or the finished pattern will not work. I think any punch around the page style will work to make the stars.

Then cut two 3.25” X 3.25” colored card stock to make the top pattern.

(Follow directions below)
First punch the corners and then use the edge punch to connect the pattern from corner to corner using the guides on the tool’s wings. Do that on both white pieces of card stock. I scored the pattern in half, then rotated the paper and scored in half again. Then score at one corner to the other, and rotate paper and score again from corner to corner. (Look at picture; I drew black lines to indicate how you need to score) At bottom center on each finished pattern cut upwards just to center of pattern. That is how you will overlap each piece. Then pinch folds together to create peaks. (Check picture).

Then you glue the two white pieces together they are going to overlap with one piece under the other one on two of the folds. Glue the colored pieces on top the same way.

Envelope tutorial

Have you ever made a card that just didn’t fit into a regular size envelope? Well, I made a template that you can adjust either smaller or larger to make your own envelopes. I generally make all my cards a standard 5”x8” size and the instructions I provide below will work for those, but you can adjust the template to whatever size of card you are using.

Lay one piece of 12”x12” card stock onto a cutting mat. Mark the bottom of the paper on the left side where the 1” line and 3” line meet on the scoring mat. Then on the right side mark the paper at the 8 ½” line and 1” line.

Mark the top of the paper on the left side at the 10” line and 3” line. Then on the right side mark the paper at the 10” line and the 8 ½” line. Draw a slight arch on the top of the paper from the 3” and 8 ½” lines. I just lightly mark the areas I’m going to cut. Cut out the tabs on the top and bottom.

Score with the bone folder on the sides, top and bottom, this makes folding the edges over easier. For demonstration purposes only I outlined where you use the bone folder to score. Use Terrifically Tacky ¼” tape on the bottom, top and right side of card stock. When you are ready to fold the right edge over remove the plastic film from the tape. Fold over the side and then remove the film from the bottom and fold flap up.
When you are ready to insert card remove top tape film and seal card.