Deck the Halls with Vintage Wall Paper, Fa la la la la, la la, la la! Tis the Season, and what better way to send Christmas Wishes to friends and family than with this beautiful vintage card in traditional Christmas colors? 

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Seasonal Sentiments (120821W) (121130C), Many Merry Messages (116586)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' (119669)

Card Stock: Always Artichoke (105119), Cherry Cobbler (119685), Crumb Cake (120953), Deck The Halls Designer Series Paper (120810)

Accessories: Always Artichoke ½" Seam Binding, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (120175), Big Shot (113439), Snail Adhesive (104332), Distressing Essentials (118762), Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959) or Paper Cutter (104152)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLOCKING :

Cut Always Artichoke cardstock to 4 ¼" x 11". Fold in half to create your card. Emboss Card Front with Vintage Embossing Folder and Big Shot. Remove from folder and lay the card front flat with embossing up. Sand vigorously with the sanding block from the Distressing Essentials Kit, taking care to make sure you sand only the embossed (raised) portion. Continue to sand the card stock until the embossed design changes color and looks and feels like suede.

INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE CARD:

Cut a 1 ¾ " x 2" strip of Deck The Halls DSP Ivy Pattern,and a 2" x 4 ¼" strip of Cherry Cobbler card stock. Layer DSP over Cherry Cobbler. Wrap the ½" . Always Artichoke Seam Binding around the layers, and tie in a bow ½" from the bottom of the DSP layer. Adhere to the card front with snail adhesive.

Stamp sentiment onto 2-1/8" x 3" piece of Crumb Cake card stock . Layer onto Always Artichoke card stock (2 ¼" x 3 1/8"), and Cherry Cobbler card stock (2-3/8' x 3 ¼"). Adhere to cardfront.

Stencils have many different uses in papercrafting and home décor. Stampin' Up offers many unique stencils through the Décor Elements catalogue. You can easily make your own stencils with your Big Shot!  All you need is a medium Window Sheet and your favourite Big Shot die.

Supplies:

Stamp: Dasher (116816)

Ink: Basic Grey Classic Ink Pad (109120), Frost White Shimmer Paint (116854)

Paper: Basic Grey (121044), Whisper White (100730)

Accessories: Big Shot Machine (113439), Snowflake #2 die (113460), medium Window Sheets (114323), Stampin' Sponges (101610), Dotto adhesive (103305), SNAIL adhesive (104332), Cherry Cobbler seam binding (120992), Snowflake Extra Large punch (119852), Square Fire Rhinestone Brads (109112), 2-½ " Circle Punch (120906), 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch (118874), Silver Waffle paper (120984 Assortment 1)

1. With the Big Shot, die cut a snowflake from the medium Window Sheet.

2. Apply a few dots of Dotto on the back of the die cut window sheet and place on the Basic Grey cardstock (cut to a standard sized card).

3. With your sponge and basic grey ink, apply ink to the stencil using an up and down motion. For this background effect, the basic grey ink was applied lightly. Apply shimmer paint with a sponge dauber to stencil to highlight certain areas of the snowflake. Remove stencil.

4. Stamp Dasher with Basic Grey Classic ink onto Whisper White cardstock, punch out with large circle punch. 

5. Cut a circle from the silver waffle paper, and pleat as you adhere behind image.  Trim to even your circle.