YCS | Paper Trends: Christmas Card Supplies/Instructions

Gold Reindeer Card
From Susan’s Paper Engineering Secrets

Cut the card to 5" square, then open the card and score 21/2" along each side to form a tri-panel. Cover the two front panels with gold quilted paper. Cut two 21/2"x1/4" strips of ivory/gold stripes and glue one to the bottom edge of each front panel.
Transfer the triangle pattern onto gold reindeer paper, cut it out and mat it on gold, leaving a 1/16" border on each point side. Glue the straight end to the top of the card back so the pattern side wraps to the front. Cut a 31/2" square of stripes and follow the instructions on page 38 to make a tri-fold pocket, then glue a 3"x1" strip of reindeers around the pocket bottom.
Cut out the laser motif and mat it on gold, leaving a 1/16" border. Tuck the reindeer into the pocket and glue in place, then glue the right half of the pocket to the right panel so half overlaps to the left panel. Transfer the 3/4" wide tag onto ivory, mat it on gold, then attach it to the right panel with the fastener as shown.

Cover the card front with gold sponged paper. Cut a 41/2"x6" rectangle from the gold holly leaves on burgundy paper and glue it centered on the card front. Use the template to draw the four 1" squares positioned as shown to form windows. Open the card face up on a cutting surface and use the X-acto® knife to cut out the windows. Open the card and cover the inside back with the burgundy dots on gold paper.
Cut four 1/4"x5" strips from gold sponged paper, and glue each pair back to back. Cut one in half. Cut a “V” at one end of each of the other two pieces; glue the straight ends together at an angle at the top of the window. Cut the remaining strip in half, then pull all the ends together and attach over the first strips as shown for a bow. Punch a circle from sponged gold paper and adhere it to the center of the bow with foam tape.
Use the pattern to cut an ivory tag, then mat on sponged gold, leaving a 1/16" border. Pierce a hole in one end with the needle, then thread both ends of the gold thread through the hole. Pull the ends through the resulting loop, and pull tight. Trim the threads to 1", and glue the ends under the gold bow as show. Cut a 3"x2" piece of ivory paper and mat on burgundy holly paper, trimming edges to a 1/2" border. Glue to the lower half of the inside back. Write “Joy” on the tag, and “May you unwrap the joy of the season every day of the year” on the rectangle with the gold pen.

Cut out the following: one 21/2" square from red/green plaid paper; one 21/2"x11/2" rectangle from green mesh, one 11/2"x23/4" rectangle from red/green plaid, one 21/2" square from blue/green/red plaid, one 21/2" square and one 11/2" square from red/blue dots on green paper. Arrange the pieces overlapping along the outer edge of card front, and glue in place. Cut a 3"x4" rectangle from red/green dots on blue paper, and glue to the center of the card front.
Use the patterns to cut out a hat, scarf, hat ball, trim and the carrot nose from papers as shown. Tear out the snowman pieces and snow mound from white. Use foam tape to adhere the snowman and hat to the card as shown. Cut 1/4" slits along the scarf ends to form fringe; glue the scarf and nose to the snowman as shown. Use the black pen to draw the eyes, mouth and buttons.
Cut out the "Let it Snow" laser motif, then carefully tear the top edge near the snowflakes. Glue it below the snow mound on the card front as shown. Use the white pen to add stitching and zig-zag details to the patchwork pieces and to the snowman's hat and scarf; add white "snow" dots around the snowman.