Spidery Christmas Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's card is my third project using the same Kat Scrappiness die. Here are the links to the other two cards I created using the same die set in case you are interested to see it:

• Halloween Swing Pop-Up Card
  
• Halloween Slimline Card
  

You might notice that the two previous cards I created using this die are Halloween themed. As much as spiders are linked to Halloween, I want to extend the use of this die to all year round. How about coming up with a different themed card using this product? 

I created a scene, die cutting the spiderweb on green glittered cardstock. I partially die cut the spider on black cardstock since I want to extend the length of the string holding the spider. I die cut this a second time to layer it behind the first spider for more stability. I added black flocking powder to the spider.

I stamped the ornaments, stars, Santa hat and gifts on white cardstock. I looked through my craft supplies for stamps that I can use for the scene. I colored these with Copic markers. I added details to the gifts with several embossing powders. I used Wow! Mixed Media embossing brush to apply the sticky ink to the ribbons and bows but instead of using the brush, I used a dried up glue pen to apply the sticky ink. In this way, I am able to control the amount of sticky ink I apply on the area. 

I die cut the ornaments, stars and gifts with its coordinating dies. I fussy cut the Santa hat cutting it on the line. I ran a black marker on the sides of the Santa hat to give it a finished look. I added sparkle to the ornaments and stars with a shimmer pen. I added puff to the Santa hat trim using a Mary Uchida Snow marker. 

I created a frame using two nesting rectangular dies. I die cut a frame on a patterned paper, and die cut two more pieces on white cardstock. I adhered the white frames to each other, then adhered this to the back of the patterned paper frame. 

I adhered the glittered web and the stamped gifts to the back of the frame. I adhered this to a white dotted patterned paper. I adhered the spider, tucking the end of the string underneath the glittered web. I traced the mouth of the spider with a white gel pen. I adhered the Santa hat to the top of the spider. And to make this card  a bit interactive, I added googly eyes instead of the die cut eyes. 

For the gift, I have this glittered puffy gift sticker which worked perfectly with the scene. I added glue to the back of the sticker before adhering it.

To complete the feel of Christmas, I adorned the spider web with the die cut colored ornaments. I bet spiders would want to jazz up their webs for special occasions, given a chance. I added Ranger Glossy Accents to the ornaments. I set this aside to dry.

I trimmed a white cardstock at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". I scored the long side at 4 1/4". I trimmed a Christmas tree patterned paper at 1/2" x 5 1/2". I adhered this to both sides of the front panel. I adhered the scene panel after. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

I added below a link to the Kat Scrappiness product I used on this card. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this product. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products especially the exclusive Kat Scrappiness products. 

Maria Giselle B.

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