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By Peggie Wilkins Even though the title to this poem is ”Twas the Night before Christmas,” don’t start this project on the night before Christmas or you may be up creating all night even with the instructions! It really is a fun project just a bit time consuming. It would make a wonderful keepsake for that special child or adult who loves Christmas.
Supplies:
Window Stamp Q-1502 (Art Impressions)
Noir Black Hybrid Palette Inkpad (Superior, Inc.)
Scrap of double cream cardstock from Alyssa paper set (Basic
Grey)
Snow-Tex by (Deco Art) Instructions: Designer’s Note: I am not going to give the dimensions of the white cardstock that I wrote the verses on because your handwriting will produce the need for a different size. Sometimes I had to rewrite verses because I made an error or just didn’t like my handwriting for that one and when I rewrote it, I needed a different size. So cut your width, write on it and then cut off at the bottom. 1. Punch out matchbook. 2. Cut all the little nubbies off the punch outs. 3. Score at 7/8” along short side of 4” x 3 ¼” red Bazzill cardstock and punch holes by lining the red paper up with the matchbook page. 4. Stamp sleeping mouse from Mice Thoughts stamp set on 2 15/16” x 2 ½” white card stock. Color with pencils, blend with blender pencil as needed.
5. Adhere scene onto red Bazzill cardstock. 6. Stamp sock from Fall Sampler Stamp Set on scrap of white cardstock and cut out.
7. Color as shown with Prismacolor colored pencils. 8. Using sticker maker, adhere glue to back of stocking and mount to other side of red Bazzill cardstock. 9. Paint Snow-Tex on cuff, heel, and toe of stocking, which dries in 2-6 hours. 10. Write the first verse using a black gel pen on white cardstock. Edge paper with Red Brick Versa Magic Chalk ink. 11. Adhere to matchbook page. 12. Stamp gumdrops from Chocoholic stamp set six times with black ink. Color with pencils.
13. Apply diamond glaze to each gum drop and then sprinkle with glitter. 14. After the diamond glaze has dried some apply another layer of glitter. Let dry completely. 15. Stamp six kisses from Chocoholic stamp set in different colors. 16. Apply diamond glaze to each one and let dry completely. 17. Cut out the gumdrops and kisses. 18. Write the second verse on white cardstock and edge with Ocean Depth VersaMagic Chalk Ink. 19. Adhere words and candies to matchbook page. 20. Stamp window twice on white cardstock with black ink.
21. Color one window completely and one just the shutters. 22. Cut out the center of the window with an X-Acto knife.
23. Adhere
the shutters to the backside of the window. You have to turn the shutters upside
down so they will match 24. Using a bone folder, make a mark along the shutters so that they will fold. 25. Punch a small hole on the right side on the matchbook page directly under where the curtain will fall.
26. On
the backside (snowflake side) of the matchbook page, attach two tags (the white
and blue sides showing) from
27.
Adhere the window
to the front side (plain blue) of the matchbook page making sure you cover the
prongs of the 28. Write the third verse around the window and inside the window. The shutters should open and close. 29. Stamp the moon and stars from the God Bless the Moon stamp set onto the snowflake page with black ink.
30. Stamp
the moon on a scrap of double cream cardstock, cut out, and adhere over the moon
on the page. Color cheek 31. Color the stars with a yellow pencil. 32. Write the fourth verse on the tags. 33. Apply Stickles to the stars. 34. Punch 3 white and 3 blue snowflakes from scraps of glittery paper. Adhere to bottom of page under the tags.
35. Stamp
Santa from Fall Sampler Stamp Set on 1 15/16” x 2 15/16” white cardstock. Color
Santa’s face and hat with
36. Stamp
Santa’s beard three times on scraps of Lightweight light grey glitter paper. Cut
out Santa’s entire beard and 37. Apply Liquid appliqué to Santa’s hat and ball. Sprinkle glitter on liquid appliqué and then puff with heat gun. 38. Score the 3 ¾” x 3” red Bazzill cardstock at 15/16” and apply the Santa to it.
39. Write
words on white cardstock, attach blue/green frame from kit to words, and then
adhere to backside of red
40. Write words on white cardstock. Apply red magic ink to edges and adhere to reindeer page. 41. Stamp reindeer with clear embossing ink on red striped paper from kit and emboss with white diamond.
42. Stamp
reindeer with clear embossing ink on scrap of brown paper, cut out, and adhere
to page. Color ribbon with red
43. Write words on stripes of paper. Try to plan out your words so that it will end up even. I wish I would have started down one more stripe to make it even. 44. Stamp swirly holly leaves from Christmas Season stamp set onto matchbook page with gold Encore! and heat emboss with Egyptian Gold. 45. Stamp holly leaves from Fall Sampler four times with gold Encore! and heat emboss with Egyptian gold. 46. Paint holly leaves and berries with Twinkling H2O’s and cut out. 47. Write words on white card stock. Edge cardstock with Tea Leaves and just touch the edges with hint of pesto. Adhere to matchbook page that has been embossed. 48. Adhere holly leaves on corners of words as shown in photo. Apply diamond glaze to berries. 49. Stamp House scene from “A Road to a Friends” stamp set with black ink on a 1 ¾” x 2” white cardstock. Color with pencils. Apply white liquid appliqué as shown, sprinkle with glitter and then heat.
50. Adhere to 2” x 2 ¼” green cardstock and to matchbook page. 51. Write words on white cardstock. Edge with Tea Leaves ink and just touch the edges with hint of Pesto. Adhere to matchbook page. 52. Stamp Santa from Everyday Events Stamp Set on white cardstock. Color with pencils. Color belt buckle with brown sparkle Gelly Roll Pen. Color beard with white Soufflé Pen. 53. Mount on green Bazzill cardstock and then on red Bazzill cardstock. 54. Adhere 1/8” tape around the sides and bottom of red Bazzill then mount on matchbook page creating a pocket. 55. Stamp teddy bears from Best Friend Bears stamp set, color and cut out and apart. 56. Adhere teddy bears to both sides of Santa as shown in photo. 57. Write verse 9 on white cardstock 1 7/8” wide so that it can slide into the pocket. You will need to write on both sides. 58. Punch hole at top and attach two tabs from matchbook card kit to top of cardstock, one on each side, with red brads. Slip into pocket. 59. Stamp cherry on ¼” x 1 ½” white cardstock. Color with pencils.
60. Score the red Bazzill cardstock 3/8” from top and score the green Bazzill cardstock ½” from top. 61. Adhere the cherry to the middle of the scored red Bazzill. Adhere just the scored edge to the green Bazzill and just the scored part to the matchbook page making flaps. 62. Write verse 10 on two 2 x 2” pieces of white cardstock. Adhere one to the green and one to the page underneath so that the words don’t show until you flip the “pages” up.
63. Adhere bow with glue dot. Then apply the red stickles to the cherries. 64. Stamp wreath from Words of Love stamp set on 2 5/8” x 2 ½” white cardstock and color with pencils. Apply gold stickles to center of flowers. 65. Apply to 4” x 3 1/8” red Bazzill cardstock scored at the one end. 66. Write verse on white cardstock edged with Tea Leaves and hint of pesto ink and adhere to back of above.
67. Write second half of verse to white cardstock edged with tea leaves and hint of pesto and adhere to matchbook page. 68. Stamp Santa from Christmas Season stamp set with noir black; color hat and face.
69. Apply Two Way Glue to hat trim and sprinkle with white diamond embossing powder and heat. 70. Paint Snowqueen Radiant Pearls to Santa’s beard. Sprinkle with clear embossing powder and heat. 71. Adhere to 3 ¼” x 3” green Bazzill cardstock. 72. On back, put double sided tape around the sides and bottom leaving an opening at the top and adhere to matchbook page. 73. On 2 3/8” wide punch hole at top and adhere two tabs with green brad and glue tabs together. Write first half of verse on the front and the second half of the verse on the back. Insert in pocket behind Santa.
74. Stamp stocking from Fall Sampler stamp set on patterned green paper and cut out. Stamp stocking on white and cut out just the top, toe and heal. Stamp stocking on red patterned paper and cut out just the heart. Adhere white and red cutouts to the stocking. 75. Stamp the clothesline bears onto white cardstock coloring only the bear that is hanging upside down and cut out. 76. Adhere stocking and the bottom half of the bear to 2 ¼” x 2 ½” green Bazzill cardstock. Make a score line across the short side ¼” in. (Make sure you don’t glue the top of the bear down so that he doesn’t get deep creases when the tab is folded up.) 77. Adhere just the scored part to the matchbook page.
78. Write verse on two pieces of white cardstock and adhere to the underside of stocking and the matchbook page. 79. Print the sleigh template from http://www.creativepapercrafts.net/pattern/200411.php onto green cardstock and dark gold paper; cut out. Adhere runners to the sleigh.
80. Cut small rectangles and squares out of patterned paper and tie with ribbons to create “presents.” 81. Arrange the “presents” in sleigh and adhere to the matchbook pager. 82. Write last line of the last verse onto 2 ¼” wide white cardstock. Edge cardstock with Aspen Mist and Aloe Vera Versa Magic. Adhere to the inside matchbook cover. Put snowflake sequins around the verse.
83. On sparkly vellum, print out words from the last line of the poem on a computer using Lucinda Calligraphy in 20 font size on green cardstock. Use black for the title words and credits. Emboss with clear embossing powder. Cut out. Adhere the last word to inside of matchbook cover with snowflake sequins and the title to the front of the matchbook cover.
84. Apply crystal stickles in the middle of all sequins in steps 82 & 83. 85. Stamp small wreath from Holiday Wreath Stamp set with Hint of Pesto VersaMagic Chalk Ink and emboss. Cut out and adhere to top of card. 86. Apply Xmas red stickles to wreath. 87. Make a small bow with floss and adhere to top of wreath. 88. Stamp ice skates with silver metallic ink and heat emboss with detail silver embossing powder. Cut out and adhere to bottom left of cover. 89. Stamp bears from Best Friend Bears Stamp set, color and cut apart using just the one bear and adhere by the skates. 90. Put the matchbook together using the gold brads.
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