Snowy hello
Aperturesallowyoutobuilddetailedscenesandtheymakea greatfocal
pointonyourcards,too.Usea largeapertureandaddeitherdie-cutor
hand-drawnstitchingforextradetail.Keepit simplebydiecuttingonly
greentreesandsnowyhills.If youdon’thavetimetoassemblethewhole
raccoon,whynotusetheheadtopeekoutoftheaperturesoit lookslike
he’swaving?Thismakesa super-funChristmascardforchildren.Wrapped up warmly
Thischeerydesignismadeusinga shop-boughtaperturecard
that’sthenbeengivena patternedpapertwist.Diecuta circular
apertureofthesamesizeasthecardorslightlysmallerand
attachit ontopofthebase.Thedie-cutbaublesmakea colourful
frameforthesweetraccoon,who’skeepingcosyinsidethecard
inhisSantahatanda tinyscarfmadeofpatternedpaper.
Ho hoho!
Makea snowylandscapescenewitha differencebyadding
a slightlyraisedeffectonthebackground– it willinstantly
transformthelookofyourdesign.Thisdetailedsceneis
createdusingtheraccoonandtreesfromthedieset,plus
rollinghillsanda fewsnowflakestofinishit off.If youever
feellikesomethingismissingbuteverythingisalready
attached,simplydoodlea linearoundtheedges.IDEAS
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