Snarky Christmas Card

Here’s a snarky and fun Christmas card created for Imagine Crafts that shows how well VersaFine Clair Inks work on Kraft Cardstock!

Imagine Crafts Supplies:

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink *

Grass Green, Green Oasis, and Strawberry VersaFine Clair Inks *

Cloud White VersaMagic Inker

Sponge Daubers

Tear It! Tape

Craft Mat

Other Supplies:

Desert Storm Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Ho Ho No Pissy Kitty Stamp Set by Unity Stamps

Copic Markers: N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, YG17, YG05, YG03, R39 R27, R24, R22, R01 Copic Markers

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Grunge Notes Stencil by Studio Light *

Holly Background Stencil by Funky Fossil 

Speech Bubble Die Set by Whimsy Stamps

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Small Curved Tip Craft Scissors by Fiskars

Clear Ruler

Low-Tack Tape

Magnetic Glass Craft Mat by Glassboard Studio

Misti Stamping Platform by My Sweet Petunia

Big Shot by Sizzix

Please Note: Products marked with an asterisk (*) can be purchased at Topflight Stamps!

Instructions:

Step 1:

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Pissy Kitty twice — once onto Kraft cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Step 2:

Use Copic markers to color the kitty. Use white gel pen to add highlights to his eyes.

Step 3:

Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the kitty and place it over its counterpart as a mask.

Step 4: 

Place a ruler horizontally across the image panel, right below the masked cat. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Grass Green VersaFine Clair Ink over the ruler onto the bottom of the image panel.

Step 5: 

Use low tack tape to secure the image panel to the back of the Grunge Notes Stencil. Secure the stencil to the craft mat with magnets. Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Strawberry VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil onto the image panel. Remove the stencil and the masks, edge the panel using both Strawberry and VersaFine Clair Inks, then heat set the image panel.

Step 6:

Squeeze a few dollops of Cloud White VersaMagic Ink into a little dish. Use a paint brush to apply white paint to the pom-pom and brim of the Santa hat. Use both Strawberry and VersaFine Clair Inks to edge the image panel.

Steps 7:

Cut a 4” x 5.25” panel from Desert Storm Cardstock to create your own patterned background. Use low tack tape to secure the image panel to the back of the Holly Background Stencil. Secure the stencil to the craft mat with magnets.

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Grass Green VersaFine Clair Ink over the holly leaves of the stencil onto the background panel (7A). Use a small brush to apply Green Oasis VersaFine Ink, which is a slightly darker green, to the outside of the holly leaves on the stencil to add a touch of shading (Sorry. No photo). 

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Strawberry VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil’s holly berries onto the background panel (7B). Remove the stencil, edge with Grass Green VersaFine Ink, and heat set.

Step 8:

Use Grass Green VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the “Fa La La” sentiment onto a scrap of Kraft cardstock. Remove the stamped scrap from the stamping platform. Heat set.

Use a speech bubble die to cut the sentiment. Edge the die-cut with Strawberry VersaFine Clair Ink. 

Step 9:

Use Tear It! Tape to adhere the sentiment, image panel, and background panel to an A2 Kraft card.

Finished A2 Card

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