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Step into a winter wonderland! Make Jo Kill’ssnowy toppers to give cards a fun’n’frosty feel

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P-p-p-piece-up a penguin!Punches make easy workof this gorgeous littlepenguin. Punch a largecircle for his head andscarf, two smaller circlesfor his eyes, and thenmake his body and feetusing an oval punch. Usesnowflake-patternedpaper for the backdropand mount on to somesubtly shimmering BazzillBling card to finish.

Send warm winter wishesRub-ons are a quick and easy way to turn asuper-sized tag topper into a snowy sensation.To make the tag, layer silver and frosty bluecard with scalloped white borders. Then whipout the rub-ons to add a flurry of flakes and topit off with ‘Spangles’ snowflakes and ribbon!

Punch a sparklysnowflakeThis beautiful snowflaketopper is surprisingly simpleto make – just punch a cardcircle and attach layers ofSnowflake Spangles aroundthe edge, fixing them inplace with dark blue and lightblue brads. Add a snowflakesticker in the centre anddecorate with white brads.If you’re a sparkle addict, tryblinging up plain brads witha sprinkling of glitter!

Basic card kit, plusBasic card kit, plus

** Bazzill Bling card, fromCraft Obsessions*

** Doodlebug Design paper,ribbon, rub-ons, brads &stickers ** Cosmo CricketChipboard, all fromPaperArts*

** Glitter & micro beads

** Pom-pom ribbon, fromThe Papermill Shop*

** American Crafts Thickers,from Papermaze*

** Papermania ChristmasElements, from ArtyMiss*

** Trimmits Spangles,from Craft Online*

** White Splatter Mesh,from Liberty Crafts*

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Santa Clausis comingto town!Cover toppers withsnow-style meshfor instant frostybackgrounds. Attachthe mesh using brads,ribbon or even staples.Here we’ve added asemi-circle of whitecard beneath the meshand Christmas tree andSanta stickers on topcreate a 3D picture.

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Let it snowAdd a modern twist to a classic snowflake withthis funky topper. For the base, cut a large cardsnowflake, then wrap with snowflake ribbon andspell out ‘snow’ in Thickers stickers. Swap the‘o’ with a layered heart and snowflake!

Make a shaker snow globeTo make this snow globe topper, take a circularchipboard frame and paper-piece a tiny winter sceneto measure the same size. Back the frame with acetateand attach it on top of the scene with sticky foam pads,leaving no gaps in between. Trap glitter and microbeads beneath the frame to create the shaker effect!

Snow place like home!Building your own mini snow scene is great fun!Start off with house and tree stickers, then makethe rooftop and chimney sparkle with a spot ofheat embossing! Add more shimmer by stitchingextra details using silver thread.

Raise a smile with Frosty!Sit a snowman sticker on top of a card circle andto give this topper bags of character. DoodlebugDesign have a fun snow words paper which makes aperfect backdrop, while wrapping it with pop-pomribbon creates the effect of fluffy snowflakes.

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