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Framed Art

Merry & Bright Panel

Step 1

Punch along one short edge of Whisper White card

9.5cm x 11.3cm using the Confetti Stars Border

Punch.

Step 1

Step 2

Attach the punched Whisper White card to Real

Red card 10cm x 11.8cm.

Step 2

Step 3

Cut the word “merry” from Mossy Meadow card.

Step 3

Step 4

Attach the word to the punched Whisper White

card.

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Step 4

Step 5

Stamp “& bright” using Real Red ink.

Step 5

Christmas Tree Panel

Step 1

Emboss Whisper White card 9.5cm x 16.5cm using

the Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder.

Step 1

Step 2

Attach the embossed Whisper White card to Mossy

Meadow card 10cm x 17cm.

Step 2

Step 3

Cut out the section of Curvy Keepsakes Box which

has the long narrow end from Early Expresso card.

Step 3

Step 4

Trim off any of the outside piece along the score

line. See photo.

Step 4

Step 5

Trim down the bottom section of the box where it

has one round corner to 3cm.

Step 5

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Step 6

Attach the “tree base” to the centre of the

embossed Whisper White card.

Step 6

Step 7

Punch out 9 clouds from Mossy Meadow card

using the Tree Builder Punch.

Step 7

Step 8

Sponge around all the edges of each cloud using

Mossy Meadow ink making sure that you sponge

them all on the same side.

Step 8

Step 9

Attach the clouds over the Curvy Keepsake base –

first row; two clouds,

second row; one cloud,

third row; two clouds,

fourth row; one cloud,

fifth row; two clouds,

sixth row; one cloud. Make sure that each time

you have a row of 2 clouds, that the width is

slightly decreased. Make sure to cover the Curvy

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Keepsake base, so that no brown shows through

the clouds.

Step 9

Step 10

Cut a star from Gold Glimmer Paper using the star

framelit from the Circle Card Die.

Step 10

Step 11

Attach the star to the top of the tree.

Step 11

Step 12

Use the smallest Square Framelit Die to cut Real

Red, Smoky Slate and Old Olive card.

Step 12

Step 13

Cut a bow from each of the three colours.

Step 13

Step 14

Attach the Smoky Slate bow to the Real Red

square. Attach the Old Olive bow to the Smoky

Slate square. Attach the Real Red bow to the Old

Olive square.

Step 14

Step 15

Attach the Smoky Slate square to the bottom of the

tree on the right hand side. Attach the Old Olive

square to the bottom of the tree on the left hand

side.

Step 15

Step 16

Attach the Real Red square to the centre of the

tree using dimensionals.

Step 16

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Step 17

Punch 9 circles from Gold Glimmer Paper using the

2nd largest circles on the Bird Builder Punch. Attach

to the tree using Glue Dots.

Step 17

Christmas Bauble Panel

Step 1

Cut one each of the intricate baubles from Red

Foil. You may need an extra shim to make sure the

framelits cut through this card as it is a little

thicker.

Sep 1

Step 2

Cut two bauble hangers from Gold Foil.

Step 2

Step 3

Using the two shortest lengths of Gold Cording

Trim, tie one piece through each of the bauble

hangers.

Step 3

Step 4

Trim off the excess Cording Trim and attach the

bauble hanger with the shortest length of Cording

Trim to the longer narrower ornament. Attach the

bauble hander with the longer length of Cording

Trim to the shorter wider ornament.

Step 4

Step 5

Attach the Baubles to Whisper White card 9.5cm x

16.5cm.

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Step 5

Step 6

Attach the Whisper White card to Mossy Meadow

card 10cm x 17cm, making sure that the ends of

the Cording Trim are secured at the back. See

photo.

Step 6

Step 7

Tie the two remaining pieces of Cording Trim into

bows and attach over the top of the knot on the

Bauble Hanger for each ornament.

Step 7

Santa in the Sky panel

Step 1

Cut the trees from the top section of Old Olive card

9.5cm x 8cm.

Step 1

Step 2

Attach to the bottom of Whisper White card 9.5cm

x 11.3cm.

Step 2

Step 3

Cut the houses from Smoky Slate card 9.5cm x 5m.

Step 3

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Step 4

Attach the houses over the top of the Old Olive

trees making sure that they are aligned at the

bottom.

Step 4

Step 5

Cut the horse and sleigh from Smoky Slate card

7cm x 3.5cm.

Step 5

Step 6

Cut the excess card away from the horse and

sleigh. See photo.

Step 6

Step 7

Attach horse and sleigh above the trees.

Step 7

Step 8

Attach the Whisper White panel to Real Red card

10cm x 11.8cm.

Step 8

Assembling your Framed Art.

Step 1

Attach the Merry & Bright panel to the top left

hand corner of thick A4 Whisper White card.

Step 1

Step 2

Attach the Christmas Tree Panel to the lower left

hand corner of the thick A4 Whisper White card.

Step 2

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Step 3

Attach the Christmas Baubles to the top right hand

corner of the thick A4 Whisper White card.

Step 3

Step 4

Attach the Santa Sleigh panel to the lower right

hand corner of the thick A4 Whisper White card.

Step 4

Step 5

Place into frame of your choice when you get

home.

I hope you have enjoyed making your Framed Art piece today. If you made one last year you can now update

your frame for this year or by a new frame and have two Framed Art pieces. I hope that you find the

instructions useful in the future.

Kris Kristine McIntosh Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Brisbane, Australia 0429668535 krismac8@bigpond.com Blog: www.stampingwithkris.com Web: www.krismcintosh.stampinup.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stamping-With-Kris/187579114586591