Craft Project - Our Visit With Santa

By Stephanie Barnard

Materials

AMACO ArtEmboss® Soft Metal Sheets — Bright Gold
AMACO ArtEmboss® Soft Metal Sheets — Bright Red
AMACO ArtEmboss® Soft Metal Sheets — Mint Green
AMACO WireMesh® Woven Wire Fabric — Brass
Sizzix Dies — Fun Serif Alphabet, Photo Corners, and Super Crescent Tag
JewelCraft — Gold Filigree Findings and Ruby Cabochons
Timeless Touches — Gold and Deep Red Fibers
Krylon — Gold Leafing Pen
DMD Paper Reflections Cardstock
Glue Dots — International Mini Glue Dots

Step 1
Using Sizzix die cut machine; cut title from Red ArtEmboss®. Gently crinkle letters and then smooth flat. Cut tag and photo corners from Brass WireMesh®.

Step 2
Adhere title letters to green cardstock. Journal with gold pen. Add photo corners with glue dots and matt with dark green cardstock.

Step 3
Cut two 12 inch by 1 inch strips from Red ArtEmboss®. Crinkle and smooth flat. Adhere to layout as shown.

Step 4
Matt tag made with Brass WireMesh® to dark green cardstock. Add Gold ArtEmboss® to tag along with a small strip of crinkled Red ArtEmboss®. Hand cut two Green ArtEmboss® holly leaves and draw emboss veins onto leaves and adhere to tag. Add cabochons and filigree finding to tag. Thread fibers through tag and adhere tag to layout.

Step 5
Matt first photo to Red crinkled ArtEmboss® and dark green cardstock. Adhere to layout. Matt vertical photo with Red crinkled ArtEmboss®, WireMesh® Brass and dark green cardstock, cutting the cardstock larger on one side. Adhere two filigree findings and one cabochon to matt, and adhere to layout.