Holiday Cheer Card Kit Tutorial

Craft Time: ~1.5 hours total (~15 minutes per card)

Fold the card along the score line, with the small bump on the inside. Use the bone folder for a crisp fold.
Prepare the glue bottle: Open the lid, remove the stopper, and screw the valve cap back on.
Use a small amount of glue to prevent paper warping.
Lay out all pieces before attaching them. Follow the steps below for the correct layering order.
Foam adhesives: Use wherever you’d like to add dimension.
Inside sentiments: These are optional. Add them if you’d like!

Glue the nutcracker body over its outline on the oval piece.
Attach the hat and coat using foam adhesive.
Add enamel shapes for the nutcracker boots, belt, shoulder pads, moustache, and hat decor.
Attach the finished nutcracker oval to the card front using foam adhesive.
Glue the leaf pieces over their outlines.
Add enamel berries over their outlines.
Attach the “Merry” piece to the card front using foam adhesive, following its outline.

Glue the pink gift tag to the green gift box and the green gift tag to the sparkly light green gift box, following the outlines.
Attach the bows to their matching gifts using foam adhesive. Cut the foam adhesive in half, if needed, to keep it from showing.
Attach each gift to the card front using foam adhesive, following the outlines.

Glue the gingerbread piece inside the open hand, between the thumb and fingers.
Using the finished card image as a guide, attach the blue mug to the card front with foam adhesive.
Glue each hand to the card front, following the outlines.
Attach the gold star and gift box using foam adhesive.
Add enamel shapes to the string of lights.

Glue the snowy mountain panel to the card front, aligning the bottom edges.
Glue the red houses over their outlines. Attach the orange and green houses using foam adhesive.
Add the trees over their outlines using a mix of glue and foam adhesive for dimension.
Add enamel cloud shapes to the sky.

Fold along all score lines. Use the bone folder for crisp folds.
Lift the top flap.
Add a small amount of shaker pieces from each bag to the center of the card. You will have extra.
Remove the yellow adhesive backing.
Peel the protective film from both sides of the acetate sheet, then center and attach the acetate over the adhesive.
Working one tab at a time, remove the adhesive backing from the side tabs. Add a few small dots of glue for a stronger hold, then fold over the acetate sheet. Press the edges inward firmly so the finished shaker is no wider than the card. Hold in place while the glue dries.
Repeat with the bottom tab, folding it up over the acetate sheet.
Before removing the next adhesive backings, fold down the top flap to make sure it is centered and straight, covering the entire card front. Adjust the fold if needed. Then remove the backings from the three tabs, add a few small dots of glue, and fold down the top flap to secure. Press firmly for several seconds.
Glue the silver snow globe base to the front of the shaker.
Glue the finished shaker piece to the card base.

Glue the “Merry Christmas to all” piece to the light blue half of the circle piece. Glue the “And to all a good night” piece and moon to the dark blue half.
Locate the bag attached to your kit box containing two brads. Use one brad to attach the circle inside the glitter piece, then fold the two prongs flat to secure.
Remove the adhesive backing from the glitter piece and fold it in half, sandwiching the circle inside.
Attach the houses and road piece using foam adhesive, aligning it with the bottom of the glitter piece.
Glue the sparkly snow piles to the bottom corners.
Attach the car to the road using foam adhesive.
Attach the “Joy” sign using foam adhesive, covering the outline.
Add enamel trees to the glitter paper wherever you’d like.
The card base includes a gray rectangle to use as a placement guide.
Glue the finished decorative section to the card front, covering the gray rectangle and aligning the bottom edge.
Do not glue the “Merry Christmas to all” circle—it should rotate freely.