Saturday 8 October 2022

Small Christmas Corners Inspiration

  Here is the step by step for the card I demo-ed on Create and Craft for the Pergamano show on Thursday, 22/9/22, at 11am using the Small Christmas Corners Collection of Groovi plates ...

Groovi Plates:
Deluxe Groovi Plate Starter Kit + Butterfly Wreath A5 Square Plate  GRO-SK-40709-XX
Nested Squares Picot Cut Die Set & Groovi Plate  ACC-DI-30698-66
Tina's Small Christmas Corners A5 Square Groovi Plate Quartet  GRO-CH-41892-03
Nested Scallops Circles & Squares A5 Square Groovi Plate Set. GRO-PA-40573-03
Diagonal & Straight Basic Bold A5 Square Groovi Piercing Grid Set  GRO-GG-41233-12

NOTE: 
All the embossing on this project is done on the back.
The colouring on this project is done on the back.

Step 1: On clear parchment, die cut the 5th largest square from the Nested Squares Picot dies. Emboss the corresponding double square outlines from the Nested Squares Picot Groovi Plate using the Groovi No.1 tool (or Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool).

Step 2: Emboss the candles design from the Small Christmas Corners 3 plate - the mistletoe circles using the Groovi No.2 tool (or Pergamano 1.5mm embossing ball tool) and the rest of the line art using the Groovi No.1 tool (or Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool).

Step 3: Emboss part of the double circles, scallops and dots above the candles design from the Nested Scallops Circles plate using the Groovi No.1 tool (or Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool).

Step 4: In the top corners of the square, emboss the corner design from Small Christmas Corners 4 plate using the Groovi No.1 tool (or Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool).

Step 5: Using elements from the same corner design, emboss between the 2 corners.

Step 6: Randomly emboss snowflakes from Small Christmas Corners 2 plate - the circles using the Groovi No.2 tool (or Pergamano 1.5mm embossing ball tool) and the lines using the Groovi No.1 tool (or Pergamano 1mm embossing ball tool).

Step 7: Over the Diagonal Basic Bold Piercing Grid, using Groovi No.4 tool (or Pergamano 3mm embossing ball tool), emboss lightly in the candles to give some texture on them.

Step 8: Over the Straight Basic Bold Piercing Grid, emboss dots for the grid pattern between the candles design and circle designs using Groovi No.2 tool (or Pergamano 1.5mm embossing ball tool).

Step 9: Using the Groovi No.3 and No.4 tools (or Pergamano 1.5mm and 3mm embossing ball tools) gently emboss inside circles and mistletoe leaves starting with the largest ball tool and remembering to let the parchment rest between layers.

Step 10: Still working on the back, colour with Perga Colours Exclusive pens.

To Finish: Add as much or as little (or none) Perga glitter as you wish.
Cut squares from designer paper, companion paper and white card using Nested Squares Picot Dies.
Mount the parchment piece on the die cut squares using brads and stick this on folded white card.


Groovi plates and ingredients are available on https://claritycrafts.com.


Sending everyone STAY SAFE WISHES sprinkled with PERGA GLITTER. Take care.


Lots of Love, Hugs and Laughter

Tina x