Christmas Cats Christmas Card Tutorial with Spellbinders Christmas Cats Collection

Hi, crafty friends! Lea Lawson here with you today, creating a card featuring the hilarious new Christmas Cats collection by Yana Smakula. I’m not even a cat person, but I can’t get enough of this adorable collection!

Today I’m sharing my step-by-step process in easy-to-follow photos and instructions. I hope you find them helpful! Die-cut the cats from the Christmas Cats die set in the following cardstock colors: Striped cat: Bellini & Coral; Siamese cat: Fawn & Truffle; Bow: Poppy Eye backer: Raven; Pupils: Class White Assemble and glue the cats together in steps. Be sure to add the white pupil piece first, followed by the black eye backer on the striped cat. Die-cut the elements from the Christmas Cats Accessories die set in the following cardstock colors: Tree & light strings: Fern; Santa Hats: Poppy Tree trunk: Truffle; Garland, Tree star & ornament hangers: Brushed Gold; Ornaments & lights: White glitter metallic; Tree pot: Gold matte metallic Assemble the diecut tree, then adhere the striped cat to it. Adhere the Christmas light strings together, then adhere to the Siamese cat. Next, we are going to 3D emboss an A2 panel of Oceanside cardstock with the Ornate Molded Frame 3D embossing folder. The best plate sandwich for running this through your Platinum 6 is Platform Base A, 3D Embossing Folder with paper inside, and Adapter Plate D.

TIP (not pictured): To help the paper not crack, I like to mist the back of my cardstock with a little bit of water. Some crafters prefer to mist the front, but I have found the back works best for me!

I decided the Christmas lights cat needed a bed, so I die-cut the pieces from Blush cardstock and quickly glued them together (not shown). Next, we are going to hot foil the sentiment. To start, turn on your Glimmer Hot Foil System, then let it heat up. Once the green indicator light notifies you that the platform is ready, place the sentiment from Meowy Christmas Sentiments on it and hit the timer button. Once the timer button stops flashing, prep your Rose Gold hot foil and white cardstock. Remove the platform from the base, then place the Rose Gold foil pretty side down on the hot foil plate. Place the white cardstock over top, then layer the plate sandwich on top and run through a Platinum 6 diecut machine.

TIP: I like to add a cardstock shim in the middle of the glimmer sandwich to help press plates foil more accurately.

Die-cut the sentiment with the coordinating die. Glue the 3D embossed panel to an A2-sized white card base. Arrange and adhere the Christmas Cats die-cut elements to the front. Mount the foiled sentiment to the front with thin foam strips. Accent the card with Aura AB self-adhesive crystals to finish. I find using the Precision Tool from the Handy Tool Kit helpful when adhering the tiny crystals to the card. I hope you enjoyed seeing these adorable Christmas Cats come to life, and how fun it will be to feature these naughty little kitties on your holiday cards this year! I share lots of inspiration on my Instagram and YouTube channel - follow and subscribe to see even more inspiration with this beautiful collection. Happy crafting!

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