Merry and Bright Winter Stag Card

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Create an elegant winter card featuring a die-cut stag scene with delicate foliage details. This sophisticated design combines white cardstock with landscape paper backing, enhanced with gold wax accents and glitter glue on the foliage for a festive shimmer. The finished card showcases a beautiful woodland scene perfect for seasonal greetings.

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Step by step

1. Cut two pieces of white card using the A6 die-cutting machine with the stag die. ▶ watch 34:30
2. 

   Carefully pop out all the small intricate pieces from the die-cut stag using a poke tool or your fingers. Take care to remove all the delicate branches and details from the white die-cut frame.

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   Select a piece of patterned paper with a winter landscape scene from the bumper paper pack. Choose a design with blue and white stripes or a similar coordinating pattern.

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   Trim the landscape paper to size and layer it onto your white card base. Position the landscape paper behind the white die-cut frame to create depth in your design.

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   Apply gold wax to the stag die-cut using your finger or a soft cloth, gently rubbing it over the surface to add subtle colour and dimension to the piece.

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   Position the die-cut stag at the bottom of the card so it appears grounded on the landscape. The stag should sit naturally on the lower edge of the scene.

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   Apply gold glitter glue to the leaves and foliage details in the landscape scene. Use the applicator to add sparkle to the decorative elements within the die-cut design.

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   Stamp the 'Winter Wonderland' sentiment from the stamp set onto the inside of the card using brown ink. Position the stamp centrally below the winter scene aperture.

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Tips from the show

• You can batch make these cards as they use simple layering techniques.
• The stag die works well for Father's Day cards too if you change the colour scheme.
• If you don't have a guillotine, you can trim card edges by hand with scissors.

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