Penguins and Presents Christmas Cards
Hi crafters! Today I am sharing some Penguins and Presents Christmas Cards that I put together for Papercraft Essentials magazine last year. It was the first time I had done such a big magazine project using my own ranges and I was so thrilled to be featured!
The brief was very open so I could do any style of cards I wanted. I did a mix of different styles and folds, and also included some heat embossing because I wanted to show off the new penguin stamps! Here’s how to make each of these projects.
DL kraft card
You’ll need
DL kraft card blank
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents paper pack
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents wooden embellishments
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents stamp set
Stampin’ Up archival basic black ink pad
Step by step
1 Cut a strip of 15x5cm tree paper and adhere to the left of the card blank.
2 Cut a 9.5×5.5cm piece of red snowflake paper and snip a triangle from the bottom to make a banner. Attach to the card and add a 12cm long strip of polka dot paper on top cut at an angle.
3 Attach a wooden penguin and two presents with 3D foam pads.
4 Stamp the Merry Christmas sentiment on to the back of one of the papers (to get the matching shade of white as the background paper), cut out, and attach to the card with foam pads.
Time: 15 minutes
‘Let it snow’ star aperture card
You’ll need
5×5” white square card blank
Kraft cardstock
Black cardstock
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents wooden embellishments
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents stamp set
Dovecraft black pigment ink pad
Docrafts Papermania clear embossing powder
Docrafts Papermania gold embossing powder
Docrafts Papermania heat tool
Xcut star nesting dies
Manual die cutting machine
Step by step
1 Trim an 11.5cm square panel of black cardstock and stamp all over with the Penguins and Presents star background stamp in black pigment ink. Sprinkle over clear embossing powder, heat emboss, and adhere the panel to the card.
2 Die cut a star aperture in a 10.8cm square panel of kraft cardstock and adhere to the card with 3D foam pads.
3 Heat emboss a penguin, hat, scarf and sentiment in gold. Cut out and assemble the pieces and glue to the card. Finish with three wooden snowflake embellishments.
Time: 35 minutes
Z-fold card
You’ll need
A4 white cardstock
Black cardstock
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents paper pack
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents stamp set
Stampin’ Up archival basic black ink pad
Dovecraft black pigment ink pad
Docrafts Papermania clear embossing powder
Docrafts Papermania heat tool
Hobbycraft red polka dot ribbon
Step by step
1 Create a Z fold card blank by setting your white cardstock landscape and cutting off the top at angle (start about 5cm down the left hand side and cut to the top right corner). Trim 3cm off across the bottom to make a shorter card then fold in three.
2 Cover the inside two panels with chalkboard paper matted on to black cardstock. In the back panel, add a white square of card to write on and cut out some presents to add.
3 Stamp polka dot paper with the star background stamp in black ink, trim down the panel to fit and glue to the card. Heat emboss a snowflake stamped panel with clear embossing powder and add to the card with foam pads.
4 Cut out three penguins from the papers and attach with foam pads. Wrap a red polka dot ribbon round the front and tie in a bow.
Time: 45 minutes
‘Merry Christmas’ star card
You’ll need
5×5” white square card blank
Kraft cardstock
Black cardstock
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents stamp set
Stampin’ Up archival basic black ink pad
Dovecraft black pigment ink pad
Docrafts Papermania gold embossing powder
Docrafts Papermania heat tool
Xcut star nesting dies
Manual die cutting machine
Step by step
1 Trim a panel of kraft card just smaller than your card blank. Stamp all over with the starry background stamp and heat emboss in gold. Adhere to the card blank with foam tape.
2 Die cut a star from kraft card and affix to the card. Stamp two penguins on kraft card in black ink, cut out, and adhere to the card with 3D foam pads.
3 Stamp the Merry Christmas sentiment on to black cardstock and heat emboss in gold. Fix to the card with 3D foam pads.
Time: 35 minutes
‘Let it snow’ heart card
You’ll need
A6 white card blank
Black cardstock
White cardstock
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents stamp set
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents paper pack
Stampin’ Up Cherry Cobbler ink pad
Stampin’ Up Night of Navy ink pad
Dovecraft black pigment ink pad
Docrafts Papermania gold embossing powder
Docrafts Papermania heat tool
Xcut star nesting dies
Xcut homespun heart nesting dies
Step by step
1 Stamp a snowflake pattern in red ink across the whole card blank.
2 Cut a 3.5x14cm strip of black cardstock and cut a triangle in the end to make a banner. Glue to the card and add a 2x11cm strip of tree paper on top, cut at an angle on the end.
3 Die cut a heart from red snowflake paper and a star from white cardstock and layer on to the card with 3D foam pads.
4 Stamp a penguin and scarf in navy ink, cut out and assemble on the card.
5 Stamp the Let it Snow sentiment on black cardstock, heat emboss in gold and attach to the card.
Time: 30 minutes
Gatefold card
You’ll need
Dovecraft tri fold card blank
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents paper pack
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents stamp set
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents wooden embellishments
Docrafts Artiste Metallic Titanium Gold acrylic paint
Stampin’ Up archival basic black ink pad
Step by step
1 Cover the inside of the card blank with a 13.7cm square piece of pale bokeh patterned paper and stamp the Merry Christmas sentiment and snowflakes in black ink.
2 Cut two 6.7×13.7cm panels of presents paper and glue to the front flaps of the card.
3 Cover the wooden penguin with a light sweeping of gold paint and glue one side of him to the left hand front panel so he overlaps the right panel. Add three wooden snowflakes to finish.
Time: 15 minutes
Silver snowflakes card
You’ll need
5×5” white square card blank
White cardstock
Kraft cardstock
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents paper pack
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents stamp set
StickerKitten Penguins and Presents wooden embellishments
Dovecraft black pigment ink pad
Docrafts Papermania silver embossing powder
Docrafts Papermania heat tool
Stampin’ Up Night of Navy ink pad
Stampin’ Up 2” circle punch
Step by step
1 Cover the card blank with a square of red snowflake paper trimmed just smaller than the card.
2 Cut an 11.3cm square of white cardstock and stamp a diagonal scattering of snowflakes in black pigment ink then heat emboss in silver.
3 Cut a 9x4cm strip of polka dot paper and snip and triangle out of the end to make a pennant shape. Glue to the card and add a punched kraft circle on top with 3D foam pads.
4 Stamp the Merry Christmas sentiment in navy ink on white cardstock and adhere to the card with 3D foam pads.
5 Glue a little wooden present to the top of the circle to make it look like a bauble.
Time: 25 minutes
What else is in the range?
I hope you enjoyed these Penguins and Presents Christmas cards and that they have given you some inspiration for your own Christmas cardmaking! Since I made these we have added a few more items to the Penguins and Presents range – die-cut ephemera, stickers and sequins.
Happy crafting! And if you make anything with our ranges please do post them on our Facebook page – I love to see what you have been making!
Sarah x
Time To Be A Unicorn
Hello crafty friends! Ashlea here, and I’m so excited to be posting my first project with StickerKitten! I have a fun DIY Unicorn Face card for you today using the supplies included in the Unicorn Fairground craft box. Check out my tutorial here to see how I put it all together!
When I first saw the theme of this box, I knew I wanted to make a card like this and with the supplies included, it basically made itself.
I hope that you’ve enjoyed learning how I put this card together using the Unicorn Fairground box! Thank you so much for stopping by. Happy crafting and I’ll see you very soon!