Victorian Christmas Stocking Card With DIY Patterns and Instructions

DIY Home Decor and Cards with Prima's Victorian Christmas -Part 2

I really loved the beautiful Prima Victorian Christmas collection by Frank Garcia.  I had some left over paper and thought I'd make a series of cards and a canvas for Christmas to use the collection.  I have 4 projects in total so I decided to split this into two posts and share all my step-by-step instructions, DIY tips and techniques for each project.    This is Part 2.   

Part 1 projects are in the photo below. You can see the  complete instructions from the projects from Part 1  right here.   

These are the papers included in the Victorian Christmas papers I used for my projects.   

Prima Victorian Christmas  - Stocking Card with downloadable template  

This is my sweet stocking card.  

I have created a template for you to print.  Just clink on the link here.  

Step 1. Fold a piece of paper or use pre-folded cardstock.  Align the tempate against the fold.  Cut the template out but make sure the places that touch the fold are not cut.  

Your card should resemble this when opened.  

Step 2. Cut a doily to fit the toes, heel and trim on the top of the stocking.  

Step 3. This is what the back of the stocking top looks like.  I tucked the gold trim behind the piece before gluing to the card.  It provides a clean finished look and keeps the ends of the trim from fraying.    

Finishing Touches: from here, you choose if you want to keep the card flat for easy and inexpensive mailing or add dimensional embellishments with your personal flair.  

You can click here to get the printable Stocking Card Template 

Products used:  Prima Victorian Christmas Paper 990480, 990534, 990503
Prima Victorian Christmas Alpha Stickers 582371
Prima Gold Paper Doilies 585006
Gold trim
Cream pre folded Card/Envelope sized 5x6.5
Tim Holtz Distress ink - Vintage Photo

Victorian Christmas  - Stenciled Ornament Card

This card features the Victorian Christmas stencil.   For this card, I only share a stenciling tip.

I used the stencil that was part of  Prima's Victorian Christams collection for this card.  The stencil is obviously great for holidays  but perfect for all season as well.    Keep the stencil with the gift boxes handy for quick birthday cards.   

In this particular card, I really wanted to stencil  the ornaments.  To do this, you will want to block off the sections of the stencil that you do not want to include.    Slip a piece of paper under the stencil to keep the card clean of excess  stencil.  

Some people even add tape over the stencil sections they want to avoid.  

The credit card (used gift card) shown in the photo is another tool I use to spread the molding paste quickly and evenly.  

Thanks for sharing your time with me.  

May your Christmas season be filled with friendship and peace. 

Products Used:

Prima Victorian Christmas Paper 990480, 990534, 990503
Prima Victorian Christmas Alpha Stickers 582371
Prima Victorian Christmas  - Deck the Halls Stencil 582951
13Arts Chalk Modeling Paste
Prima Coy Liam Leaves 581138
White cording 2yards
gold sequins
Gold trim
Mini-red floral berries
Kraft Card/Envelope sized 5x6.5
Tim Holtz Distress ink - Vintage Photo

DIY Cards and Home Decor Christmas Canvas - Part 1

DIY Home Decor with Prima's Victorian Christmas -Part 1

I really loved the beautiful Prima Victorian Christmas collection by Frank Garcia.  I had some left over paper and thought I'd make a series of cards and  a canvas for Christmas to use the collection.  I have 4 projects in total so I decided to split this into two posts.   
 Even better...I'll share my step-by-step instructions, DIY tips and techniques for each project.    I'll share Part 1 today.  You can see Part 2 here.  

This is Part 1

These are the papers that I used for this mini-series.  It included the Victorian Christmas collection from Prima and Frank Garcia. 

DIY  Victorian Christmas - 8x10 canvas

 I created an 8x10 canvas with the Victorian Christmas papers and used stencils as accents.  Scroll down to find the step -by-step DIY instructions for this canvas.  

Step 1. Stencil the Prima Doily onto the Victorian Christmas paper with  molding paste.  Be sure to wash the molding paste off the stencil immediately.  Pay extra attention to the little holes in the stencil to make sure they are all clear to preserve the stencil's delicate appeal. 

Step 2. After the paste is dry, cut the shape of the stencil out. 

Step 3. Cut approximately a 3.5 in circle in the center of the stencil.  

Step 4. Add cardboard or dimensional foam tape to create dimension.  

Step 5. Cut image from the Victorian Christmas paper.  The image size should be 3.5inches.  

Step 6. Add a bit of  color to an 8x10 canvas.  Watercolors work nicely - but I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo.  Gently mist to "activate " the water.  

This provides a wonderful soft  background for the stenciling and will make the details of the stencil pop.  The effect is amazing in person - very hard to convey in a photo over the internet.  

Step 7. Once the canvas is dry, apply the stencil to the canvas using the molding paste.  

  TIP:  A great way to remove excess molding paste from a stencil is to rub the remainder on a kraft card.  I love the effect.  Then I have the start of a card along with my project.  Scroll down past this canvas project and I'll show you how I finished the card.  

Step 8. Once the molding paste is completely dry, add the cut out stencil.  This is going to be a wreath so place the Santa image in the center as the focal image.   

Step 9. Decorate as desired.   

TIP:  I'll show you how to roll those pretty flower buds shown below.  Just scroll down to the card instructions.    

Products Used:
Prima Victorian Christmas Paper 990480, 990534, 990503
Prima Victorian Christmas Alpha Stickers 582371
Prima 8x10 Watercolor Canvas Panel 585679
Prima Stencil Doily 2 6x6 - 582852
Prima Flowers - Solid Rose 586829
13Arts Chalk Modeling Paste
Quilling Tip
Prima Coy Liam Leaves 581138
Prima Flowers - Boxed White 586638
White cording 2yards
Prima Flowers - Allure Mocha 553111
wide lace trim
Prima Flowers - Allure Mocha 553111
Champagne colored floral berries
Tim Holtz Distress ink - Vintage Photo
cardboard
water mist

Prima Victorian Christmas -Kraft Doily Card

Step 1. Stencil the Prima Doily onto Kraft cardstock using molding paste.  Let dry completely.  It does dry fairly quickly.   

Step 2. Add your embellishments.  You can keep the card flat and add a sentiment, or gussy up with dimensional embellies.  I provided my particular embellishment sequence below.   

Step 3.  The Prima Victorian Christmas paper has some wonderful borders that make great sentiments for cards.  

Step 4. I added some rolled rose buds  for cluster filler.  To do this, I used a quilling tool.  

Cut a small circle from patterned paper.  Next cut a spiral in the circle as the photo shows.  Take the end of the spiral and insert into  the slit of the quilling tool and start rolling tightly around the quilling tool.   Glue the rose bud at the base.  

Step 5. I dabbed  a bit of white paint on the sentiments, flower and rolled rose buds to blend them and give them a soft frosty look.  

Thanks for sharing your time today.  You can see Part 2 of this collection right here. 

This is the card and downloadable template featured in part 2. 

 

Prima Victorian Christmas Alpha Stickers 582371
Prima Stencil Doily 2 6x6 - 582852
13Arts Chalk Modeling Paste
Quilling Tip
Prima Coy Liam Leaves 581138
Prima Flowers - Solid Rose 586829
Prima Flowers - Boxed White 586638
White cording 2yards
I added :
Prima Flowers - Allure Mocha 553111
Martha Stewart Small snowflake punches
White cording
Pre Folded  Kraft Card/Envelope sized  5x6.5

Holiday Home Decor - Wooden Moose

Holiday Home Decor - Wooden Moose

Here is a sweet piece of home decor that I made.  It's got a fun rustic crackle finish and  a woodsy outdoor feel. 

You can find all the easy step-by-step also right here at Blitsy.

Create an adorable rustic wood moose for the holiday season. This is great to give as a gift or keep for yourself and it adds that rustic homey feel to your holiday decor.

Products Used:

Darice Unfinished Wood Table Top Moose Antlers - 6.3" x 1.57" x 6.3"

Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Vintage Photo

Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Walnut Stain

Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Black Soot or Hickory Smoke

Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Pinecones

Martha Stewart Pine Branch Punch

Foam Brushes

Raffia

Crackle Paste

Sequins

Green Mist

Burlap

Beacons Glue - 3-in-1

Prima Flowers Poinsettia Kiss

Green and Brown Cardstock

Hemp twine

Here are some close ups of the finished moose

Here's How To Make This

1.

Start with the adorable Darice Unfinished Wood Moose. This is a sweet table top Moose with a base that stands securely at 6.3" x 1.57" x 6.3". ADORABLE!

I painted it with a few different colored paints, base layer being dark or chocolate brown. For the base layer, I used a foam brush to cover all the nooks and edges. This was important since I didn't want a naked moose.

2.

Once the base layer was painted, I added some accent colors - black and a lighter brown. I used Tim Holtz Distress Paints in Black Soot and Vintage Photo. Make sure your paint layers are dry if you want to use the dauber that comes on top of the Distress Paints.

Is it necessary to add accent colors on the moose? No. Absolutely not. BUT as you scroll down to the next step, you'll see more clearly why I chose to add the accent colors. They really make my moose pop and "come to life", especially when crackle medium is added.

3.

Once all paint is dry, it's time to add a cool rustic twist to the moose. I did this using clear crackle medium/Crackle Paste. This is the coolest stuff for creating rustic looks and interesting texture to projects. I used clear Crackle Paste. It has a gorgeous glossy crackle finish when totally dry and makes the colors on the moose blend in nicely with the crackle finish.

The crackling doesn't happen immediately. It really needs to dry in order for the crackles to start appearing. You also need a bit of patience.

The key to using a crackle medium is to add a thick layer to your project and then let dry. You may need to let dry overnight. That's what I did. In fact I had to let this project dry over the course of a few evenings because I applied crackle paste to both sides of the moose as well as the base. That meant a lot of flipping over and letting dry - flipping back over and letting a different side dry. I painted the moose body first then moved to the base.

Ahhhhh but just look at the results!

4.

Embellishment Time!

I grabbed out some dies that would add more rustic appeal to my project. The Tim Holtz Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Pinecones 657492 is perfect. Once I punched out my shapes, I enhanced them with Distress Ink in Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain. This little subtle step of inking the edges may be a small step but adds such a wonderful big impact to the overall finished look of a project.

5.

Here's how my Tattered Pinecones look after they have been rolled. I punched out some additional smaller pine branches using Martha Stewart's Pine punch. I love this punch - one of my favorite punches in fact. I'm going to layer the smaller pine branches right over the larger ones for a nice effect.

6.

I wanted to create a wreath-like effect around his neck so I wrapped some hemp twine around his neck and topped it with some red floral berries and red sequins. I also tucked some punched pine branches into the cluster. I wanted to bring some green up to the top of my project because there is so much green at the base. This is a technique that helps provide balance to a project .

Now for the finishing touches at the base.

I glued a layer of burlap to the base, added my Tattered Pinecones and started creating the cluster outward from there. This included adding bits of red floral berries and sequins, punched pine branches and a tiny bit of raffia.

 

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