Santa Paws

When we were young so long ago, we wished like so many others, for a puppy for Christmas.

Little did we actually realise that Santa could not carry so many puppies all at once, so here is a design that will not cause so much expense and at least let the little Christmas wisher know that their wish was heard.

This is definitely the cute puppy I wanted and I have made a very quick decoupage using this easy step by step method.

I printed the sheet provided twice and used the first copy of the main image as the main backing sheet.

The second copy I have used to cut away the green frame, keeping the bow intact. I attached this to the main image using padded D.S. tape. I used the smaller elements, the 2 pine cones and the sentiment to complete the decoupage, using padded D.S. tape.

I attached a white backing sheet cut at 14.25 x 14.25 using D.S. tape and defined the edges with a gold metallic pen.

I made the main card using cup814313_79993, Christmas lace effect, a design by Clare Walker, printed onto both sides of a white card and cut it at 29 x 15cm, and used D.S. tape to attach the completed topper to the card front.

I completed the insert by using the smaller image from one of the copies and a free verse from the Christmas list for friends.

I then used glitter glue to embellish the hat, pom pom and the top of the sack.

I used the second small image to make a gift card using green card, and the glitter glue for embellishing the front of the card, and trimming one of the sentiments to fit this smaller version.

This has made a magical looking card and I will be able to use this design many times and for many seasons to come.

Pamela Horton. The whispering Platypus.

When we were young so long ago, we wished like so many others, for a puppy for Christmas.

Little did we actually realise that Santa could not carry so many puppies all at once, so here is a design that will not cause so much expense and at least let the little Christmas wisher know that their wish was heard.

This is definitely the cute puppy I wanted and I have made a very quick decoupage using this easy step by step method.

I printed the sheet provided twice and used the first copy of the main image as the main backing sheet.

The second copy I have used to cut away the green frame, keeping the bow intact. I attached this to the main image using padded D.S. tape. I used the smaller elements, the 2 pine cones and the sentiment to complete the decoupage, using padded D.S. tape.

I attached a white backing sheet cut at 14.25 x 14.25 using D.S. tape and defined the edges with a gold metallic pen.

I made the main card using cup814313_79993, Christmas lace effect, a design by Clare Walker, printed onto both sides of a white card and cut it at 29 x 15cm, and used D.S. tape to attach the completed topper to the card front.

I completed the insert by using the smaller image from one of the copies and a free verse from the Christmas list for friends.

I then used glitter glue to embellish the hat, pom pom and the top of the sack.

I used the second small image to make a gift card using green card, and the glitter glue for embellishing the front of the card, and trimming one of the sentiments to fit this smaller version.

This has made a magical looking card and I will be able to use this design many times and for many seasons to come.

Pamela Horton. The whispering Platypus.