Season’s greetings
Use a compass cutter to make a variety of fun and fabulous Christmas cards
You will need
• Card in patterned and plain colours and glitter
• Scalpel
• Cutting board
• Compass cutter
• Needle
• Gold thread
• Gold pen
• Double-sided tape
• Pencil
• Steel ruler
• Diamanté stickers
To Make ❶ THREE BAUBLES CARD
Cut a piece of card 18cm x 18cm. Fold in half. Using the compass cutter, cut three circles from a contrasting card, each 5cm in diameter. Attach them to the main card using a needle and gold thread.
❷ BAUBLE WINDOW CARD
Cut a piece of card 20cm x 15cm. Cut a 5cm circle 2.5cm from the top and lefthand edge. Fold in half. Draw in the top of the bauble and string with gold pen. Cut a square of contrasting card and stick behind the circle with double-sided tape.
❸ 3D GLITTER CARD
Cut a piece of glitter card 22cm x 14cm. Fold in half. Cut four 5cm-diameter circles from contrasting card. With double-sided tape, stick one circle to the centre of the card. Fold the other three circles in half to form semi-circles. Take needle and gold thread, tie a knot, then pierce through card from the back, through the circle, just right of the centre. Then pierce through centre of a folded circle, 3mm out from centre line (going through both layers). Stitch through other two folded circles in same way, so they’re all threaded on one piece of thread. Take needle back through card to the left of the centre of the circle, so the folded circles are all attached and fan out. Pull tight and tie a knot to secure. Stick a small square of card over both knots using double-sided tape.
❹ SNOWMAN CARD
Cut a piece of card 18cm x 15cm. Fold in half. On the front, make a light pencil mark 4.5cm down on the right-hand edge, and 6cm in along the bottom edge. Join the two marks using the ruler to make an angled line. Mark three points along it, 4cm apart. Using the compass cutter, cut the top two circles of 4cm diameter and the bottom one of 5cm, using the marks as the centres of the circles, which will overlap. Create a snowman by cutting a hat shape at the top, and a base at the bottom. Cut a piece of white glittery card, 9cm x 15cm, and stick inside the front of the card with double-sided tape. Add diamanté stickers as buttons.