Rocking Around Elvis Santa Quattradee Card

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Create a striking Elvis-themed Santa card using the Quattradee system with layered stencils, stamping, and 3D embossing. This produces a dimensional Santa figure with textured beard, coat details, and belt buckle that pops off the card.

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Step by step

1. Place stencil number one on your card and line it up in the corner using the heart alignment guide. ▶ watch 30:45
2. Apply red ink with a large blending brush to colour Santa's coat, adding darker red to the sleeves for dimension. ▶ watch 31:00
3. Remove stencil one and position stencil number two, which shows his hands, face and belt. ▶ watch 32:45
4. Blend an orange or skin-tone colour through stencil two onto his hands, face and belt area. ▶ watch 33:00
5. Apply stencil three to add grey tones to his microphone and belt buckle for shine and detail. ▶ watch 34:45
6. Use light grey or blue on stencil four to create white-looking beard and cuff details. ▶ watch 35:30
7. Stamp the Santa design onto the coloured stencil layers using black ink, pressing firmly for good coverage. ▶ watch 37:00
8. Run the stamped Santa through the 3D embossing folder, lining it up carefully to create texture in his beard, coat and hair. ▶ watch 38:00
9. Die-cut the Santa using the outline die, running it through your cutting machine. ▶ watch 40:45
10. Optionally, you can bend his arm to point outward and add sparkle or glitter to his jacket and hat for extra dimension. ▶ watch 41:00

Tips from the show

• If you don't line up the stencils perfectly, you'll get a one millimetre border which looks handmade and is acceptable.
• If you're not confident with colouring, the stencils are designed to hold your hand through the process.
• You can use the embossing folder on its own for white-on-white clean and simple cards if you prefer.

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