Handmade Christmas Card using a background technique as the focus created by Sarah Phelan from Sarah's Stampin' retreat using Spellbinders October Clubs
Handmade Christmas Card using a background technique as the focus created by Sarah Phelan from Sarah's Stampin' retreat using Spellbinders October Clubs
Handmade Christmas Card using a background technique as the focus created by Sarah Phelan from Sarah's Stampin' retreat using Spellbinders October Clubs
Handmade Christmas Card using a background technique as the focus created by Sarah Phelan from Sarah's Stampin' retreat using Spellbinders October Clubs

Hello Crafters! How are you? Today I’m sharing some Christmas Cards where the backgrounds are the star of the show! Some background techniques are just too pretty to hide behind a huge feature element, so I thought it would be fun to create some beautiful backgrounds and then just add small elements like frames and sentiments to finish them off. I’ve used the gorgeous October clubs from Spellbinders for these cards. They have a generally quite cutesy theme, but I chose to use them in a more traditional way for this video.

Handmade Christmas Card using a background technique as the focus created by Sarah Phelan from Sarah's Stampin' retreat using Spellbinders October Clubs
Handmade Christmas Card using a background technique as the focus created by Sarah Phelan from Sarah's Stampin' retreat using Spellbinders October Clubs

I’ve used all sorts of techniques for this video, from stencilling to hot foiling, and Betterpress to embossing. I know not everyone will have all of the things that I use, so I make suggestions along the way of things you can replace them with if you don’t have some of the equipment.

Check out the video below to see how to create this project yourself, then scroll to the bottom of the post to find links to the supplies you will need to create it!

Video Tutorial -- Stunning Christmas Card Background Techniques that will Have you Hooked

I hope you enjoyed this project. Click the links below to shop the products used to create it. Please note that if you shop any of the below links I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. This will help me to continue to create projects to share with you. Thank you for your support. Please note that some of the products used may have been gifted to me by the relevant companies.

GLIMMER HOT FOIL KIT OF THE MONTH CLUB
GLIMMER HOT FOIL KIT OF THE MONTH CLUB
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BETTERPRESS PLATE OF THE MONTH MEMBERSHIP
BETTERPRESS PLATE OF THE MONTH MEMBERSHIP
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Stencil of the Month
Stencil of the Month
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3D EMBOSSING FOLDER OF THE MONTH MEMBERSHIP
3D EMBOSSING FOLDER OF THE MONTH MEMBERSHIP
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THE DELUXE CABOODLE VALUE CLUB MEMBERSHIP
THE DELUXE CABOODLE VALUE CLUB MEMBERSHIP
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BETTERPRESS LETTERPRESS SYSTEM
BETTERPRESS LETTERPRESS SYSTEM
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GLIMMER HOT FOIL SYSTEM
GLIMMER HOT FOIL SYSTEM
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FASHION GOLD EMBELLISHMENTS
FASHION GOLD EMBELLISHMENTS
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GLIMMER HOT FOIL ROLL - GOLD
GLIMMER HOT FOIL ROLL -- GOLD
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Mini Blending Brush Set
Mini Blending Brush Set
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Sarah
sarah@sarahsstampinretreat.co.uk