Four festive wrapped packages are carefully stacked in the arms of this Christmas shopper, making it a wonderful addition to your greeting cards this Christmas season!
One thing to keep in mind before we get started… this is merely a guide to assemble the dimensional accent in a way that resembles the pictured version. We encourage you to unleash your creativity and explore alternative layouts, add your own touches (such as inking, embossing, glitter, etc) and make this project reflect your own style or the future greeting card recipient’s personality.
Are you ready to bring this work of art to life? Let’s get started!
How to Assemble this Dimensional Paper Accent…
Things You’ll Need:
- Christmas Shopper set
- Liquid craft glue
We like using clear Elmer’s glue. - Craft tweezers
Additional Supplies (Optional):
These items are purely optional and simply allow you to take the design to the next level!
- Adhesive foam pieces for extra dimension
- Ink pads and brushes for shading
- Glitter
- Accents such as rhinestones, pearls, etc.
Important Notes:
*The colors and patterns of the pieces will vary from set to set based on paper availability.
*This set contains small pieces! Not intended for use by small children.
*Use ink pads and brushes to lightly shade the pieces in this set before assembling to give the finished design extra dimension.
Let’s Get Started!
Step 1:
Glue one boot toe piece atop each boot piece, aligning the bottom edges of the pieces.
Glue one pant leg to each assembled boot, overlapping the bottom of the pant leg with the top of the boot.
Glue both assembled leg pieces to the coat piece, overlapping the top of the leg pieces with the bottom of the coat piece.
Helpful tip: Use craft tweezers to make picking up and placing these small boot toe pieces a little bit easier!
Step 2:
Glue the solid rectangle piece behind the present piece with holes.
Glue the lid pieces atop their matching box pieces, overlapping the lid to the box slightly.
Glue the ribbon pieces on top of the assembled presents, ensuring the bottom of the ribbon aligns with the bottom of the present and the top of the ribbon aligns with the top of the lid.
Glue a loopy bow piece atop the tall present, matching its ribbon color. Glue the remaining loopy bow piece atop the small zigzag present.
Step 3:
Stack the assembled presents in the following order:
– Start with the wide present (without a bow).
– Next, place the dotty present (without a bow) and the tall present (with a bow) beside each other, so they rest upon the lid of the box below.
– Finally, take the small zigzag present (with a bow) and place it above the dotty box, so that it rests upon the lid of the bow below and is touching the side of the tall present.
Glue this assembled stack of presents to the front of your greeting card.
Step 4:
Glue the mitten hand pieces with the thumbs pointing out, under the bottom corner of the wide present at the bottom of the stack.
Glue the mitten finger pieces on top of the wide present at the bottom corners.
Glue the assembled shopper beneath the assembled stack of presents so that the bottom edge of the wide present slightly overlaps the top edge of the coat piece.
Helpful tip: Use craft tweezers to make picking up and placing these tiny mitten finger pieces a little bit easier!
Voila! You’ve just assembled the Christmas Shopper paper accent. Add it to your handmade greeting card to create a truly one-of-a-kind item that is ready to be given or sent to friends and family. We hope you enjoyed the crafting time we shared today and encourage you to take a look at our many other dimensional paper accents which can be found on our Make It page as well as our Etsy shop.
Have a blessed day!
– MadeCreatively
MadeCreatively