I am trying hard this year to keep my Christmas card making under control so that I have all the cards I need by the middle of November. Not sure I'll be able to pull it off - I need about 85 cards - but I'm giving it the old college try. I've made about 18 or 20 so far. Here's one that fits nicely into
Merry Monday's challenge #148: Red and Green.
This card was pretty quick to pull together. First I used my Dee's Distinctively Merry Christmas die to cut the words out of the green DSP. Then I also cut them out of some white cardstock and placed those into the negative space. Some of the tiny cuts (like the itsy piece in the top of the letter "s") were a little tricky to get back in, but all in all it went pretty smoothly. I had put some double-sided tape on the back side of the cutout, so when I added the white die-cut, it was held firmly in place. I just had to make sure I got it in right the first time!
The embossed panel was made with a Darice 2.5" X 12" Snowflake embossing folder and the Fiskars Apron Lace border punch. I added a little Versamark ink to the raised images by gently rubbing my ink pad along the top of the cardstock. I used some sparkly clear embossing powder for a little bling.
I added some red enamel dots around the sentiment to accent the little red dots that are already in the pattern of the paper.
On the inside of my card I added a few sparkly snowflakes (Recollections punch) and a glittery strip (glitter rubbed onto double-sided tape) at the bottom. The sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts.
Have you started making any Christmas cards yet? If you have another system for getting them done without too much stress, I'd love to hear about it.
Thanks so much for stopping by and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl
11 comments:
Nope... no Christmas cards yet... I can't get myself to make a Christmas card without "the feeling" of Christmas ! You know... that time of the year just inspires me!
Love your card today Cheryl. Traditional red and green are always perfect!
Gorgeous traditional Christmas card ..... I love that die cut too! xx
Not done one Christmas Card yet. I have limited space so put all the holiday stuff away and pull it out in September. Your card is very pretty.That white just pops on the green/gold background.
18-20 cards already! Great job! Really like the paper used and the red dots really pop off the card.
Very pretty card, these papers are wonderful. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday.
Great card! You're doing well with your Christmas stash, I think I have 3 made, so I'm the last person to give you any advice on a stress free Christmas LOL!
You used some cool and really stellar techniques on this very pretty and traditional Christmas card!! I love the colors and the trim you did and the placement of some enamel dots!! Such a work of heart!! Hugs to you!!!
You used some cool and really stellar techniques on this very pretty and traditional Christmas card!! I love the colors and the trim you did and the placement of some enamel dots!! Such a work of heart!! Hugs to you!!!
Love the sparkly snowflakes and the pretty red dots that make the paper pop! Thanks, Cheryl, for sharing this with us at Merry Monday!
Great design using the inlaid die technique! I love the embossed panel--never thought to punch the edges like you did--wonderful!
At about 20 cards already, you're doing more than fine! And this is a beautiful addition to the collection - I love that border, the embossed snowflakes in particular.
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