3 posts tagged “christmas cards”

I was really happy with my cards this year. I decided to make a snowglobe card after seeing a different snowglobe card online. I came up with my own design by punching a large hole, through which the snowman and tree are viewed. I cut out a base of CS, adding a ribbon and a stamped square with a sentiment (from TAC's "Holiday Magic"). Then I started thinking about getting fancy. I thought if I added clear plastic it would look more realistic. One thing led to another and soon I had a shaker card on my hands. I did not have a large enough supply of foam tape on hand to make a traditional shaker card, so I improvised and came up with a really easy substitution. 

Here's the directions for the shaker part:

1. Cut out 2 pieces of clear plastic slightly larger than your hole.
2. Lay one piece of plastic on the cut out circle (so you can judge the size).
3. Rub your Embossing Buddy across both pieces of plastic to help eliminate static.
4. Pour desired amount of glitter into center of plastic that is centered on circle.
5. On the same piece of plastic, run a continuous line of hot glue in a circle slightly larger than the size of the cut out circle (that's why you have the circle under your plastic).
6. Don't waste any time; glue dries fast. Place other piece of plastic on top and use finger to carefully make sure it is sealed (do not smash flat, as the space is needed to allow the glitter to move).
7. Do not shake until the glue is cool, otherwise the glitter might stick to the edge where the hot glue is.
8. When cool, adhere to the back of the circle shaped hole in your card.

I loved the different looks I was able to get using several different Wing It paper collections. Pictured are samples from Rustic Chic, Whimsy Blossoms, and A Little Whimsy collections. The "Peace" stamp is from "Holiday Magic" (TAC) and the Snowman I'm sad to say is discontinued.

 

 

Well my official Christmas card was made using a large circle punch to punch a hole in the card (you’ll get to see it a bit later; I’m trying to give my cards a head start in the mail before posting this).  I really liked how they turned out, but the best part was that I was able to use the leftover circles for another Christmas card design. That worked out great, because it turned out I have more friends than I thought and needed more cards. 

I was inspired by Heather Scott’s Design challenge and thought it would be a perfect way to use those pretty patterned circles I had left over.  As you can see, I’m not really into traditional Christmas colors; I like to take liberties when I can. For the pink card, the patterned paper is from the Rustic Chic Wing It collection. For the purple card, the patterned paper is a Basic Grey design we no longer sell.  I used “Holiday Magic” from the stamp set of the same name, cut out an ornament topper out of scrap silver paper and added a bow. Thanks, Heather for the inspiration.