I got this idea from the amazing Natasha Foote on youtube. She shared a card that when creating you actually have the pieces to create a 2for1. As in, you cut once but can make two cards. Using what I had on hand, I used this older mandala die I got at Spellbinders eons ago. It really makes a striking card. I made square cards and I love how they turned out.
So this is the card set I created to continue my goal of having handmade Christmas cards to send out this year. I used a background stamp from my stash, I'm not sure the brand, but it's red rubber and makes a great impression. The Joy die and snowman die were both freebies I received with and order from Scrapbook.com. I only got four finished, but since I made 9 in december, I'm ahead of schedule!
It is my goal this year to make 5 Christmas cards per month, so that by October I will be able to send out my own handmade Christmas cards. So far, I'm on track. This idea came to me as I was falling asleep in bed one night. They came together quickly and is a very clean and simple design(not my forte). I do love the end result and was able to bust out 9 as it was so very easy.
A little ink blending with distress oxide, a die cut edge and stamping the sentiment. Voila. The die is from Paper Rose Studio. Stamp is from thestampsoflife.com The sentiment comes from a set at Scrapbook.com
This beautiful die came out of a set of borders I have from spellbinders. I am a huge fan of spellbinders and bonus their dies come detached. I cut a 4x6 rectangle and lined it with 4 of the die cut pieces. The flower die is a favorite of mine from a Simon Hurley Die set. I inked the flower to give it just a little dimension as well as doing some shaping with my stylus set. The stamped and die cut greeting is one I've had forever. Actually, I think one of the very first sets I purchased many years ago. The butterfly is a sticker from a set I purchased at Hobby Lobby. Gems from my stash were added as well. Loving the white space which is not usually my jam. This might be as clean and simple as I can be. HA! What do you think? Yay or nay.
This card was also a commissioned card. I also knew the recipient. I used his favorite color (yellow). I used dies and embossing folders from my stash and did some ink swiping with distress oxide. I cut the tiny little deer using cricut DS . The background paper is from paper rose studios. I love their scene cardstocks. Good for all thos masculine makes. I stamped and fussy cut the greeting. Those die cut trees are from a Tim Holtz set that I wanted forever and I do not regret the purchase one bit. I think this card turned out very striking.
I've been so busy and don't really have holiday cards to share, but here is one of my recent cards. It was requested by a friend, and I knew the friend it was going to so I used some butterfly layering stamps and dies from concord and 9th. I used papers and dies from my stash and I think the cards is suited perfectly to the lady it was going to.
This card was made for my Mom to give to my niece for her birthday. I made my favorite kind of card, an easel. I used my favorite paper collection. (craft consortium the ink drops line) I used my current favorite flower die made by Simon Hurley sold at Spellbinders. I used what I thought was her favorite colors. I also used one of my most favorite fonts in cricut DS. I love everything about this card.
