Christmas Cards

Almost done all my Christmas cards for this year...whew...here are some I completed today

Christmas Ornament Card

Saw this idea on Splitcoast I think...lol...so had to make it...ornament is from Christmas Village

Meowy Christmas...for a cat lover

Made this card for a friend who is a huge cat lover...she has a black and a grey cat...so I thought I would make her a personal card for Christmas...hope she likes it.

Another Christmas Card

Made this card for RAQ's card challenge on the Cricut mb...feel free to join us...so much fun and inspiration, a truly great group of ladies...anyway...love the color combo, and I wouldn't have chosen these for a Christmas card, but I think they work. Stamps were cut out and popped up

Christmas Cards...

Been working on some Christmas cards...wanting them all to be special this year...so I`m getting an early start...this popup card was lifted from Splitcoaststampers...you can view the video here if you would like to make one...

I'm Baaaaaaaaaack!!!

Whew...full time work sure cuts into my crafting time...lol...but finally I have a chance to do what I love...create with paper. This week I'm hosing the weekly card challenge on the Cricut mb, and posted the following sketches from Page Maps to jump start your creativity...feel free to join the fun and post your creations on the thread...here are some sample cards I made to go with the sketches

And so the Christmas cards begin...

I am knee deep in Christmas papers and lovin it...I only started making cards just prior to last Christmas, and my stamp and cart collection has grown since then, so it is exciting to be making Christmas cards for everyone...this one I designed my self...the door, swag and lamp posts are all from Christmas/Noel cart and the bird is from Winter Woodland. the branches are from the Martha Stewart Punch...quite possibly my favorite punch...tfl!!!

Some more cards

The last of my Christmas Cards

Love

Christmas Cards

Made these cards for RAQ's challenges, except for the black and silver...found the embossed silver paper at the local dollar store. Directions for the ornament card follow...
Bear with me for the instructions, sometimes I don't explain things too well, and the carts I used were not mine, so I am going by memory for what I did...
Ok...here goes...cut the foundation from JOTS that is in the shape of the ornament card...I cut 5 1/2" from cardstock. Also cut a silhouette (same foundation, ornament feature on with shift) from the cardstock, and cut 2 clear acetate circles (same foundation, ornament feature on, but no shift). I used an adhesive runner to give a continuous line of adhesive on the back of the silhouette piece and adhered one of the acetate circles. Run your adhesive all the way around on the acetate, making sure you dont miss anywhere...pour a little glitter in the middle, and carefully place the second acetate on top, sealing all the way around as you go to trap the glitter inside. Decorate the front of the card however you like...I used 3 layers of snow, and 3 buildings cut from Christmas/Noel Cart...two are 1 1/4" and one is 1"...Also cut the trees the same size. Emboss the tops of the trees as well as the roofs of the buildings (rather than cutting the snow layers...they are so small, I thought embossing was easier) Pop up some of your snow, and bldgs and voila..put the acetate and silhouette pieces on top, and I used rub ons for my sentiment...hope that made sense.

These are two Christmas cards I made...I love love love the one with the snowflakes...they are all popped up for added dimension.l The other card was inspired by NanaDonna on the cricut messageboards...its for friends that spend their winters in AZ...couldn'r resist making it. Tfl!

Newest Cards

All these were for RAQ's card challenge...had trouble bringing them all together, but thats what I love about these challenges...they force you out of your creative comfort zone