Christmas Cards Ideas

Another unique blend of colors for the season greetings. I hope it inspires you to create something totally out of the ordinary because handmade cards allow so much room for creativity.

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Antique Pearly Christmas

Dimension

Card measures 10cm X 14cm.

Materials

For the card

1 dark brown cardstock for card base

1 cream cardstock.

2 matching pattern papers. I have used a floral pattern paper and matching blue colored polka-dots pattern paper.

Other tools,

Foam tape.

Glue/Glue Dots.

Hero Arts C2849 "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" woodmounted stamp (shown below).

Silver pigment ink.

Cream and brown trim ribbon.

Wool blended fiber in shades of black, silver, grey.

Vintage floral button.

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Instructions

Cut floral pattern paper approximately 10.5cm X 9.5cm and blue polka dot pattern paper approximately 3cm X 9.5cm.

Align the two pattern papers one after another and layer over cream cardstock leaving border of 0.1cm around it. Trim off access cream cardstock. It measures approximately 9.7cm X 13.7cm now.

Stamp "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" on the bottom pattern paper.

Layer light brown ribbon over the pattern paper, to cover the gap between the two pattern papers. Tuck excess behind the cream cardstock.

Twirl different wool fiber and secure the button and layer over the light brown ribbon. Tuck excess behind the cream cardstock.

Cut brown cardstock 20cm X 14cm, score at 10cm mark and fold to create a single fold cardbase.

Layer the whole design over the brown cardbase using foam tape.

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