Merry Christmas

Iris Folded Christmas Card #2

I love making these iris folded cards.  The finished result is sort of a surprise.  After selecting coordinating papers or contrasting colors, you never know what the final pattern will look like till it is completed.  A nice challenge, too!

 

In my stash of Christmas papers, I found two pretty blue pieces but had only the two.  So I rummaged through my other papers and found the stripe and plaid papers.  The iris was a problem.  I needed to get this card in the mail and didn't have time to go to the craft store to find the perfect centerpiece so I settled on a glittery snowflake which is placed a little off center.  ;')

The white cover for the iris folding looked soooo plain and stark.  I swished blue, green and purple with a cotton ball to add a bit of color and stamped the sentiment in blue.  Then I glued -- not taped -- the white card and iris part to a purple card.   Because the folded papers are a kind of bulky and a little heavy, I thought gluing the iris part would be more secure.  

The recipients of this card (senior citizens in an assisted living facility) loved the card.

Please leave comments as I'd love to hear from you about any of my cards or cards you are making.

Kathy

Iris Folded Christmas Cards

The iris folding technique is not new but is something new to me and I like trying the different ways to make cards.  The folded paper pieces are patterned to form a shape with the iris as the center of the card - similar to the eye or aperature of a camera.  The shape can be anything, but I chose a circle for these cards.

What do you think?

very merry Christmas Card

Isn't this a cute card?  I love the little trees and 'very merry' stamp.  The picture is enlarged so you can see the trees better.

Quickly here are the details:  white card with a dark red layer and then a snowflake embossed white piece;  dark red scalloped oval with white oval and ribbon (attach ribbon before taping red scalloped piece to snowflake card);  three trees stamped in red on white oval.  Then stamp the trees again on another piece of white card stock and cut out the trees.  With dimensionals, add the three trees on top the appropriate stamped trees.  Add the sentiment and you have a great card!

Christmas Gift Tags

Gift tags are always fun to make.  Below are two I made this season. 

The mistletoe tag is made with the same stamp I used for the card.  I love this stamp -- the greens and red are so pretty together.  I added a gold sheer ribbon which I think gives it a more formal look.  String or yarn would be great for a casual touch.  I taped a 'To / From' sticker to the back.

The Merry Christmas tag was super easy to make as it is a free  printable.  Simply cut around the edges of the tags after printing, punch a hole and add ribbon.   I used the same gold sheer ribbon, but a red would be great, too.  Depending on the wrapping paper, black might be work.

Cardinal Christmas Card

Cardinals are perfect for Christmas!  Here is an easy layered card -- almost clean and simple except for the layers....

Red card stock with layers of white, red and designer paper.  The cardinal was stamped in red on white and the sentiment is in red on white and red card stock.  Simple yet elegant. 

Christmas Cards Continued

More Christmas cards.   The first card is really simple - using a free printable I found on Pinterest.   I pasted the Christmas and Holiday sayings on an 8.5" x 11" piece of white card stock (four times), hit the print button and then cut the big piece into four pieces.  Add a layer of green to a red card and a little bow --  a great and verrrrryyyyy quick card to make.  I think it looks happy and is colorful!

 

The next card may look difficult to make, but it was quick and fun to make.  It has a little shabby chic look to it, too.  The designer paper came with the bottom edge already cut with that sort of scallop look.  I used a lace corner punch on the top corners of the paper and a round corner punch on the  green card to soften the look.  On top of the paper doily is a printable from a Fiskars contest that was held a couple months ago.  I added a few roses to the center of the LOVE circle.   "Peace on Earth" was stamped on white card stock and I used the lace corner punch on two corners and trimmed the other corners.  The final touch was a sheer ribbon and bow. 

That's it for today.  More to come.

Snowmen Christmas Cards

I love making Christmas cards.  Card class has been very instructional -- I have learned a lot about different techniques, papers, pen, embossing and more.  I've made copies of some class cards to send to friends and family.  I hope they will enjoy receiving them as much as I have enjoyed making them.

Below are a few more pictures of the latest cards.  Adding embossed paper, ribbon and glitter and snowflakes gave the cards finishing touches.  Coloring the snowmen took a little time, but they are so cute!

Pastels at Christmas is different.

I love this little dancing guy!

This little group looks so happy!

Cardboard Christmas Tree Cards

I saw a card with these cardboard Christmas trees on Pinterest and wanted to make a card immediately. 

Cut the trees from any piece of corrugated cardboard.  I had a coffee cup sleeve from Starbucks and used that!   Recycling....   The trees were taped to an embossed white card piece.  Add some glitter, pearls, stars and ribbon.   Great little cards!