It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...NOT! I am nowhere near ready to celebrate, but last year, I started my Christmas cards early and was so glad to have them finished before December 24th! So I decided to do this again this year. There's nothing better to put you in the Christmas spirit than a muggy summer day! I also continued last year's trend of using up some of my older papers. I used a very retired Ski Slope. Sketch #83 from Operation Write Home gave me a perfect starting point for using lots of patterned paper.
I figured while I was digging through and trimming my scraps, I would go ahead and make four cards.
During one of my cleaning sprees, I found a box of Christmas cards I had saved from different classes and stamp a stacks I attended. I took pictures of my favorite designs and added them to my stash. Between these and my four new cards, I have a pretty good start on my Christmas cards. Now I just need to keep making them! Wish me luck!
I hope you have a wonderful day and find some time to be crafty!
Card Recipe: Paper-chocolate chip, whisper white, baja breeze, Ski Slope DSP (ret), Stamp Set-That's the Ticket, Ink-kiwi kiss (ret), Accessories-ticket duo punch, 1 3/4" circle punch
Margaret, I love that design you used AND the DP! Great cards.
ReplyDeleteLynn
Your papers are fab Margaret and I love the design. Terrific set of Christmas cards. Hope you are enjoying your summer. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea getting some Christmas cards out of the way while cleaning scraps...the papers you used on all of them look great!!
ReplyDeleteThey're so smart and elegant - lovely design.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Woohoo, good for you ! Love the layout you chose, too !!!
ReplyDeleteI just loved Ski Slope and you have shown a fab way to show off the paper. Great way of using up scraps as well.
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