The Cards I Sent

Just a few more days before Christmas!!  The gifts have been bought but I am still working on the wrapping, along with cleaning and baking.  I finally finished my Christmas cards and they are in the mail.  Between the problem I had with my tooth and then coming down with a virus that laid me up for a week, I still have a lot to do before the family celebrates together.

I thought I would show you some of the cards I made this year to send to friends and family.  Because I have to make so many cards for Christmas, they are usually a little more simple than most of my cards. 

 

This first card is probably the simplest card I made all year.  It took all I had to keep it this way, though I love the look.  I used ine of Sparkle NSprinkle’s new digital images, designed by Beccy Muir, called Candy Canes.  I colored it with markers and added a simple sentiment, Season Greetings, stamped in red.  A little layering and it is finished!!

I used the Candy Canes digital image for this card, too.  It is colored with markers, die cut with a Spellbinders’ Classic Ovals die, and layered on a red Lacey Oval die.  I embossed the background with an embossing folder that coordinated with the candy cane theme.  I added the story of the candy cane inside the card.

This last card uses another new digital image, Joy, also designed by Beccy Muir.  I increased the size so it fit the length of the card.  After coloring it with markers, I layered it on green and added it to the bottom of a red layer on a white card base.  I used a glue pen to add gold velvet glitter to the ribbon and the centers of the flowers.  Along the top of the card I added a die cut holly border with just a touch of red velvet glitter added to the center of the leaves.

May you have a very Merry Christmas and experience true joy as we celebrate the birth of Christ.

E. Marie

These cards are entered in the following challenges:

Season Greetings

Anything Goes Challenge 82 - Traditional Colours

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge R#103 – Anything Goes 

Totally Stampalicious Challenge – CASTotally Gorjuss Challenge 163 – Easy Does It

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #134: Focus on the Sentiment

CI Paints Inspired By: Merry Christmas

Delightful Challenges – Anything goes

DYSU #103 - Anything Goes

Candy Canes

Penny Black And More at Allsorts December Challenge – It's Your Choice

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge #92 – Anything Christmas Goes 

Sweet Stampin’ Challenge - Seeing Double (Two Candy Canes, Two Dies)

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge PPMC70 - Create a Christmas Creation
Ladybugs Crafts Ink Challenge – Anything Goes

One Stop Craft Challenge #210 – A Christmas Carol

Joy

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge #31 – Celebration

Simon Says Stamps Challenge - Merry Christmas

ABC Christmas Challenge – Y is for Your Favorite Punch/Die

Bugaboo Recipe Challenge – Use A Border

Crafts And Me Challenge 115 – Winter Wonderland Christmas Bumper Challenge
Stamp and Create December Challenge - Sparkly Christmas

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge PWC237 – Glitter

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge – Christmas Mistletoe or Holly