Christmas Cards

I'm trying to use up a few left overs from my January Counterfeit Kit - Holiday Joy so I've made 10 Christmas cards. I pulled up a few sketches and made two card for each sketch but I'm only showing you one of the cards. I embossed on all the envelopes in various embossing powders.

Cards # 1 and 2: I used A Freshly Made Sketch #317 for this card:

 

Cards # 3 and 4: Another Freshly Made Sketches #318

Cards # 5 and 6 uses Sketch #366 from My Favorite Things:

Cards #7 and 8 used sketch Mojo Monday #480

Cards # 9 and 10 is sketch #56 from Reverse Confetti

I'm adding these to my box for Operation Christmas Card. I still have a few more pieces from my January Counterfeit Kit - Holiday Joy and I'm undecided if I can pound out a few more cards or retire my kit.

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Operation Christmas Card - 10

Christy's Beautiful Life: #30DSCBL2

Sketch #1: Christmas Ornaments
Sketch #2: Oh Christmas Tree
Sketch #3 - Merry Christmas Tree
Sketch #4: Iron Monuments
Sketch #6: Snowflake Layout

 100 Pattern Paper Challenge: 5 sheets

January Counterfeit Kit - Holiday Joy
14 - 12x12 Layouts
 5 -  8 1/2x11 Layouts
 2 -  12x12 Project Life
       8 1/2x 11 Project Life
  1 - Planner Pages
18 - Cards
  8 - Tags

Recipe:
January Counterfeit Kit - Holiday Joy
Paper: 8x8 Assorted Paper by Pressed Petals; Various Cardstock
Punches: Stampin' Up - Ornament Punch, Mini circle punch, McGill - Alpine Snowflake; XCut Large - Icy Snowflake; Crop-A-Dile 1/2" corner rounder; Martha Steward - Scalloped Circle; Recollections 1 1/2" Circle
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company KOTM - October 2017 {conspiracy of love} snowflake and tree stamp; September 2015 {our hearts and yours} Christmas lights and Merry Christmas Bulb; October 2014 {love and joy for the holidays} bird on branch; October 2013 {Oh Christmas Tree} Merry Christmas and 3 trees; My Sentiment Stamps - True Meaning Tags "Joy to the World"; Close to my Heart - Say it in Style "Merry Christmas"
Ink: Ranger - Jet Black; Versa Mark
Die: Stitched Circles
Misc.: Adhesive, Cuttlebug, Embossing powders,  Xyron and Zots

Christmas Cards

I made up a few more Christmas cards for Operation Christmas Card. For cards 3-6 I stamped the coffee cup, colored it in and die cut it out. After I had the top put together I remembered I had some of the bar brads so I added one to the bottom right corner.

I used the same sentiment that I had on cards 3-6 for the inside since I still had it on my Misti.

I stamped and embossed on the envelopes using the Christmas Tree postage stamp from the  October 2013 {Oh Christmas Tree}KOTM

Cards 7-8 are using the left over cardstock from the previous 6 cards and the pattern paper from cards 1-3.

Once again the sentiment is the same as before.

This time the envelopes are stamped with an old Inkadinkado snowman stamp.

100 Pattern Paper Challenge: August use your Cardstock
8 - Cards

Previous Cards:
Cards: 1-3

Recipe:
Paper: DCWV - Holiday Collection "The Christmas Stack" and Recollection - Bright and Jolly Paper Pad Recollections Cardstock: Blue, Black and White
Dies: Spellbinders Nestablilities - Large circles; Die-namics - Zig Zag Stitched Circles
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co KOTM - September 2015 {Our Hearts to Your} - Coffee Cup and sentiment and October 2013 {Oh Christmas Tree} - Tree postage stamp; Inkadinkado - snowman stamp
Ink: Color Box - Black; Distress Ink: Evergreen bough, broken china,
Misc.: Adhesive, Brads, Clear Embossing Powder, Colored Pencils, Crop-a- dile, Misti, and Score Tape

Christmas Cards - first three

I know it's only August but I saw a post for Operation Christmas Card on the Unity Show and Tell Facebook page, so I figured I could make a few cards to send their way. I need to have my cards boxed up and sent by October so that she gets them in plenty of time to send them out. The August Challenge at the 100 Pattern Paper Challenge Facebook group is to use cardstock. Like Tina, I have a stack of 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock and my scrapbook pages for my youngest are 8 1/2 x 11 but will I really use some of the odd colors on his layouts, probably not.

I started by pulling one sheet of paper from the 12x12 paper pack - DCWV - Holiday Collection "The Christmas Stack"

 and the Recollection - Bright and Jolly Paper Pad.

 I have a bunch of 8 1/2"11 cardstock that I can use for my bases.

So here is my first three Christmas Cards using the DCWV Holiday Collection. 

 

I used the pattern paper as the focal point on the front, wrapped a little bit of embroidery yarn around the edge and added a scallop border behind.

I stamped my sentiment onto white cardstock and added a border of pattern paper at the top.

I stamped the Christmas Bulb and clear embossed it on the envelop of each card.

Here's my first three cards ready to go.

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100 Pattern Paper Challenge: August use your Cardstock
3 - Cards

Paper:  DCWV - Holiday Collection "The Christmas Stack" and Recollection - Bright and Jolly Paper Pad. Recollections Cardstock - green, white, blue and black.
Ink: Distress Ink: broken china; Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black
Stamps: Unity Kit of the Month: October 2013 Oh Christmas Tree - Christmas Bulb; September 2015 Our Hearts To Yours - Sentiment
Punch: Stampin' Up - Scallop border
Misc.: adhesive, clear embossing powder, embroidery yarn and Misti