Starting 2025 Christmas Cards!

Hi everyone! I finished my 2024 Christmas cards and either mailed them all or am hand-delivering them. 80 in all - Whew! So, what better time to start on 2025 cards:

Supplies: Paper - Recollections Light Brights; Paper Studio Holiday;

Hero Art Glitter Basics; Neenah Solar White;

Graphic 45 Merry & Bright; scraps

Dies - Spellbinders Stocking Full of Joy (DOML-Jul23;  retired);

AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Stamps w/dies - Hero Arts Santa's Door Accessories

(retired at HA but found HERE at Frantic Stamper

Embossing Folder - Spellbinders Pine Cones & Berries (3EOM-Jul24);

Taylored Expressions Weathered (retired)

Other - Copic Markers for shading; foam tape

I wanted to do at least one card for Day of the Month Card Club #70 where it's National Sock Day. So I brought out a Spellbinders Large Die of the Month from last year that I used to make my December Card Chain card (to be revealed 1/2/2025).

Die cut a stitched rectangle from light blue cardstock and embossed it. Added to an A2 card formed from dark red cardstock. Die cut the stocking, foliage, gingerbread & candy cane from patterned paper and scraps. Embossed the stocking base with a weathered pattern before adding the cuff, toe & heel pieces. Assembled the accessories and added them behind the stocking, then to the card. A sentiment sign from an old Hero Arts set finished the card.

That's it for today, friends. Thanks for visiting and happy crafting!!