More Christmas Cards!

Hi all - I'm industriously working on my Christmas card stash & have a couple for you today. First up - a quick and easy card using a prepared card base, patterned papers & a couple dies.

Supplies: Paper - Archivers (defunct) A2 card ;

American Crafts & BoBunny patterned; scraps

Dies - Memory Box Petite Poinsettias (retired

but a few still HERE at Frantic Stamper);

Birch Press Design Merry Christmas Confection Script

Other - foam tape

If you're a collector/hoarder of patterned paper pads like I am, you know that sometimes you have to force yourself to dig in and use them. I bought a bunch of fall & Christmas ones by American Crafts in the Target "Hot Spot" many years ago. While doing crafty clean-up, I found some old Archivers top fold card bases with a scalloped front. Decided to pair these with a sentiment die and poinsettia that were leftovers from August cards. 

To show off the scalloped card front, I put a mat layer of patterned paper on the inside of the card. I trimmed down a Taylored Expressions Insider for my inside message. A coordinating striped paper on the front lets the scallop stand out even more. A layered sentiment and poinsettia finished the card.

Bonus - a very quick and easy card! I'm trying to use up the many packets of ephemera and stickers I have in the  stash from old Spellbinders card kits. I got very behind using them when I cared for Mom before she passed (over 3 years ago already!). This card uses paper and ephemera from the October 2109 kit - Sparkling Holidays. I'm glad Spellbinders doesn't include them anymore - it was a lot every month - but I do enjoy using them! The A2 card base is a navy one from Michael's.

I'll link to Merry Little Christmas #64 where Anything Christmas Goes. This is my second entry of a possible eight.

That's it for today, friends. Take care and enjoy your day - thanks for stopping!