My Christmas Card Set for 2016

Hello,

Today I want to share with you the set of cards & envelopes that I will be sending out to my friends for this year’s Christmas. I finally managed to find a layout that I like and that I enjoy recreating. The set includes a card, a gift card holder and a personalized envelope. I was pretty excited with this project and I really love how it came out.

I started by stamping a gingham background onto some white paper panels and I’ve used different colors of inks, just to make it all more fun and also to use more of my supplies. Being cards that I will send out I wanted to use as many supplies as I could and turn everything into a special and unique gift. Next I gold embossed the reindeer from a Winnie & Walter stamp set onto a piece of vellum and used a scalloped circle die to cut them out. I also die cut some regular circles to be smaller than the scalloped ones and I just adhered them one on top of the other.

To give my cards a more winter feel I used a branch die from Memory Box and die cut a bunch of them from white cardstock. To color them in I just scrubbed my ink pad on top and once all were colored, they seemed just so real:) This is the only branch die that I have and I absolutely love the design!

For the greetings I stamped the Be Merry in brown ink and used a banner die to cut them all out.

For my gift card holders I used a die from Simon Says Stamp. This is a wonderful die to have as it works great all year round and it is perfect for any occasion. To match them with my cards I stamped the gingham pattern on the front and gold embossed that reindeer once again. I love how the gold embossing stands out on the gingham pattern, it feels so much like Christmas:)

To finish off my project I decorated the kraft envelopes by doing some more stamping and personalized them with the names of the recipients by using the Concord & 9th alphabet stamps.

I also created a video for you if you want to check it out; you can watch it down below or HERE on my YouTube channel. I am entering my cards in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

I hope this was inspiring and will see you soon with a new project!

SSS Gingham Background Stamp	MSP Misti Tool	Winnie and Walter Comfort & Joy Stamp Set	UK | Tonic Studios Layering Circles	US | Tonic Studios Layering Circles	UK | Tonic Studios Scalloped Circle Dies
US | Tonic Studios Scalloped Circle Dies	WPlus9 Be Merry Stamp and Die Combo	WPlus9 Be Merry Stamp Set	WPlus9 Be Merry Die Set	Little B Party Designer Cutting Die	Memory Box Garden Sprig Die
SSS Ultra Fine Gold Embossing Powder	SSS Clear Embossing Ink	WPlus9 Sea Breeze Dye Ink	SSS Willow Dye Ink	WPlus9 Flamingo Dye Ink	WPlus9 Old Gold Dye Ink
DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 Adhesive Cork Pad	3M Scotch Foam Tape Roll	Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Cardstock 80lb 25 Pck	Neenah Solar Wite 80lb 40 Pck	Neenah Solar Wite 80lb 25 Pck	Ranger .5 Oz. Mini Multi Medium Matte
Dina Wakley Fine Tip Applicator	Pinkfresh Studio Happy Mail Stamp Set	Concord & 9th Sophisticated Script Stamp Set	Concord & 9th Banner Alpha Bits Stamp Set	Concord & 9th Sophisticated Script Uppercase Stamp Set	May Arts Natural Twine String Burlap
Tsukineko Shimmer Sparkle Refill	Spectrum Noir Clear Glitter Brush Pen	Darice Gold Assorted Sizes Jingle Bells	Prima Flowers Vellum Paper 8.5 x 11	SSS Gift Card Envelope Die	UK | Heat It Craft Tool
EU | Heat It Craft Tool	US | Heat It Craft Tool	Plus Vellum Adhesive Tape	Plus Vellum Adhesive Refill	The Aqua Absorber Towel 17 x 27

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