I was out shopping last weekend and the store had a Holiday Countdown Calendar... do you realize there are now only 35 days left until Christmas! The next several weeks will be full of activities to celebrate and prepare so now is probably a great time to get started on the task of making your Christmas Cards. Fortunately for you, My Mind`s Eye has the fresh and funky Colorful Christmas Collection of papers and embellishments that will surely get those creative juices flowing so you can create your mini masterpieces!
Quite often when creating cards, I like to incorporate a Gift Card Enclosure of some sort. So many of us tend to give gift cards to those near and dear anyways, imagine the smile on the lucky recipients face when they open your card and find a special gift has been included! The above card is what I call a Card within a Card meaning there is a smaller card attached to the front and on the inside is a pockets perfectly sized to hold a gift card.
The Colorful Christmas Glittered Chipboard Elements add just the right amount of shimmer and dimension to your miniature creations. You will also notice there is a pocket on the front of this card, it can also act as as holder for a gift card too (rather than the tag shown here).
Use the Colorful Christmas Epoxy Brads to do double duty. Not only do they add a bit of eye candy to your project but they also function to secure the various embellishments together.
If you want to dress up your cards a little bit and take them one step further, break out your sewing machine to add some additional flair. Or if you are really ambitious, you can do some hand stitching. Most definitely, the person receiving your greeting card will be touched at just how much work you put into something for them and will treasure your card always.
Another handy dandy trick to keep in mind when you are creating is to cut apart the die cut border strip with the words to provide the means for your expressing the various sentiments.
With so many papers and die cuts in the Colorful Christmas Collection Pack, the design options are endless. You could easily design just one or two cards and create numerous variations by just swapping out the papers for the different patterns!
Another fabulous thing about this collection of papers and embellishments to keep in mind is that it is quite versatile. Not only can you use it for Christmas Cards, but they can be adapted to many different holidays celebrated my many others.
As the holidays approach, I wish you and your family and safe and happy holiday season and may all of your wishes come true in the New Year!
Happy Scrapping!
