It’s Christmas Card Week on the Pazzles Blog. Be inspired all week long by handmade Christmas cards from the Pazzles Design Team. They’ve each created a card and are sharing two different versions with you. The first version is quick and easy, perfect for making multiples of. The second card is a stepped-up version of the first and a bit more time consuming for someone special. Turn on the Christmas music and create along with us!
Hello Pazzles friends,
Melin here today sharing a fun way to make a fast simple card and or take it to the next level.
For the main card base, I used the Side Step Fold file from the Craft Room. I cut them both in kraft cardstock. I then used my DCWV Performance stack and found some lovely cream note paper. So I cut a cream mat for the main area of the card and then cut the rest of the mats in the patterned paper. I then turned to the Craft Room Library and found the fun Christmas Lamp file. I cut them out in black cardstock. For the “fancier” version, I took it a step further and embossed it with black embossing powder. If you look at it, you can see how it makes the lamp look a little more “realistic”. I then cut the flames out and inked them to give them a bit of a “glow”. I then cut out the garland and cut extras to line the bottom two steps on each card. I used my red Stickles glitter glue to add the little holly berries. I then turned to my sentiment and typeset my sentiment in my Pazzles software. I then used the print n’ cut feature to print the sentiments out on my printer and then cut them with my Pazzles. For the frames, I grabbed the Flourish file from the Craft Room and made a frame from it. I embossed the frame with Gold embossing powder on the fancier card. For the other card I simply layered the sentiment onto it and then added some pearl accents. I used my foam tape to give it a little lift.
For the fancier card I also used the Day 9 poinsettia file and added some poinsettias to the card. I used three layers of the poinsettia flower and two layers of leaves and hand pieced them together. I also inked the edges of the mats on the fancier card and added some gold gems to the centers of the poinsettias. This makes the card a little more special. Either way, both cards are perfect for sending to those you are thinking about this season.
I’ve included the sentiment panel as a free download.
Click here for the Let Us Adore Him cutting files in WPC
Click here for the Let Us Adore Him cutting files in AI and SVG
~Melin
Supplies:
CTMH Cardstock (Kraft, Champagne, Black)
CTMH Mini Ink Pad (Honey, Saddle)
Both of these cards are stunning but I love the dimension in the poinsettias.
Love LOVE Love this card! From the base to the Poinsettia Trim, the Sentiment, Light Post and top it off with that beautiful Poinsettia! Thank you! Love being a craft room member!
And Melin hits another one out of the park! I couldn’t wait to see your card. I knew it was going to be AWESOME and I was right!
These are wonderful–thank you for sharing and inspiring. 🙂
I love both of the cards – the one on the left, I would make more than once. But the one on the right would be a one time only card! Beautiful!
These are beautiful cards. Thank you so much for sharing!