Monday 3 December 2012

Card of the Week: The Christmas Collection Week 1

Well, the season is upon us and after a weekend of Christmas shopping and decorating the tree, I am definitely in the spirit of things.

On the crafting front, I have pretty much dedicated myself to Christmas crafting for the next three weeks (yes, Christmas is only three weeks away). As I was getting the decorations out of storage this weekend, I found some project supplies that I bought in the after Christmas sales last year - and can I just say that I was thinking very ambitiously a year ago, let's hope I can get it all done.

Today I would like to show you the first two cards in my Christmas Collection:
Card Base: Recollections; Patterned Paper: KI Memories; Cardstock: Bazzill; Quote Sticker: KI Memories; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives

Card Base: Recollections; Patterned Paper: KI Memories; Cardstock: Bazzill; Quote Sticker: KI Memories; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives

I made these cards using leftover paper scraps from Christmas layouts I did years ago. I love how this paper is a little non-traditional in terms of color, using hot pink rather than red. Very cool!

(Now, I need to admit something: every time I make a card using leftover paper scraps, I become more and more obsessive about keeping every scrap piece of paper - because I have seen what can be made from these scraps there is no way I can possibly throw them out.  Does anyone else do this?)

So what about you, are you making your own Christmas cards this year? If you are, I would love to see what you have done - please link to your work in the comments.

And I hope you'll follow along all this month to see what else I add to my Christmas Collection.

2 comments:

  1. These are so cute! I really like the non-traditional color scheme as well and the designs are really cute! Can't wait to see what else you'll be making this month.

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    1. Thank you Sara. Pink makes everything fun, doesn't it?

      Thanks so much for reading.

      Rachel

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