"Christmas Cards"

[Janice]

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Post your Christmas Cards here for all to see and check back regularly for inspiration from the many talented ladies we have here :D

Every couple of weeks, I will go through the sticky threads and delete comments so that we can build up a thread of Cards :D

Please feel free to carry on......

Please feel free to carry on......

[Jue Jue]

Just bookmarking :rolleyes:

[craftymama]

bookmarking

[lauralou2]

Morning all.......here are a few christmas cards i have made this week......i'm not that good at making cards but i enjoyed making these.....

[Hysteri-CAL]

Laura - they are fabulous cards !

[Hysteri-CAL]

Here's some envelope cards I've made using the lovely Figgy Pudding papers.

[hazgizz]

Wow - Laura and Cal they're gorgeous

Such talented ladies - if only mine looked half as good:lol:

[Kittypuss]

Cal those are gorgeous cards, love that paper!

[Nic]

These are all lovely-really like the envelope ones Cal :)

[tracygough]

Love the envelope cards Cal.

[tracygough]

Here's just a simple non-bulky card i made to send in the post. I've used BG Winterland stamps, AL Christmas swirls for the sentiment and lots of dots of gold Stickles.

http://pic60.picturetrail.com/VOL1673/10070229/18134987/291340659.jpg

[Mole]

Those swirls are yummy!

[Valentine]

Some of ours here...

[Valentine]

and some more!...thanks for looking xxx

[tracygough]

They are all gorgeous Valentine.

[craftymama]

Lovely cards Valentine.

here are a couple of mine I did last night.

[britlyn]

Lovely cards everyone, I am so impressed. I really must get my finger out and start making some or it will be too late for this year

[Hysteri-CAL]

Oooh more lovely cards - well done everyone !

I luuuuuuuuuuuurv seeing everyone's cards !

[Photo queen]

Me too! Super cards everyone. I need to start mine (got tied up doing place settings for big Xmas company do..took forever! Never mind, only 70 menus left to make now!!)

Ruth x

[lindadragonfly]

Here's just a simple non-bulky card i made to send in the post. I've used BG Winterland stamps, AL Christmas swirls for the sentiment and lots of dots of gold Stickles.

http://pic60.picturetrail.com/VOL1673/10070229/18134987/291340659.jpg



love the swirls here

[Secretme]

Fantastic cards folks and so much inspiration and different designs :wub:

Here is one I made for one of me stepDD's yesterday, using up some Chrimbo paper from years back :lol: so not a clue what it is or what make!!

[kingmuma]

Wow..... so many gorgeous cards and so much inspiration daren't post any of mine as you'll laugh me off the boards....lol

One of these days....

Regards
Pat

[Fifi-T]

Nobody's ever laughed me off the boards. I wanna see.

Pleeeeeeeeeease.

[Mole]

Come on Pat, don't be shy, share your creations with us!

[anna m]

Here are my Christmas cards for close friends and family. They are all hand cut and paper pieced and before you ask, they took me ages to make!

[tracygough]

Wow, Anna, they are amazing, you are so clever, i can see that they must have taken you ages. Do you want my addy? LOL

[Hysteri-CAL]

Anna - there is no way I would have the patience to handcut so many parts of the card ... and then put it all together.

They are absolutely stunning !!!

[thecountryrose]

Here are my Christmas cards for close friends and family. They are all hand cut and paper pieced and before you ask, they took me ages to make!


Awwww! Those are so CUTE!

[reward]

quick one of mine really simple but i like it lol can u say that about your own stuff lol

[anniekay]

Daughter is on a tight budget this year so I made this card for her friend. Always wanted large cards but could never find them but I got these at Glasgow show in oct. and they are brilliant. they are 210 x 210 will defo get more!

Ann

[Kittypuss]

Cut on the Expression using a tag and the mirror feature :)

[Jue Jue]

Loads more lovely cards love seeing them all

[Minty Magic]

I been quite busy all week making more Christmas cards. Here is one but I have posted the rest onto my blog
http://bp0.blogger.com/_jZxRIYPEMVk/R1kJPTV0dwI/AAAAAAAAAZw/S4vzfIc2NYI/s320/DSCN2204.JPG

[Kittypuss]

I made this last night and it was so much fun:) I bought some more to do and especially want to do one for my daughter's baby shower in February.

[thecountryrose]

Kim, what a pretty paint can! Beautiful cards here as always.

[anniekay]

Here is another two I have made.Loving all your cards
Ann

[Kittypuss]

Another version of the snowflake - this time in red and white.:)

[mummybecks]

Phew - just finished all my cards for this year!

[YorkieMomFlUSA]

http://www.pbase.com/snap2it/image/90050284.jpg

done using CraftRobo and Cuttlebug. The beautiful CraftRobo GSD template for the bauble was designed by ErikaP, here at UKS in the CraftRobo section. I designed the scalloped oval and the the "Season's Greetings". I used the Cuttlebug "D'Vine Swirls" embossing folder for the dry embossing. I made the bow out of Offray ribbon.

Pam

[Hysteri-CAL]

Absolutely beautiful cards girls .... Pam, that bauble is sooooo beautiful. xx

Well just when I think i've finished, and i'm ready to send out my cards, I get more commissions, and remember another gorup of friends i've got to send to ... its never ending .......

I am definitely definitely definitely gonna start in January next year ! I swear !

[YorkieMomFlUSA]

http://www.pbase.com/snap2it/image/90060672.jpg

This is actually my 3rd "Swirly Baubles Card", but I did it in pink for our youngest granddaughter, age 16! The CraftRobo baubles template was designed by ErikaP, here @ UK Scrappers and I designed the CR "HappyHolidays" template and both were cut using my CraftRobo. The font is NevisonCasD. I used my Cuttlebug and the "Textile" embossing folder for the dry embossing. I made the bow with Offray ribbon.

Pam

[mummybecks]

Phew - just finished all my cards for this year!

Of course, I do have more than 3 friends! :D

[Tcake]

hi guys.....here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=6232)are some christmas cards that i've made today....TFL.Tx

[passionflower]

Fabulos cards everyone, you all have been really busy, I ve not managed anything new but here s one I ve made with novemebers Scrapagogo kit, all elements from the kit including that fabulos shoe wich was novembers free stamp.. lush:wub:
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1482/7044979/14109909/292353418.jpg
also made some decs with the leftovers:o more details on the blog:)
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1482/7044979/14109909/292353414.jpg

[lindadragonfly]

I love the baubles these seem to be back in fashion I've seen them on loads of sites I remember making them from recycled Chritmas cards over 35 years ago when I was a mere teenager!!!

Can you tell me how you made the stars I couldn't work it out from your blog are they just strips of paper or are they shaped at the ends??

[Kittypuss]

Have a look here Linda
http://paperpleasing.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/10/ive-gone-live.html

there is a video tutorial showing how to make them, plus you can make this (http://paperpleasing.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/11/isnt-this-so-pr.html) version by cutting into the edge and stopping before the end.

[anna m]

Monica, the card and decorations are wonderful. I love your photography too!

[lindadragonfly]

Have a look here Linda
http://paperpleasing.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/10/ive-gone-live.html

there is a video tutorial showing how to make them, plus you can make this (http://paperpleasing.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/11/isnt-this-so-pr.html) version by cutting into the edge and stopping before the end.

Thanks Kim love your altered paint tins by the way

[Fifi-T]

That's a great tutorial, but not how I was taught to do it as a child. I use 3 x ~4" squares (and looking at the pattern distribution of Passionflower's I think that she does it the same way). I will try to post a tutorial sometime if it is wanted (but I'm busy tonight), it's very simple though.

Fi

[tracygough]

Wow Monica, fab work as per usual. Love that card!

[Kittypuss]

That's a great tutorial, but not how I was taught to do it as a child. I use 3 x ~4" squares (and looking at the pattern distribution of Passionflower's I think that she does it the same way). I will try to post a tutorial sometime if it is wanted (but I'm busy tonight), it's very simple though.

Fi


Ooh please do Fi, I am trying to work it out using squares so an explanation would be so useful, thanks.

[passionflower]

Fifi I know what you mean about the other way of doing it unfortunately I have made those from leftovers and had to do it concertina way, the ones you described give you a much better shape star tho and there s another way of doing them from one piece wich you cut and score they look very nice too, in fact if you ve got a SU catalog they have them in there:love:
Linda I remember doing those ornaments with my grandma as a little girl for our tree, so 35 years ago is very acurate I am now 33:wub:

[Fifi-T]

It's funny I made them with my Grandad when I was little, he also taught me how to make a box, a boat and most importantly a big hat!

A quick pictureless tutorial, see if it makes sense.

Take a 4" square of card, fold in half diagonally and then unfold.

Fold 2 opposing corners to the halfway fold to make a hex shape (or square with corners chopped off if you think of it that way).

Fold this in half along the long diagonal fold, and then fold (to get a trapezium), and fold this in half along the long length and open out.

Repeat twice more.

Lay ontop of each other all in same orientation. Staple in middle.

Open out and secure the rear edges (double sided tape looks better, but I used staples as a kid). The front edges are the long sides.

I will post with photos late tonight or tomorrow.

Fi

[germgirl]

Heres a couple of really simple ones I made with the Love Elsie Noel papers and some kraft bazzill

[Fifi-T]

As promised a christmas star photo tutorial (http://web.mac.com/fionadickinson/Fifi-Ts/Cardmaking_Blog/Entries/2007/12/10_Tutorial_-_Christmas_Star.html), never done this before, so I hope it makes sense. Let me know if not.

Fi

[Kittypuss]

That's fab, thanks for doing that.

[Mole]

A very clear tutorial! Ta muchly.

[lindadragonfly]

thanks for sharing the tutorial

[Auntie Frankie]

Great tutorial. Thanks :)

[craft fairy]

Here's a Christmas card at last. See more on the blog (http://www.blog.craftfairy.co.uk/index.html).

http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL2144/10048433/18103594/292986603.jpg

Yvonne

[noctrl]

Thank you for the Star Tutorial, I spent ages at the weekend making a large mock up star ready for making the real thing, and yours looks much easier....I think I made mine extra hard as it was 5 pointed...

And here are 3 more card designs I have dome this year...

[jo.bee]

Heres a couple of really simple ones I made with the Love Elsie Noel papers and some kraft bazzill

Love these cards - bought the paper and then wondered what I was going to do with it. Thanks for sharing.

[craftymama]

More lovely cards, I especially like the snowman one, noctrl and the backing paper is lovely. Here are a few I've made tonight, really must get cracking as still need to make quite a few, thankfully for hand delivery done all my posting ones! TFL

[Kitty Crafts]

This was made for a friend who wanted a Religious card for her mum. Thanks to Monica (Passionflower) for the stamped image ... which I painted with my cheapo shimmery paints from the works :lol: (bargain at 2.99 haha)

[craftymama]

a beautiful card Kitty Crafts and those paints from the works are sooo worth it!

[passionflower]

Kitty that s a beautiful card:wub:

[Minty Magic]

I have made a variation on KittyPuss's card using YorkieMumFlUSA's starburst Craft Robo template, simply by making one smaller again and then cut 2 big and 2 small on 2 colours of glittery self adhesive card from Hobbycraft and then layered it altogether alternating the colours.

I put all the exact details on my blog. This is it close up:
http://bp1.blogger.com/_jZxRIYPEMVk/R2V5vXXRrII/AAAAAAAAAao/guoh18pQR8I/s320/DSCN2229.JPG

And this is the final card. I used another template which I have also changed slightly from ShelleysArt

http://bp0.blogger.com/_jZxRIYPEMVk/R2V5xHXRrKI/AAAAAAAAAa4/D6y1ppTHV6A/s320/DSCN2230.JPG

I have made 4 of these cards which are going to close family only. The starburst is quite raised in real life but this cannot be seen very well in the photo.

[Bryn]

Beautiful, I've not tried this template yet but it's on my to do list

[jo.bee]

I have helped my son make cards for grandparents this evening - he coloured in Hamish and I helped him with the paper and stamps. He is 10 - was quite surprised how much he enjoyed doing it.

[craftymama]

Gorgeous cards I am sure the grandparents will love them.

[thecountryrose]

Jo, tell your son he did a wonderful job and his grandparents will cherish his cards.

[tracygough]

Beautiful card Claire.

Jo your Son did a fab job, i'm sure the grandparents will treasure them.

Finally made my last two 'special' ones last night, i used the Cricut DS software on both to weld the words. One is for our Son and the other for our foster child.

http://pic60.picturetrail.com/VOL1673/10070229/18134987/293448744.jpg

http://pic60.picturetrail.com/VOL1673/10070229/18134987/293448973.jpg

[wlisa]

They are gorgeous Tracy - as always.

[Mole]

More stunners, Tracy!

[Mystik Nat]

Really lovely cards Tracy! I love the bling! :D

[gazania]

Bet nobody has made many Christmas cards like these :lol:

My 8 year old granddaughter LOVES anything to do with skulls :wacko: so I made this card for her using a TH grungeboard skull :rolleyes:

[tracygough]

That card is fab Lesley, your GD will love it for sure, and no i haven't ever made a Christmas like that before.:)

[gazania]

Thanks Tracy :D It's her birthday in Feburary so I will need to get thinking for that card next :lol:

[Gadget Monkey]

I made a card similar to that too, for a goth girl in DHs office, he is manager so has to give his staff cards!!

[jo.bee]

MY DSs would love that card!!

[gazania]

I made a card similar to that too, for a goth girl in DHs office, he is manager so has to give his staff cards!!

Oh - not just me then :lol::lol:

Lovely card :D

[Gadget Monkey]

Bet nobody has made many Christmas cards like these :lol:

My 8 year old granddaughter LOVES anything to do with skulls :wacko: so I made this card for her using a TH grungeboard skull :rolleyes:

Still waiting for my grungeboard, been over a week now since it was dispatched..... :huh: and RM. I cut my skull from a revolution die!!
Do like your card tho, love that skull, now want my grungeboard more than ever now!!

[germgirl]

Love those skull cards, very clever :)
here's one I made for my dad and partner, cricut-ed trees embossed with white & a cricut-ed greeting.
last years BG Christmas paper, can't remember what it was called!?

[Mystik Nat]

Well I managed to get just about caught up at last with a card-making fest, but here are a few of my favourites.... The rest are on my blog with more details. :)

[gazania]

Still waiting for my grungeboard, been over a week now since it was dispatched..... :huh: and RM. I cut my skull from a revolution die!!
Do like your card tho, love that skull, now want my grungeboard more than ever now!!

I think I might need to get that die - I have a feeling my GD is going do want more things :lol:

[thepinkprincess]

Here's a couple of cards I've made. More on my blog.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q252/haloangel2/Cards/Card86.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q252/haloangel2/Cards/Card83.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q252/haloangel2/Cards/Card81.jpg

[HOPEJACK]

lovely cards thepinkprincess - love how you've added little touches like bows to them :wub:

[Bird]

http://bp0.blogger.com/_9HZyAP4K8I4/R2g6wjCAebI/AAAAAAAABb8/arBHHHTNjXg/s320/S8002611+(Large).JPG

[Bird]

http://bp3.blogger.com/_9HZyAP4K8I4/R2g6wTCAeaI/AAAAAAAABb0/QVWFCPAOv4Y/s320/S8002606+(Large).JPG

[Bird]

http://bp2.blogger.com/_9HZyAP4K8I4/R2g5MDCAeTI/AAAAAAAABa8/oADOFuEJa0g/s320/S8002580+(Large).JPG

[Bird]

http://bp0.blogger.com/_9HZyAP4K8I4/R2RvyjCAeII/AAAAAAAABZk/5vJ_m4SGvhk/s320/S8002540+(Large).JPG

[Mystik Nat]

Oooh great cards Bird, really love the sumptuous bow on the last one, and there's always space for a touch of bling! :D

[Fifi-T]

Bird, that big fat red ribbon on your last card just does it for me, wonderful. Can I ask where the very cute 'let it snow' stamp came from?

Fi

[Mole]

Lush, Bird!

[tracygough]

Stunning cards Alex!

[anna m]

Here is a quick digi card which I made for a friend. I cheated a bit with this one because I used a digi scrapbooking kit.

[Bird]

Bird, that big fat red ribbon on your last card just does it for me, wonderful. Can I ask where the very cute 'let it snow' stamp came from?

Fi

Hey, this is being said in a whisper, so as not to hack off any body on the site, but its from Stampin Up!!!! as is the Purely Pomegranite ribbon, i am in love with this colour at the moment, lol

I would have pm'd you but you don't have it enabled.

[Bird]

Here is a quick digi card which I made for a friend. I cheated a bit with this one because I used a digi scrapbooking kit.

oooh Anna, this is so cute

[craftymama]

Lovin' the digi card, soo cute. Here is one I have made tonight (yes I know leaving it a bit late!:wacko: at least its a hand delivery!!:P) but it is made using a robo template by rascal82 (great template thanks) and is the first one I've tried as only just started playing with Robbie (early christmas pressie!:lol:) TFL

[EllePiggo]

Gorgeous card Bird. :D Love the digi card too Anna.:D And fab card Jac - Robbie is fantastic...I need to play with him more!!:D:D

Merry Christmas.

Vanessa.

[danemi1]

Fantastic cards folks and so much inspiration and different designs :wub:

Here is one I made for one of me stepDD's yesterday, using up some Chrimbo paper from years back :lol: so not a clue what it is or what make!!

love this Jane - and a very Merry Chistmas to you hun

[anna m]

I love your fun Santa card Jac:wub:.

Here is a paper pieced Santa card which I made for my godson.

[Sav]

Loved all the cards, especially like anna m santa, he is lovely.

[EllePiggo]

I love your fun Santa card Jac:wub:.

Here is a paper pieced Santa card which I made for my godson.

Love it. :D Its fab.

Vanessa.

[tassycrafty]

My take!

[Caly]

oh it's beautiful

:love::love:

[Gadgetmum]

Made this card using the Bookatrix template. Hubby loved it - even a small comment from him is amazing! Used metallic green and red card and glued the individual letters on ribbon to make the bookmark. The poem was all about families and being together. Hope you like it.:rolleyes:

[Pink Chocolate]

that is really pretty

[Distressed]

Thats lovely x

[Stokie]

I made this one today, quite simple in style for me!
Becky xx

[Bubble-Deb]

Lovely cards here ladies - I couldn't bring myself to make one yet, lol, I am still waiting for summer, lol, lol, lol.

[Bryn]

Love that card Becky

[louby]

I'm still trying to be good and make a few christmas cards through the year. Made one yesterday with and old Penny Black stamp. I've put it on my blog (http://wwwbloggercom-louby.blogspot.com/)

[CarolB]

really lovely cards can't think about christmas LOL need the summer first :)

[Susie sunshine]

Great christmas creations ladies, i really must start to think about doing a few but as usual i bet i will end up doing them all in December:rolleyes:

Sue
xx

http://susiesunshines.blogspot.com/

[Troubled1]

bookmarking

[Jue Jue]

Some really lovely cards on here why dont you all join in on the
Run Rudolph Run! - Rudolph Day Challenge

Its where on the 25th of each month we try and make 5 cards ready for christmas theres a thread about in in card making please feel free to join in its just for fun and if you only make 1 its one less you have to do later on in the year

[Susie sunshine]

I have just put a christmas card on my blog, yeh 1 down 49 to go.lol

Sue
xx
http://susiesunshines.blogspot.com/

[louby]

Lovely card susie sunshine. You prompted me to enter my first ever challenge! Its on my blog - below.

[Bryn]

I've did one yesterday, it's on my blog here (http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com/)