Coming to Town - Handmade Christmas Cards By Sammy

Handmade Christmas Cards

By Sammy

For this project, Sammy wanted to make his very own Christmas cards for his mates at school. I had quite a few plain white blank cards and envelopes in my own supplies and that's what Sammy used as his base for the cards.

Sammy and I measured the size to cut a piece of patterned paper, to cover the front of the white card. He chose several different patterns from the Echo Park A Cosy Christmas Collection and used the cutting board to cut them.

He used double sided tape to adhere the patterned paper on to the white card base.

While Sammy was gluing down the front of the card, I used the Cottage Cutz Merry Christmas Tree Phrase in the Big Shot and cut a few for Sammy to use on the cards. Sammy also cut out a few of the 3x4 cut outs from the paper range, so he could mix and match.

I also used the Tim Holtz Thinlits Alterations Largest size die so Sammy could have a layer under the Merry Christmas sign.

I also used a one and half inch circle die to cut holes out of the front of the cards so Sammy could put a small piece of double-sided tape in the middle to add a chocolate coin to the center.

Below:showing the inside of cards

Below: showing the front of closed card

Sammy also stamped a "Merry Christmas" inside each of his cards.

So I thought Sammy was finished now but he had one more step to go. He grabbed his Gel Pens that were sent by Aunty Vera as a gift and he decided to draw something on the front of the envelopes that each of his mates/friends liked or liked to do...He really, really loves those pens Aunty Vera...lol lol

So below are the finished handmade designed Christmas cards made by Sammy...with a little help using the Big Shot and dies from nanny...
I think he was so thoughtful to add a personal touch of a drawing on the envelopes that each of his friends likes or likes to do.

Below I have a video of me showing you two of Sammy's projects...the tree decoration and the cards...

Hope you enjoy!


Wendy xox

He's Making a List - Tina's 3D Christmas Cards

Hello Crafty Friends!
Christmas crafting is in full swing and if you still need to make some Christmas cards we have the perfect tutorial for you today! Tina's 3D cards are just beautiful! They'll be treasured as Christmas decorations well beyond this Christmas!

Hello everyone.
December is here, so it's full on Christmas projects. I love that we have two kits this month to choose from and I chose the fun 'He's Making A List kit', featuring the Carta Bella papers. For my first project, I have made a couple of 3D cards that will also sit well as  Christmas decorations on any mantle.

The cards are made the in the same way so I will show how I made the card below.

 Start off by cutting two pieces of white card-stock for the base.

Score both pieces at the following measurements below. Cut the larger piece as shown.

I apologize to anyone who has tried to make this card (Vera) as I had the cut line showing on the wrong piece. The image below is the correct instructions.

Rotate the smaller piece and fold the two pieces as shown below.

Next I cut out the pieces from the paper in the kit. This collection is such a cheerful design and I really love these papers.

The patterned paper is cut slightly smaller than each panel because I always like a small border showing underneath. Once I cut my pieces, I distressed all the patterned papers edges just using my cutter bee scissors and adhered them to the base pieces.

Adhere the smaller piece to the larger one. I found it easier to attach the front piece first and then the third panels will line up to attach easily.

Finally I made up a double bow ribbon layering it with a gold thread and some red jingle bells, topped off with a poinsettia.

Here are the finished cards, really simple to make.

I hope you enjoyed this quick card tutorial.
Thank you and Happy Crafting.
Tina xxx

The December kit can be purchased HERE

Christmas 2019 - Leanne's Sparkly Christmas Cards & Tags

Hello Crafty Friends!

As is our tradition in Aunty Vera Land, December on the blog is chock full of Christmas eye candy ....... from both our Creative Team and our crafty guests.
Today we ask the question..... how's your Christmas Card Making going? Started? Done? I'm not answering that question on the grounds that it will certainly incriminate me lol.
But Leanne has her cardmaking up to speed. Today she shares with us some beautiful cards and tags featuring Kaisercraft's Sparkle collection......

Hi everyone!

  I also used the Tim Holtz distressing tool on some of the edges.

I have used Kaisercraft 'Sparkle' collection to create these cards and tags. Most of the papers I used are from the 36 page single sided 12"pad, which has a lot of gold foil through it.  I also used a lot of single sheets of the poinsettia which are great for additional fussy cutting.
The fussy cut poinsettias look great with a little Victorian Velvet Distress Ink around the cut edges.  I also used this ink around a lot of the paper edges.  

I have also used Kaisercraft rows of rhinestones and soft pink pearls as well as Kaisercraft wooden snowflakes as embellishments. 

I used Stickles to 'sparkle' up the centres of the poinsettias!

Love the "Christmas is too sparkly (said no one ever)" quote!  I have used sheets from the 6" pad and also some Collectables from the collection on these cards.

I hope I've inspired you to create some Christmas cards and tags!
xx Leanne xx

A Month of Christmas Craft 2017 ~ Rianna's Pop-Up Box Cards

Hello Crafty Friends!
We have just one more Christmas project for 2017...... Rianna's Pop-Up Box Cards. Oh my goodness they are so cute! What a great way to end our month of Christmas Crafting!!
I hope you've found inspiration, perhaps tried out some of our December projects, and maybe pinned some for future Christmases ;)

Hi everyone,

Rianna on the blog here today for Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft's awesome Christmas craft month! 🎄 I have here today two very cute cards to show you all.

I absolutely LOVE creating pop-up box cards, they are one of my favourite types of card to make.

First I created this card with a cute Santa popping up from out of the chimney. He has a present in one of his hands and some more presents sitting around the edge of the chimney ready to be handed out to the people who have been good this year. 😊

 

I used Doodlebug Design's 'Dear Santa' 12x12" paper from the Milk and Cookies Collection for this card as well as their Odds and Ends die cuts. I have used some Wink of Stella for Santa's hat and the snow that is on the chimney for some added sparkle. I added some dimension to Santa's eyes and his gloves by using a Sakura Gelly Roll glaze pen in black. The presents are from My Favorite Things 'Happy Pawlidays' stamp set and the sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's 'Happy Happy Happy' stamp set.

I just love Santa's sparkly hat! 😄

Let's move on to the second and final card! 

I created this card with these two cute furry friends celebrating Christmas together and sitting near the colourful decorated Christmas tree. 😊

 

I used Doodlebug Design's 'Jolly Gingerbread' 12x12" paper from the Milk and Cookies Collection for this card as well as their Odds and Ends die cuts. I have used some Wink of Stella for the dog and cat's Santa hats for some added sparkle. I added some dimension to their eyes and dog's nose by using a Sakura Gelly Roll glaze pen in black and a clear one for the cat's nose. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things 'Happy Pawlidays' stamp set. For the tree I used some Wink of Stella for the star and then went over the star and the baubles with some Glossy Accents.

 

I hope you all enjoyed my projects for Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft.
Thank you for visiting Aunty Vera's Scrap and Craft blog and please feel free to let me know what you think of these projects in the comments below. 😊

- Ri