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Here is my first card for the Christmas Card Challenge this month...I've just joined up! Here's hoping it is the first of many more so that I am ready by December this year
Here is my first card for the Christmas Card Challenge this month...I've just joined up! Here's hoping it is the first of many more so that I am ready by December this year
Great cards ladies!
I have been out in the garden most of the day.. moving rocks! DS and DH hate me! LOL I have boulders!
Got very happy mail today.. my reveal package for DSS so Ic ame in to post a big thanks. But fell in here!
Updated the Sign up first page. Saw galleries, and got very side tracked! LOL
Jan your twist cards...WOW! Love that color!
Welcome Beth! Got a plan of how many you'll need?
Oh I am also a PM pest.. just let me know if you don't want them. No worries!
Sheena.. 52 I can't imagine needing that many (well the writing them out part)
I was visiting with a friend yesterday, and she made 100+ for last Christmas and just never got around to using them! She didn't send out any!!
Question... do you start addressing the envelopes now, as you go? do you write any notes now?
Or do you wait until November December to start that part?
I'm a little ahead of my goal, but the months are starting to catch up to me. My cards are done through June. I've been busy with birthday, anniversary and graduation cards. I thought about addressing the envelopes as I go, but you never know when someone might up and move. So I'll wait until later. If I put notes in them now, I'll think of something that needs to be added later. I'm just happy that I have a start on the cards.
Oh yes, VikkiJo, 52 is only about HALF of what I need for everyone who receives Christmas cards from me and my other half. Family, friends, coworkers. I know I did over 100 cards last Christmas and yes, they did all get hand-written messages inside and then addressed or hand-delivered.
Definitely a good idea to get a head start on making them with this challenge.
This year, I am considering whether I should be addressing them ahead of time as well. Writing in and addressing all the "mailouts" in one weekend in late November leads to some pretty sore fingers!
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Great cards ladies!
I have been out in the garden most of the day.. moving rocks! DS and DH hate me! LOL I have boulders!
Got very happy mail today.. my reveal package for DSS so Ic ame in to post a big thanks. But fell in here!
Updated the Sign up first page. Saw galleries, and got very side tracked! LOL
Jan your twist cards...WOW! Love that color!
Welcome Beth! Got a plan of how many you'll need?
Oh I am also a PM pest.. just let me know if you don't want them. No worries!
Sheena.. 52 I can't imagine needing that many (well the writing them out part)
I was visiting with a friend yesterday, and she made 100+ for last Christmas and just never got around to using them! She didn't send out any!!
I sure hope I have done this right! Here is my link to my May Xmas cards! The 10 cards are the same, but with varying BG papers. A big shout out to Nicole at Creations Galore in Green Bay, WI for allowing me to CASE their card and for helping me find all the supplies to make mine. And also for helping me with the Copics--still learning!! The Peachy Keen Stamps are very high quality clear stamps made locally, and I was very pleased with this set. The coloring took alot of time, but the cards are so simple, they went together quickly, once I had them colored and cut out. I hope you enjoy the theme --I thought it would be a fun one, especially with how the last football season turned out! -Stacy
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Reason: added correct links for Xmas cards
I sure hope I have done this right! Here is my link to my May Xmas cards! The 10 cards are the same, but with varying BG papers. A big shout out to Nicole at Creations Galore in Green Bay, WI for allowing me to CASE their card and for helping me find all the supplies to make mine. And also for helping me with the Copics--still learning!! The Peachy Keen Stamps are very high quality clear stamps made locally, and I was very pleased with this set. The coloring took alot of time, but the cards are so simple, they went together quickly, once I had them colored and cut out. I hope you enjoy the theme --I thought it would be a fun one, especially with how the last football season turned out! -Stacy
OK, so i am seriously NOT a packers fan, but those were so darn cute I did have to go check out Peachy Keen stamps.
Yay - my May cards are done. :-) I know I only signed up for 5 cards a month, but I did make 10 of these ones. They were so quick and easy using mostly pre-printed cards and 3-d stickers. Here is the card uploaded to my gallery
and here is the thumbnail showing all 10:
Here are May's cards and the last of the 3 pictures for the OSW challenge. I made over 50 basic Christmas tags using nothing but scraps and am counting them as 1 of my cards for this month. The 3 tags on the red and green papers were made by my 12 yr-old son. He does not stamp with Mom like he did when he was younger so I was really surprised that he wanted to make some. Was not too surprised that he stopped at just three!
Great job on the cards, Pamela. And using your scraps. I'm so proud of you! :-) Can't wait to see what you do with your images.
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Question.. what's on your Holiday Menu? Do you have a traditional Dish you are known for making every year? Something you wonder if your invited just for it? LOL
Have you ever thought of sharing that recipe? Maybe on a card??
Mine is my stuffing but it has to be done in the bird to taste right. Recipe? HaHaHa... you're funny. I learned it by watching my step-mom who never used a measuring cup. I just mix and toss till it looks right. :-)
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Question... do you start addressing the envelopes now, as you go? do you write any notes now?
Or do you wait until November December to start that part?
I address my envelopes when I'm ready to file them in my box. I've even been buying the Forever stamps and stamping them as I go. Come Dec. first all I have to do is take the box to the PO and away they go :-)
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Here is my first card for the Christmas Card Challenge this month...I've just joined up! Here's hoping it is the first of many more so that I am ready by December this year
Welcome, Beth. Great card! You're off to an awesome start.
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It's a good thing I have my cards through June. I'm having a difficult time making graduation cards and I'm forcing myself to making them before I do any more Christmas cards. I have no idea why graduation cards are so hard for me. Maybe I try too hard. Have to have them done by next weekend.
It's a good thing I have my cards through June. I'm having a difficult time making graduation cards and I'm forcing myself to making them before I do any more Christmas cards. I have no idea why graduation cards are so hard for me. Maybe I try too hard. Have to have them done by next weekend.
For graduation and wedding cards, Debbie, I've found the best way to go is simple and elegant.
Pick 1 image, 1 sentiment and pair it with 2 colors - one usually being white or cream. If you can use a CB to dry emboss the white/ cream and mat against a darker color it has that punch effect without the fuss and gives it an elegance.
If you use a ribbon, keep it light weight if possible.
For graduation, try to go with the school colors when possible or black/ white and add a touch of gold (most school color combinations have a gold accent somewhere)
There's my recipe. Hope it helps.
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Nice card, Kathy.
The fact that you were still with the Navy/ Silver combination shares a bit of you in your cards. Our cards usually reflect us in some way - even if we don't know we do :-)
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For graduation and wedding cards, Debbie, I've found the best way to go is simple and elegant.
Pick 1 image, 1 sentiment and pair it with 2 colors - one usually being white or cream. If you can use a CB to dry emboss the white/ cream and mat against a darker color it has that punch effect without the fuss and gives it an elegance.
If you use a ribbon, keep it light weight if possible.
For graduation, try to go with the school colors when possible or black/ white and add a touch of gold (most school color combinations have a gold accent somewhere)
There's my recipe. Hope it helps.
Thanks, Kelly. I went through the gallery last night and found a couple very easy but elegant cards I'm going to make. I'm going to start on them right now and refuse to do anything else until they are done......that includes the pile of laundry that needs to be done......that should be a pretty good incentive for getting those cards done.
I finally got my two graduation cards done. I made both of them the same. I'll get it uploaded tomorrow. Now I just have to make a couple birthday cards for June and I can get back to my Christmas cards. Now I can take care of my laundry. Today is a good day for cardmaking. It's gloomy but at least it stopped raining for now.
I need a grad card for this coming weekend and the school colors are green and yellow. Yuck. May do black and white and not worry about trying to use the school colors at all. Wish I had a race car image I would use that. She is into electric car at school, soit would be appropriate for her.
Oh yes, VikkiJo, 52 is only about HALF of what I need for everyone who receives Christmas cards from me and my other half. Family, friends, coworkers. I know I did over 100 cards last Christmas and yes, they did all get hand-written messages inside and then addressed or hand-delivered.
Definitely a good idea to get a head start on making them with this challenge.
This year, I am considering whether I should be addressing them ahead of time as well. Writing in and addressing all the "mailouts" in one weekend in late November leads to some pretty sore fingers!
I am in awe.. all handwritten!
Maybe we should make that part of the challenge? Addressing envelopes?
I took my box and address to bed with me one night and did the address parts while we watched a movie. It was storming so bad the Dish quit so we put in a DVD. and I wrote out all the envies in about 2 hours last year!
Here's what I have so far
