(warning .. EXTREMELY picture-heavy post)
When I knew it was time to make our cards this year, the idea seemed like such a simple one. hand-made Christmas cards ...
I mean really - how difficult could it be ? :)
Anytime you ask yourself that - you should ALWAYS know it's a precursor to terror.
ok, honestly it wasn't so much difficult as it was tedious and painstakingly time-consuming. But, in the end I managed to create almost 4 dozen cards; 90% of them unique + 100% created with scrap booking supplies & our little hands. :)
In the beginning - I tried to make each card totally different from the last.
ribbon cut at an angle in descending sizes
buttons hot glued on as ornaments
scrapbook paper cut to the length of the card
ribbon hot glued on top & bottom border
I laid my buttons on the card in a tree shape
lifted the buttons one at a time- placing them back onto hot glue
hot glued ribbon on top for 'tree star'
2 pieces of contrasting scrapbook paper cut to length of card and hot glued in place
ribbon cut to same length and hot glued over 'seaming' both papers together
stamped 'happy holidays' onto cardstock, then cut out and hot glued onto card
cut scrapbook paper and ribbon to fit card width
added scrap book candy cane embellishment + buttons and then stamped
