Christmas Cards to Donate Part 2
I’m on to my next batch of Christmas cards for donation. I needed another 20+ cards to reach my goal of 50 cards.
I’m still using papers from the never-ending Recollections Christmas paper pad. I pulled out the blue snowflake paper, which is my favorite, to use as the background and a Christmas gift paper for the focal panel. I used the Creative Memories Decorative Trimmer to cut the wavy edge on the focal panel. I used a coordinating blue cardstock for the matting and the accent strip across the focal panel. For some sparkle I added a glittered brad on the accent panel.
I still had most of the 12×12 sheet of the Christmas gift paper so decided to use it as a background. I added a strip of the blue snowflake paper to the right side of the card. I stamped the sentiment, from the Joy Claire Christmas Borders stamp set, in Memento Bahama Blue ink. The card looked a little “flat” so I added a few blue sequins.
For the next group of cards I combined some paper and cardstock scraps. The sentiment is stamped in Memento Bahama Blue ink. For some sparkle I added some silver washi tape and blue rhinestones.
There are several sheets of faux glitter paper in this paper pad. I haven’t used any of them and decided to give it a try. I added a purple ribbon to separate the prints. I wasn’t sure what to use for a sentiment as it didn’t seem like a “Merry Christmas” type card. I decided on a stamp that included a “Winter Wishes” sentiment and snowman. I colored the snowman with Copic Markers and a gel pen.
I liked how the faux glitter paper looked and since there was most of the sheet left, used it as the background on several more cards. I again paired it with the mitten print paper. On the first couple cards, I added purple buttons. On the next cards I added some Love from Lizi glitter peel-offs.
For the last few cards I used up the last of the pink and purple scraps.
I ended up with a total of 49 cards, one short of the goal. There’s still a ton of paper left in the Recollections paper pad and I’ll be making more cards to donate. For now, I’ll move on to another holiday.