Alright, I know you might be having a visceral response to reading something about Christmas already. I have the same reaction when I walk into a store in September and see holiday decor out. There is a special time and place for Christmas things and those sacred laws of time and space should not be broken*!
*Unless you're trying to make homemade cards to send to your long list of friends and family. Then Christmas season started, like...last week.
It's daunting enough to think about sending store-bought cards to all of the people I want to send them to, much less making my own. Thankfully Stampin' Up is trying to lighten that load a bit for people who want to send some homemade holiday happiness. They have multiple options in the holiday catalog that come with almost all of the materials you need to put together cute and easy Christmas cards. The set I'm highlighting is the
Merry Little Christmas Simply Created set.
The kit ($9.95) comes with all of the envelopes, liners, paper, and embellishments that you will need. You will also need a stamp, ink, and adhesive. You can save some money by bundling the stamp they recommend with the set for $17.95(clear)/$19.95(wood). I personally am not a fan of sending "Christmas" specific greetings because we celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah in our families, so I bought a different stamp that is little more "holiday generic". But both work, so that's nice to have the option.
All of the pieces are pre-cut, all you have to do is stamp, tape, and go. Honestly the hardest part was threading that piece of bakers twine through the teeny little hole in the button.
This is your finished product, complete with envelope and liners. Very cute, and more importantly
very easy and affordable. If you're new to stamping and thinking you want to send out some homemade cards for the holidays, this is the way to go!
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