CAS Christmas Cards- Set of 4

 

Hi Friends!

This week at the Stamp Simply blog, the Stamp Simply Design Team have been sharing quick and easy Christmas cards.  

I love the Craft Consortium Ink Drops paper collections and thought that the darker green patterns in the new Organic Ink Drops 6x6 paper pad would be perfect for Christmas cards.

I paired the paper with the background stamp from the Jesus stamp set along with gold mirror cardstock for a set of quick cards that are relatively flat for mailing.

If you have not had a chance to check out my Sister DT cards yet, I hope you will do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Trim a piece of the Organic Ink Drops paper to 4” x 5 ¼” and layer onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of gold mirror cardstock. (FYI- I die cut a rectangle out of the gold mirror cardstock before layering the ink drops paper onto the cardstock.  That rectangular die cut is large enough to use for layering the sentiment.  The organic ink drops paper covers up the die cut so you can not even tell and this stretches the mirror cardstock so you can use every single inch, lol! Plus lightens the weight for mailing, win, win!).

Mount the entire background panel onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” white card base scored at the top (for an easel style card). 

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the background stamp from Jesus with Versamark ink, apply gold embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing cools, trim the sentiment panel and mount onto gold mirror cardstock (using the pre-die cut rectangle from the background panel (noted above)- trim close to the edge.

Directly mount the sentiment panel onto the card front to finish off the card.

Quick, easy and flat to mail!  Maybe I have inspired you to create a set of quick Christmas cards?  

Stamp Sets:  Jesus (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versamark

Cardstock/Paper: White,  Craft Consortium Ink Drops- Organic 6x6 Paper Pad, Bazzill Mirror Cardstock- 8.5 x 11- Gold 15 ct

Accessories/Tools: Embossing Powder Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Also, don’t miss out on the current Stamp Simply stamp set specials as well as sales on Graphic 45, Kaisercraft, and Special Treat Boxes- all from Stamp Simply!

Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you have a fabulous weekend!