Click In this September 9, 2018 blog post, I described my "Christmas Card Project" where I tried to emulate the “The Best Things in Life Are Pink” You Tube Tutorial (one of her many tutorials on creating MANY cards cards from a single pad of 6x6 papers. I made 31 cards from a single pad of Whimsy Stamps “Christmas Cheer” 24 single-sided 6x6 paper pad (TWDP102) and a set of Ink Road Stamps “Fir Real”. I modeled my cards after some Operation Write Home sketches.
In October, I continued with the project, using A Penny Black 6x6 pad ("Holiday Trimmings") And a set of Avery Elle stamps "Quirky Christmas" and, by the end of the mont I had 63 cards in total.
By this time, I was tired of the entire process and decided to fill out the remainder of our card list with purchased cards. Hoe er, as my husband was address in envelopes, he was not aware that pre-packed card blanks usually provide more envelopes than cards and so we ended up with four envelopes with no cards so, on November 27, I made for more cards:
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Card Set using OWH sketch #36
In October, I continued with the project, using A Penny Black 6x6 pad ("Holiday Trimmings") And a set of Avery Elle stamps "Quirky Christmas" and, by the end of the mont I had 63 cards in total.
By this time, I was tired of the entire process and decided to fill out the remainder of our card list with purchased cards. Hoe er, as my husband was address in envelopes, he was not aware that pre-packed card blanks usually provide more envelopes than cards and so we ended up with four envelopes with no cards so, on November 27, I made for more cards:
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Card Set using OWH sketch #36
Products used in the making of this card set were:
Stamps: Avery Elle "Quirky Christmas" (ST-18-32); Personal Impressions 201J; Wiggins Stamp Art
Inks: Archival "Library Green" and "Jet Black"
Papers:Park Lane Paperie A2 notecards “white” (15919608); Penny Black 6x6 pad "Holiday Trimmings" (80-013); scraps of dark red and grass green 12 x 12 papers
Embellishments: K & Company Grand Adhesions "Christmas Cheer Ornament" (569331) and "Classic Metal Art" (558649)
Adhesives: Tombow Permanent adhesive.
I used my Fiskers paper trimmer, my MISTI stamp platform, and a 2" punch.
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I also fixed the one card from the October batch (card set #10) which had the "made by" and "sentiment stamps switched! I simply removed the card front and attached it to a new notecard with the sentiment in the right location!
Stamps: Avery Elle "Quirky Christmas" (ST-18-32); Personal Impressions 201J; Wiggins Stamp Art
Inks: Archival "Library Green" and "Jet Black"
Papers:Park Lane Paperie A2 notecards “white” (15919608); Penny Black 6x6 pad "Holiday Trimmings" (80-013); scraps of dark red and grass green 12 x 12 papers
Embellishments: K & Company Grand Adhesions "Christmas Cheer Ornament" (569331) and "Classic Metal Art" (558649)
Adhesives: Tombow Permanent adhesive.
I used my Fiskers paper trimmer, my MISTI stamp platform, and a 2" punch.
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I also fixed the one card from the October batch (card set #10) which had the "made by" and "sentiment stamps switched! I simply removed the card front and attached it to a new notecard with the sentiment in the right location!
All cards are signed, stamped and mailed as of yesterday afternoon, although there are still several address labels in limbo that may require more cards. A few boxes of Unicef cards, however, will serve to deal with any unexpected card recipients!
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