I've finished my Christmas cards!

I started off with such good intentions of keeping on top of making Christmas cards this year. I did actually start on Christmas cards in the summer for Elusive Images Design Team samples, but my own had to be put on hold. The cards in this picture were made in a big batch, with all the components stamped ready to assemble when I went on holiday in France in October. The deer on the red card design is a Papermania stamp - I just love this design. I added the greeting from the same stamp set on a tiny tag, tied on with red paper string. I finished the design off with punched snowflakes and a little red gingham bow. The green design has misteltoe corners, decorated with self adhesive pearls for berries. The sentiment is from the Waltzing Mouse Very Vintage Christmas set, a really useful set of small sentiments and labels, and the flowers are cut with a small Marianne poinsettia die.

The next card was a birthday card for my brother. I wanted to use the lovely Quietfire Walt Whitman quote stamp again and masked a sun and inked a shaded background before adding stamping. The birds are from a Tim Holtz set. the vine, from Lavinia and the plants are from Crafty Individuals

I really enjoyed making these cards, although they are quiet different in their approach, the second card is closer to my preferred style.

Hope your Christmas preparations are going well and you get some time for some creative escape.

Elaine