YES! A Christmas card in May!
Hello! AJ here and I’m thrilled to be joining the Crafty Elves this month, as a guest elf. Our mission is to make a Christmas card (or two) every month to be ready when it’s time to mail out the holiday cards!
I created a slimline card featuring Technique Junkies Safari Santa stamp. Isn’t that giraffe with the Santa hat sweet? This card is colorful, quick to color, and even faster to put together.
I made a slimline base: White card stock 7 inches x 9 1/4 score the 7 inch side at 3.75
I stamped Safari Santa with Archival Black ink. Colored hat and face with Tombow markers, cut out. This stamp has its own black border so it is ready to go!
I matted the stamped image onto holiday paper that has a green and red print. The piece wasn’t long enough to extend across the card so I used small red scraps on each end to extend it to a 9 inch length and 3 1/2 inch tall piece. If your holiday paper is long enough you can skip the red pieces.
7 Snowflakes: I have a snowflake paper punch so I used that to make snowflakes. If you don’t have one you could use a snowflake stamp and heat emboss in white or purchase snowflake stickers. (Hey, maybe white flowers would work? There are white poinsettias, right?)
And because I wanted more pops of white I dug around in my stash and found a few white enamel dots to add here and there. If you don’t have those try these ideas instead…sequins, gems, or a pencil eraser dipped in white ink (or paint) to make white dots. Get creative!
I hope this inspired you to make a few holiday cards early. I think I’ll make a few more while I’m in the mood. And to see more Crafty Elves Creations check these out…
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Thanks for stopping by!
AJ
