Hello! Welcome to Paper Crafts Magazine's 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop. Today we are celebrating the new issue of Holiday Cards and More, Vol. 6 and World Card Making Day which is tomorrow (yeah!!!) & the start of the holiday card making season (double yeah!!!).
I am thrilled to be participating in this blog hop because it truly is my favorite time of the year... what could be better than having your scrap space full of beautiful Christmas & holiday product and having your house full of the smell of pumpkin spice? I had a friend in college who always referred to a great blend of food as the "perfect bite"... this brew of fall time & Christmas card making is the "perfect bite" for me.
Today 12 designers from Holiday Cards & More will be sharing new quick n' easy holiday cards. Quick 'n easy cards are often the way to go when making holiday cards in mass. My favorite part about working in this issue was putting together the Super Scraps Card (p. 156) and step-outs to show you how you can use your scraps to make quick and easy cards by the dozen.
My card design for today's hop is one that I will most likely give to my girl friends when we get together before Christmas. I like to make all my gal pals the same card, so I need a design that will quickly translate to 8 or 10 cards. And when I say quickly I mean... oh no!, its 4 o'clock and I need to make the cards before I leave at 6:30 pm... and feed the kids, and wash the dog... that kind of quick.
To create this card:
1) make card from cardstock
2) adhere decorative paper to face of card
3) stamp sentiment
4) tie on bow and embellish bells
My tips for making quick & simple cards is to use products that you are comfortable with and love working with, for instance my top 2 go-to products are satin ribbon and patterned paper. So I started by finding a patterned paper that I loved and made that the focus of my design along with a big bow. Lastly I try to add one novel item to add which in this case is the silver bells.
So... do you want a copy of the new Holiday Cards & More? It is fabulous... chock full of cards & projects that are just genius & totally doable. This issue is a must! You can leave a comment here for your chance to win it, or you can order yours on line HERE. All comments must be posted by midnight (MDT) on Sunday, Oct. 2.
Lastly, don't forget to stop by Paper Crafts Connection today for your chance to win a festive holiday prize and visit the 11 other designers for even more inspiration.
Thanks for stopping by today... enjoy the hop!
Products: decorative paper (ANW Crestwood), ribbon (Schiff Ribbons), bells (Creatology by Michaels), stamp (Very Merry Christmas by Hero Arts), cardstock (Papertry Ink).
Today 12 designers from Holiday Cards & More will be sharing new quick n' easy holiday cards. Quick 'n easy cards are often the way to go when making holiday cards in mass. My favorite part about working in this issue was putting together the Super Scraps Card (p. 156) and step-outs to show you how you can use your scraps to make quick and easy cards by the dozen.
My card design for today's hop is one that I will most likely give to my girl friends when we get together before Christmas. I like to make all my gal pals the same card, so I need a design that will quickly translate to 8 or 10 cards. And when I say quickly I mean... oh no!, its 4 o'clock and I need to make the cards before I leave at 6:30 pm... and feed the kids, and wash the dog... that kind of quick.
1) make card from cardstock
2) adhere decorative paper to face of card
3) stamp sentiment
4) tie on bow and embellish bells
My tips for making quick & simple cards is to use products that you are comfortable with and love working with, for instance my top 2 go-to products are satin ribbon and patterned paper. So I started by finding a patterned paper that I loved and made that the focus of my design along with a big bow. Lastly I try to add one novel item to add which in this case is the silver bells.
So... do you want a copy of the new Holiday Cards & More? It is fabulous... chock full of cards & projects that are just genius & totally doable. This issue is a must! You can leave a comment here for your chance to win it, or you can order yours on line HERE. All comments must be posted by midnight (MDT) on Sunday, Oct. 2.
- - - ETA- contest closed. Winner has been notified. - - -
Thanks for stopping by today... enjoy the hop!
Products: decorative paper (ANW Crestwood), ribbon (Schiff Ribbons), bells (Creatology by Michaels), stamp (Very Merry Christmas by Hero Arts), cardstock (Papertry Ink).
200 comments:
Wow!!! This looks gorgeous. TFS your lovely cards.
Wow - these are stunning!!!!! luv Sandie
elegant cards, yet simple to make? this is a treat to my morning.
gorgeous, elegance...lovely.
My three favorite things at Christmas, Simple (but elegant), Colorful, and SHINY!! Great job!!!
love the card with the scrabble tiles! Would love a copy of this magazine!
such gorgeous elegant cards,love the bow and the bells, so lovely.
Wow, that is gorgeous paper, and you have combined it with the ribbon, greeting, and bell in such a fresh way. Thanks for the inspiration!
how elegant!
well, you can't get much easier than this ... but it looks like a million bucks!!!
Love those big bows and the cute little bells! :)
I am enjoying this blog hop with all these beautiful and easy to create cards!
gorgeous cards!!!
Oh wow! This is so beautiful, love the emossed pattern on the bottom, and the giant bow and bell are just fabulous!!
Gorgeous cards!! Love the embossed paper!!
beautiful card.. love the gold.. you know you really don't see gold on cards to often.. I love how you embossed the gold.. fits perfect.. thanks for sharing..
Soooo gorgeous!!! Love how elegant they are!!!
housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com
Your bows always leave me speechless! Gorgeous cards!
I just adore this card... so beautiful.
oh my goodness, that decorative paper is amazing! add the big fluffy bow and it beomes jaw dropping! wow!
What cute little bells! Thanks for sharing! These are fabulous!
Just terrific! Love the ribbon, bell, and special paper!
Beautiful cards, and so great with the bells =) TFS!
Great idea, Windy! They are fabulous :)
~Rachel in Sacramento
Very pretty!~ (can I be your friend?)
Beautiful!
Gorgeous and very festive! Love it!
What elegance!!! The large bow paired with the shimmery gold is beautiful. The bells are just right as the third element to give the card such pizzazz.
these are SO GORGEOUS!!!! love 'em!! :)
simply gorgeous!!
So elegant! Very nice!
Gorgeous card! Thanks.
Beautifully done! I haven't seen much gold in cards this year and yours really stands out! Love the textured paper with it and the little bells too!
Beautiful and simple! Lovely!
Beautiful!! So elegant but simple. Love it!!
How elegant!
Stunning card! I am going to have to look for elegant paper like that.
So elegant and beautiful! Love the bow.
Wow...so gorgeous! The gold is stunning!
This is a really doable card! Easy, quick and elegant. I really like the simplicity of it. Thanks! :D
What a fabulously elegant yet quick and easy card! Thanks for the great inspiration. :)
Great tips about focusing on a fab patterned paper that you love and the beautiful ribbon - both of which make big impact. Pretty cards !
bee-a-you-tah-ful!
those bows, omigoodness! Gorge!
-rachel w k
rwkrafts.blogspot.com
Those cards are just gorgeous! Embossing sure makes them "feel" expensive!! Love them!
OOOOOOOOOhhhh YUMMY!!! Love the gold with the rich, scrumptious ribbon!!!!! LOVELY!!!
your cards are beautiful! I love the embossing on them! thanks for such wonderful inspiration :)
This card is stunning! Wow - I am blown away by the simplicity and elegance of it. Do you have a tutorial for tying your bows cuz they are PERFECT? Thanks for inspiring me today.
Such elegance, Windy, I love it!
I love jingle bells, great cards!
Beautiful cards! A gift in itself! thanks!
What beautiful Cards and the bells are so sweet :)
I absolutely LOVE your card and your tips are fantastic!!! This just gets me in the Holiday card making mode especially for tomorrow...WCMD!!! Thanks for the chance to win...
WOW! So very elegant. Love these cards.
Love the bows!
Windy, your card is beautiful and elegant! Love the bells on the ribbon.
ohhhh its so pretty with that red bow!!
Wow! Very elegant. Thank you for the tips and sharing your creation.
I love everything about your card! Those little jingle bells are the best!
Lovely cards! So simple & elegant! TFS ;-)
Love the diffrent color combo's. Diffrent from the usual red and green. Beautiful cards.
Ever so chic! Love them.
wow! those cards are so completely elegant - great job!
The ribbons give a classy touch to the cards! nice!
Beautiful! Love the ribbons!!
Fabulous cards, Windy! Love the elegance that you created, yet so simple! Have a beautiful day.
Fun blog hop and great inspiration for cardmaking!
love that embossed paper!! lovely cards Windy!
So fancy they make me smile. I bet the tiny little jingle is so festive!
These are GORGEOUS! ;)
Thanks for the tips, very elegant cards!
What simple yet classy cards!! Just beautiful :)
Oh these are gorgeous! Simple and yet oh so elegant, fantastic!!
Your card is so beautiful!
Really stunning cards! I love your tips for making quick cards.
Your cards are SO elegant and beautiful. I'm really ready to do some serious Christmas crafting now.
Blessings,
Karen
karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com
Very elegant simple cards!
slrdowney at hotmail dot com
Beautiful card! Love the bells you added.
Way to go girl! These are gorgeous! I am definantly going to make some of these for my girls. So elegant and classy! Thanks for a great idea.
I have that gorgeous paper in pink, but have been hoarding it! I love your idea to use it - thanks so much!
Great classy look! I like the way the ribbon divides the embossed part from the plain part of the card. And the little bells!
I love big bows on cards! It's such a fun and special touch! Great cards!
Positively gorgeous Windy!!!Pure elegance!!?- Would you make my bows for me??? :)
So elegant!!!
Beautiful cards, love the bows and bells.
Very pretty cards!
Beautiful and elegant. The jingle bells are perfect!
I literally had my mouth drop open when I saw your cards! LOVE them!!! I love the quick, simple yet elegant look and these definitely captured that! :)
Windy, I love the festive Christmas card! Nice and simple is always sought after.
I love holiday hops! They put me in the crafting mood!!! :-)
I love the texture!
What a great quick card! Adding the jingle bells is just the right touch!
Wow that is easy and fabulous at the same time! Love them! TFS!
Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com
nice classic holiday card :-)
beautiful holiday card. Thanks.
Easy but elegant looking card. Thanks for the chance to win!!!
elegant yet simple - great card !!!
So simple and pretty! How on earth do you mail these? I always wonder how crafter's mail some of their creations... I buy padded envelopes for some of my bulkier cards but wouldn't want that expense for Christmas!
Love the elegant look of these cards! Beautiful!
Very pretty card. It would be easy to mass-produce these cards.
Hi Windy,
OMG the cards are plain gorgeous!
I love, love, love the colors and it's really something you can mass produce for Xmas.
TFS your creations,
Monica
So simple yet so beautiful!
Lynn
Absolutely gorgeous cards! Love this blog hop and thanks for the great giveaway!
Ooh!Great quick idea but it still lok s elegant and sophisticated.
Windy, what a fabulous idea for a set of cards! Beautiful! (They even leave you time to feed the kids and wash the dog, too!)
WOW, gorgeous cards, love the embossing. Thanks for sharing. jeannett_mcgee@comcast.net
Love the embossed gold paper! Marvelous!
Love the classic and elegant look to these cards.
Wow..Gorgeous card!..loved the gold embossing and the ribbon add glamour!
Beautiful cards, Windy!
I LOOOOOOVE this card set--beautiful! LOVE the big bows and that decorative paper! GORGEOUS:) Thanks for the chance to win--sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com
I love the embossed paper.. :) this is simply divine.. thanks so much for the chance to win..hugs
OMG! those cards are soooo elegant! Loooove them!!
Windy, these are gorgeous! Simple but elegant! LOVE THEM!
Such an elegant card - yet you make it sound so simple. I especially like the decorative paper that makes it pop. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! This looks so lush! And so smart to give everyone the same card. :P
Thanks for the brilliant tips! Your cards are so elegant and yet simple. I can't wait to try similar versions.
Shiny ribbons and silver bells! Splendid holiday cards! Mahalo for sharing your design.
Windy, I so love these cards, and you make it look so easy.
wow! i can't believe those are quick and easy cards! they look so professional and perfect! i'm blown away! thanks for sharing!!
Elegant cards! Mailable if you don't attach the silver bell. Love that gold patterned/textured paper!
Windy they are so elegant looking. I love the gold textured paper with the red ribbon. Wow.
Your bows are so beautiful - and I love the simplicity of these cards. Thanks for the inspiration!
The addition of the bell is the perfect touch!
LOVE your cards!!!!!!! THIS is my style doing CAS! That embossing in metalic, REALLY sets them off!!!!!!! :)
elegant cards
So elegant! I wish I could tie a bow so nicely as you did!
these are fabulous!! i so love the bells :D
Love your card projects! The colors and design are great!
Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com
Classic Christmas. Nice.
Wow -- these cards look so expensive and beautiful. Love the whimsical touch of the silver bells!
I really like how this card looks like a lot is going on, but it is actually simple.
These look so good. I love that they are so easy to make but look so elegant:)
WOW - I love this design :) It is so pretty looking... That decorative paper is stunning.
Love your beautiful cards. Thanks so much for sharing them. I have some of that decorative paper - will have to dig it out as it makes a super Christmas card.
Beautiful, Windy. I love how you can change out the ribbon color to make them a little different without any extra work.
Simple but oh so elegant.
Versitile but oh so elegant.
These are very simple yet so beautiful! I love the colors and of course the jingle bell! :)
very pretty!
Love this!
Sandra ltb
Windy....your cards made my eyes bug out...they are just ASTOUNDING in their simplicity and beauty! I cant believe they were so easy to create...thank you SO MUCH for sharing them with us. Now I know exactly the cards I want to make for this Christmas.
Thank you so very much for sharing your beautiful cards with us.
Beautiful, elegant cards. Thanks for sharing.
Love your cards - the big bow and embossed gold paper make it look rich, and the texture (and sound) of the bells) is an unexpected surprise. Thanks for the great ideas.
I just love that decorative paper. It looks like you embossed it yourself. The ribbon and silver bells definitely complete the card. Very Nice.
Fabulous cards! Simple but elegant! That is lovely paper!
DeniseB
I love the cards. Great work.
Tina
Bells! Genius!
These are AMAZING! The big bows always set your cards apart, and that's why they're so eye catching. Thanks for the inspiration
so elegant for so simple!! love that!
Love those big huge bows.
Wow! How is that for an easy and yet totally awesome look! Fabulous!
Gorgeous! There's no way anyone receiving it would think you just threw it together.
That is one of the prettiest and easiest cards I've seen. Great job!
So elegant and a nice way to use up those nicer papers. I never know what to do with them!
Beautiful card!!!
loved it!
Thanks!
Very elegant looking card!
Love the sophistication of these cards. Nice formal touch for those special people. Thanks so much!!
April H.
akirb78 at yahoo dot com
Your paper choice and ribbon is elegant but so simple. Thanks for the idea.
super elegant!!! And it looks super easy. What a great card; thanks for the inspiration!!!
WOW!! VERY BEAUTIFUL THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)
Such elegant cards, love the bows!
Gorgeous and elegant card Windy! TFS
Love the easy elegant design that can be created quickly and looks so fab!
you simply rock!
way cute, elegant and simple-love it!
Oh my gosh! Your cards are GORGEOUS! So sophisticated and elegant! I am in L-O-V-E! :)
Your cards are so beautiful!
Such elegant cards! I already made some cards with that same paper, not as beautiful as yours though,
I love how easy but beautiful this is. Even I could do it!
Great cards. I love the embossing.
Oh wow, the merriest wishes cards are so beautiful. what a great idea
Cute card!!!
Love the metallic. It really makes the cards different!!! Thanks for sharing!!
Beautiful cards! I love the embossed paper - so pretty with the big bow and sweet bell! And thanks for the chance to win a copy of Holiday Cards!
Thanks for your timely tips. Very helpful!
I would like to win a copy.
I get really raddled when I try to make cards..but I am going to give it a go at it.
Thank you for sharing
mema
wilsonp58@yahoo.com
Gorgeous card!
These are beautiful!!!! I'm with you... I always make card in mass quantities... Especially Christmas ones.
Good advice on how to make cards. Your bows are just beautiful!!
...one word... Stunning.. what beauty this is.. thanks for the opportunity.. mitz_zee@yahoodotcom
Very elegant - love them!!
Jeanne Kelly
One word - wow!
What a stunning card! Thanks for sharing.
another beautiful creation- as always!!! you make it SOUND so easy! :D
Beautiful cards! Thanks for a chance to win a copy of this magazine!
OMG! Absolutely gorgeous! Love them - thanks so much for sharing!
Your quick card is absolutely gorgeous! I think it must be the lovely bow that makes the whole thing work!
Gosh what a super card! And thanks 4 the wonderful tips- great jumping off points!
love, love, LOVE!
thanks....I have some of that gold embossed paper!...yeah!
Beautiful cards! I love the use of the decorative paper & the large bows.
Wow! Super simple and GOOOORGEOUS! Love it!!
Your card just "nailed" my idea of a perfect Christmas card -- quick and easy, BUT also very elegant and totally classy!!! Totally LOVE your every choice and may have to find some of that GORGEOUS paper for my own special GF's cards!!! Can you say "CASEd"?!!! ;~)
These are very elegant and pretty!! Wonderful job!!
Your cards are stunning! I love the gold embossed paper!
Oh my...these are so beautiful!!!
These are so pretty! Love your bows!
What a simple yet elegant looking card. Thanks for the inspiration!
I love your cards! The paper is stunning and the bow makes the card!
Those cards are really beautiful! I will have to try that with some of my fancy papers!
So elegant! Thank you for such awesome ideas!
Great cards and great ideas! Love that paper and your bows! Thanks for sharing!
Katie B.
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