Tuesday, December 14, 2010

A Handmade Holiday: Christmas Cards

I did this last year as well because making cards seems to make that 44 cents to mail it worth every penny. I've also found that many of my friends and family really enjoy getting the handmade ones.
Making cards is really easy. They don't need to be really fancy or full of store bought embellishments. A nice stamp and some scrapbook paper will make a nice card like I sent all of my friend's last year.
This year I spent a little more money and bought embellishments for the for the front of the card. Some decorative ribbon from the clearance pile and some on sale raised decorations. Both only costing me $2 total.
To make your cards look even more perfessional, make lined envelopes out of wrapping paper. It's easy. Trace the envelope on the wrong side of the wrapping paper. Cut it out. Cut about 3/4" off the bottom. Slide it into the envelope. Glue the top flap to the envelope and ta da! A fancy envelope!
If you're in the mood to recycle; take last year's cards, if you saved them and cut them in half at the fold to make postcards. But make sure that you don't send the same card to the person that sent it last year! This will save you on postage as well. Postcards only cost 28 cents to mail within the US so you'll be saving the environment and saving on some postage!

GIVE AWAY!
Please comment below for a chance to win a Christmas card designed and made by me! You can either have me make the card out to you and send it or I can send it blank to you for you to give to someone else. Your choice. The card that will be given away will be a version of the ones pictured on the left. Just comment below and left your e-mail address so I can contact you if you win! The winner will be announced Sunday, December 19 so get those comments in!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Like the cards; you did a nice job. Have you done any knitting this Christmas?

Rachel B. said...

No knitting but I did some crocheting and I just got into paper engraving with is so much fun!

Anonymous said...

Paper engraving? Will have to look that up. Joyce

Rachel B. said...

It may also be called "dry embossing". Michael's has a nice starter kit by Martha Stewert. A set of engraved notecards would make a nice Christmas present.

Anonymous said...

Dry embossing I'm familiar with - have done that on cards using a light box. Sometimes coloring using chalks. Haven't done it in awhile, will have to get my supplies out. What have you been crocheting? Joyce

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