While standing in a craft store a couple of months ago (yes, months)
I decided to make my own Christmas cards.
There were just too many gorgeous stamps and papers that kept me from walking out of there empty-handed
{although Brandon would tell you I can't walk out of any store empty handed.}
After scouring Pinterest for inspiration, and scrapping a couple of ideas
that weren't working,
I came up with something that I adored.
Christmas trees made out of...
cupcake liners!
{which I have PLENTY of}
You'll Need:
Pretty Christmas papers
Paper grocery bags
Cupcake liners
Stamps
Double-sided tape
Scissors
Pen
Cards
Envelopes
Pretty Christmas papers
Paper grocery bags
Cupcake liners
Stamps
Double-sided tape
Scissors
Pen
Cards
Envelopes
Step 1. We used grocery bags and cut out brown rectangles (slightly smaller than the card - which left us with the red border of the card). With a pair of my old scrapbook scissors, I cut the edges to look rough (but you could tear it and give a similar look)
star for the top of the tree |
base for the bottom of the tree |
each one came out different - some were darker than others |
cut each layer a little smaller and tape on top of each other using double sided tape |
Step 5. Tape the star at the very top:
Step 6. Tape the paper onto your card (make sure you've already written in the cards!)
Step 6. Using the same stamp, I stamped the inside as well...this time dark enough to read it.
some of my favorite things |
If you really want to get wild you can line the envelopes with
matching paper from the cards.
Paper Source is a dangerous place for me to visit and I tried really hard to just
1. walk in
2. get envelopes
3. and leave.
But then I saw the envelope liner template beckoning to me and thought about the
pretty, vintage Christmas papers I had bought
and snagged one of those too.
It was as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Trace template onto back of the paper you want |
Cut it out |
Matching liners :-) |
Happy crafting!
XO,
6 comments:
You are so crafty! They look amazing! And so you know, I'm fairly sure it's a sin to walk out of a craft store empty handed. So, it's better to be safe than sorry. lol
That looks so pretty! Great job!
Jenn
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LOVE LOVE LOVE....did I mention I LOVE these!! You are so talented!
I cannot believe that I gave birth to someone who could produce such luscious craftiness! I adore mine (& you) :-)
Mom
Amira- these are amazing!! I'm sure no one will want to throw it away after the holidays!
Wonderful idea, Amira!
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