I really like having this Christmas in July tradition because it's nice to know that I'm saving myself future headaches plus, this little Christmas guy is so incredibly cute, I'm so glad I impulse bought him last year!
I've really been getting into coloring with markers lately (as you can tell by the previous Christmas card). There's something very relaxing about coloring in the lines. Takes me back to kindergarten!
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It's that time of year again when I try to get at least some of my Christmas cards done so that I don't have to panic come December. Last year I decided to actually make multiples of some of the same card designs because the year and subsequent holiday season had been stressful enough without adding on the pressure of coming up with 30+ unique card ideas. It was suprising how much more productive I was able to be so this year I am hoping to do the same. I'll have multiple different designs, but I'm not planning on over exerting myself like I've done in the past.
This card is one that I know I can duplicate fairly quickly. I enjoy taking my time coloring in this cute little elf buddy, but the assembly of the overall whole is fast and easy. It's simpler than cards I've made in the past, but his happy little smile is all that I think people will really care about.
My goal this month is to set myself up for success later in the year and so far I think that I'm off to a good start!
I hope this little Santa makes you smile just as much as he made me smile! I had time to kill while I was at my parent's house last year and decided to play with my mom's large collection of markers. I stamped this little Santa and after one previous "practice" Santa, I made him. He's so cute and I absolutely love him. I think that I did him justice and really like how he turned out.
I wanted Santa to be the star (he's a diva nd deserves it) so I kept the rest of the card very simple. I also kept up my quest to purge the button stash as well, so that was a bonus. I really like this card and I love that Santa gets to spread the joy he gave me.
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This card was completely inspired by my desire to color. I stamped the wreath before I'd even cut the card stock for the base of the card itself. I was relaxing to color it in and add the pearlescent dots. Afterwards, I just let the other elements fall into place.
The buttons are more from that massive stash of thousands of button I bought from an estate sale 2 years ago. I feel like I've barely made a dent in the stash, but progress is progress. I conservatively estimated the number of remaining buttons and figured out that I only need to make 400 more 5 button cards to be free of them. At a pace of 7 cards a month I'll be done in 4.76 years...
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This Christmas in July card is very simple, but I like it because of how versatile it is. Simply swapping out the greeting and perhaps the color palette, and you could have a pretty quick and simple Valentine's Day card. I try to not duplicate cards often, because I really do enjoy the creative process of coming up with something new, but sometimes I don't have a choice and any card that I can quickly replicate appeals to me.
Working through these cards, I have come to realize that I don't have as many holiday themed stamp sets as I thought I did. I could've sworn that I had more, but I took all of my sets out and dug through them and came up shorter than I thought. Because of this, I'm glad I had these chipboard hearts that look vaguely seasonal to help pick up the slack.
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Today's card was an unexpected struggle. The stamp I used for the red pattern on the white strips absolutely did not want to cooperate. It was patchy every single time I stamped it so eventually after trying and failing about 6 times to get a clean image I just decided to cut some of the "better" parts out to make the strips. This is definitely one of those times where mishap turns into "artistic choice".
Despite not being my first choice for card design, I do like how it turned out. It was quick and simple to make which means I can make a few duplicates rather quickly if I find myself in a pinch come December.
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We're kicking of Christmas in July with an adorable little kitty cat! I bought this little guy from our local scrapbooking shop because he was just too cute to pass up.
My hope is to get some of my Christmas cards done and out of the way so the holiday season becomes a little less stressful for me come December. I really cut it close last year and I refuse to have a repeat this year.
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