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This week's project is brought to you by FiskarsCrafts.com and designer Stacey Kingman.  It's never too early to start planning for those Christmas Gifts!

 

Holiday Greeting Cards   One thing I love to do is make Christmas cards. In the past, I spent many years not sending Christmas cards because I kept planning to make them and then not getting them done. Live and learn. Now I start early, keep my design fairly basic, use simplifying tools, and make the cards assembly-line style. This year’s cards are not complicated, but have enough detail to be unique, festive, and personal. I started with Heidi Grace Flocked Boxed Cards and added fun details with Fiskars’ Block Party and Mint Condition Squeeze Punches and Scalloped Paper Edgers. An important realization I came to was that although the overall design of the cards is the same, the individual cards can have some differences. That’s okay! The recipients will only see their own card and will not know that you didn’t make 20 or 40 or 150 exactly-the-same cards – not that that would matter anyway! So use what you have, mix up the papers a little, dig through your stash of monogram die cuts and stickers and get those cards made. I look forward to dropping mine in the mail on December 1!   Difficulty rating   Supply List for Holiday Greeting Cards:      HG Flocked Card Set (Green), (12-71259) $10 MSRP*      Fiskars Block Party Squeeze Punch-Med (12-73047097) $10.50 MSRP      Fiskars Mint Condition Squeeze Punch-Med (12-73067097) $10.50 MSRP**      Fiskars Scallop Edgers (12-92017897) $2.50 MSRP   * Any Heidi Grace Card Set will work. You could use the New Jolly & Bright Glittered card set (12-73133), shipping 10/1, which features 10 envelopes, 10 cards & 75 stickers! ** Local Scrapbook Store EXCLUSIVE Instructions 1. Trim ¼” from the front, right-hand side of each card. 2. Using the XL Mint Condition Squeeze Punch, punch three leaves for each card you plan to make. Use the round side of the punch to take little “bites” out of the leaves until the look like holly leaves. Adhere in a cluster and add red berries. 3. Trim red patterned papers to 4” X 6” and adhere on the inside of each card (I left some green for variety). 4. Punch white squares with the XL Block Party Squeeze Punch. Adhere in the center of each card window with Foam Adhesive. 5. Adhere the letter “b” to each square, taking card that the card can still open. The letter will not fit on the square, so let it hang off a bit. 6. Stamp the word “merry.” below the square on the inside, making sure the image is below the window so it is only visible when the card is opened. 7. Cut ½” X 6” strips of white cardstock, edge on one side with the Scallop Edger, and adhere as shown. OR cut a scalloped side from the Red Cardstock Punchout Alphabet, punch 1/16” holes in the scallops, and adhere as shown.

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