Simple Christmas Cards from the Holiday Catalogue

As much as I love a card with lots of layers & texture, it’s also great to have some designs that are quick and easy to create when you either need a card in a hurry – or you need to make a few.

My formula for quick cards –

A strip of colour – DSP, cardstock or washi tape
A feature – the main shape or decoration of the card
The sentiment – stamped directly on the card to minimise time & fuss
The extra – add a quick ribbon, twine, bling or glitter finish

Here’s 3 cards we made at my Holiday Catalogue class on the weekend using this formula.

Santa’s Reindeer

1 – Candy Cane Lane Washi
2 – Reindeer from Santa’s Sleigh
3 – Sentiment from Santa’s Sleigh
4 – Add a glittery red nose, a red bow & wink of Stella to make the reindeer into Rudolph

Christmas Joy

1 – Strip of Warmth & Cheer DSP
2 – Tag feature from Merry Tags Framelits
3 – Sentiment from Stitched with Cheer
4 – Green twine from Baker’s Twine Trio pack

Happy Christmas Bells

1 – Fancy Frost DSP
2 – Stamped & punched bell feature
3 – Sentiment from Seasonal Bells
4 – Finish with silver Glitter Ribbon

Try out this 1-2-3-4 formula next time you need quick & easy cards.

Let me know if it works for you!

Product List – Santa’s Reindeer

Santa’s Sleigh Photopolymer Stamp Set [142057] $37.00	Santa’s Sleigh Dies Thinlits [140278] $50.00	Santa’s Sleigh Photopolymer Bundle [143499] $78.25	Candy Cane Lane Designer Washi Tape [141985] $14.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $14.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad [126978] $11.50
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad [126966] $11.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141898] $11.50	Baker’s Twine Trio Pack [141999] $15.75
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

Product List – Christmas Joy

Stitched With Cheer Photopolymer Set [142182] $37.00	Merry Tags Framelits Dies [141835] $41.00	Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper Stack [141991] $17.50	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $14.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad [126973] $11.50	Baker’s Twine Trio Pack [141999] $15.75

Product List – Happy Christmas Bells

Seasonal Bells Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142107] $33.00	Bell Punch [141846] $31.00	Seasonal Bells Clear-Mount Bundle [143533] $57.50	Fancy Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper [142014] $22.75
Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $8.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $14.00	Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981] $14.00
Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932] $12.25	Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad [126950] $11.50	3/8″ (1 Cm) Glitter Ribbon Combo Pack [142015] $10.50	Glue Dots [103683] $8.00