My 2022 Christmas Cards

Each year I plan on making around 50 cards; though the exact number can fluctuate a bit from year to year.  This year I made 48 cards; 12 each in 4 different styles.  

I wanted to use my new penguin stamp set and punch.  I think they all turned out rather well.

My first card is made on red cardstock  overlaid with printed candy cane papers.  I added a green strip of paper down the right hand side of the card and overlaid a strip of ribbon.  I cut a white branch from a die cut and added a bit of dimension using paper glaze.  I stamped some penguins, feet, and scarves on white paper and cut them out using my punch and scissors.  I attached them to the card using dimensionals and then added a punched and stamped saying to finish it all off.  

This was probably my easiest card-- made with green cardstock and printed striped paper I simply stamped 3 penguins for each card and cut them out.  Then I stamped on the feet, scarves, bags, and bowties. I attached each penguin to a colored square and set them equidistant along the bottom of the card. Tied a ribbon around the top and added a season's greetings tag. 

I decided to add a slightly unorthodox Christmas color to this penguin card picking up the light aqua blue from the striped paper. I layered the aqua paper over the green card base, added the striped paper and cut out a giant scalloped circle.  I then punched snowflakes from white paper and stamped my adorable penguins on paper before punching out too. I used dimensionals to pop the penguins out from the snowflakes a bit.  Finally I added a small strip of aqua with a stamped greeting and 2 silver brads. 

My final penguin card might have been the most difficult but they are just SO cute!  I used red for the card base layered with plain black paper then white paper with black dots. I cut out a strip of red and black to go along the bottom and stamped my sentiment in white; tying a tiny white bow around the strip.  Once all that was on the card I turned to making penguins. I cut the bodies out of black paper and the used white glitter for the accent body parts.  I stamped on the glitter to give them faces. Then finished off the penguins with stamped dimensional feet, and a few accessories.  I cut out 12 scarves, 12 hats and 4 snowflakes from a snowflake punch. I used 2 arms of each snowflake to make antlers.

I had to make a card for the December card exchange I take part in and I stumbled upon a video where they used Copic markers and a white gel pen to make a blizzard background.  I decided to try it and love how it turned out!!  I then stamped, embossed and cut out this adorable polar bear stamp. I layered everything on 2 shades of purple and attached it to my purple card. I had such a hard time parting with this card.  

At the last minute, I decided to make money cards for all my nieces and nephews-- we do gift them money each year and I try to make something to put the money in each year.  Once I started making them I got all 11 made in just one morning before starting school with Evan. 

I made each of the cards out of green card stock and then added patterned paper from my stash.  I had fun stamping various images onto white cardstock and cutting them out after coloring them in with my blending markers.  But I think the ribbon and the mini gems make the cards really pop. 

 Do you send out holiday cards?  

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