Five Fun and Easy Holiday Cards

Supplies Needed:

• BasicGrey 6" x 6" Figgy Pudding Collection
• Bazzill White cardstock
• Bazzill Ivy cardstock
• Bo Bunny Double Dot Wild Berry ribbon
• Bo Bunny Double Dot Wild Berry cardstock
• brads (gold)
• buttons (misc. green and red)
• circle punch, 1 ¼"
• Die Cuts With a View Rub-on Stitching
• Glue Dots http://store.scrapbook.com/jv-05044.html[K1]
• Heidi Swapp Edge Distresser
• Ice Stickles (silver)
• pinking shears
• pre-printed holiday ribbon
• square punch, 1 3/8"
• star (die cut or chipboard)
• Tsukineko Dew Drop Brilliance Fast-Drying Pigment Ink, Coffee Bean

Merry Christmas Scalloped Card
Finished Size: 5 ¾" x 5 ½"

The scalloped edge on this card dresses it up a little. It is super quick and easy to make.

Instructions:

1. Score Bazzill scalloped cardstock in half.
2. Trim BasicGrey Holly patterned paper to 4 ½" x 4 ¾", and ink edges with Tsukineko Coffee Bean stamp ink.
3. Center and mount onto the cardstock.
4. Cut a 4 ½" piece of wide red dot ribbon, and mount 1 ¼" from the bottom of the patterned paper using Glue Dots.
5. Cut a 2 1/8" x 1 7/8" piece of BasicGrey green patterned paper and a piece of chipboard the same size.
6. Using a Merry Christmas stamp, stamp onto the piece of BasicGrey green paper.
7. Attach stamped sentiment to chipboard, ink edges with Tsukineko Coffee Bean stamp ink and attach to card.
8. Using silver Ice Stickles, add "berries" to sentiment to finish the card.

Happy Holidays Card
Finished Size: 5 ½" x 4 ½"

For this card, using pre-printed ribbon makes this card very simple and fast. If you are making cards in bulk, this might be an idea for you.

Instructions:

1. Cut Bo Bunny cardstock to 4 ½" x 11". Score in half.
2. Use a 1 ¼" circle punch to punch five circles out of two BasicGrey patterned papers.
3. Ink edges of each circle with Tsukineko Coffee Bean stamp ink.
4. Overlap and mount circles to the center of the card.
5. Cut a 3 ½" piece of your pre-printed ribbon, and attach with Glue Dots ¾" from the bottom of the card.
6. Staple ribbon twice on the right-hand side of the card to finish the card.

Dec. 25 Card
Finished Size: 4 ½" x 6"

This is another fun and easy card, and the tied ribbon adds a little dimension.

Instructions:

1. Cut Bo Bunny cardstock to 4 ½" x 12". Score in half.
2. Trim BasicGrey poinsettia patterned paper to 3 ½" x 5" using pinking shears.
3. Trim BasicGrey green patterned paper to 3 ¾" x 5 ¼", and ink edges with Tsukineko Coffee Bean stamp ink.
4. Mount poinsettia paper on top of the green paper. Then mount onto Bo Bunny cardstock.
5. Tie and cut green ribbon, and mount to patterned paper using Glue Dots.
6. Cut ‘Dec 25' using a die-cut machine. You can also use stickers or chipboard letters.
7. Mount title onto poinsettia paper.
8. Using silver Ice Stickles, fill in the center of the poinsettias to finish the card.

Oh Christmas Tree Card
Finished Size: 4 ½" x 7"

Instructions:

1. Cut Bazzill Ivy cardstock to 9" x 7". Score in half.
2. Distress edges of cardstock with your Heidi Swapp edge distresser.
3. Tear BasicGrey patterned paper into the shape of a tree. The tree should have a 4" base. Save the scraps because you will use them for the "Noel" card.
4. Cut a 1" x 1" tree trunk out of BasicGrey brown patterned paper.
5. Ink edges of tree and trunk with Tsukineko Coffee Bean stamp ink.
6. Mount trunk to the tree, and then mount to your cardstock.
7. Handwrite or type "Oh Christmas Tree" onto Bazzill white cardstock strips. I used Arial 16 pt. font. Ink edges.
8. Mount title to the bottom right-hand corner of the card.
9. Use your rub-on stitches to "attach" the title.
10. Punch a star for the top of your tree.
11. Outline the star in silver Ice Stickles.
12. Decorate the tree with gold brads and miscellaneous buttons to finish the card.

Noel Card
Finished Size: 4 ½" x 6"

For this card, you will use the scraps of BasicGrey patterned paper left over from tearing out the tree for the "Oh Christmas Tree" card.

Instructions:

1. Cut Bazzill Ivy cardstock to 4" x 12". Score in half.
2. Using the scraps from the previous card, mount them at the top and bottom of your cardstock. Adjust the size of each piece as needed.
3. Use a 1 3/8" square punch to punch four squares out of the red Bo Bunny cardstock.
4. Cut the word ‘Noel' out of white cardstock using a die-cut machine. You can also use stickers or chipboard letters.
5. Attach each letter to a red Bo Bunny square, then mount centered onto the card.
6. Add brads for a little fun to finish your card.

I hope you will have fun making these easy holiday cards. Please post them in the gallery when you have finished. We would love to see them. Merry Christmas!

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