Monogram Christmas Cards

Hello there!  Today I'd like to show you some monogram Christmas cards I put together the other day.  This is a design directly inspired by Lisa Stenz--check out her blog post here.  After doing her club project with the mauve and brown color scheme, I decided to give it a try using some Christmas paper I had on hand from a few years ago (CTMH Mistletoe, retired).  These cards feature the Perfect Fit Frames stamp set (CTMH), which coordinates with the Cricut (but honestly, the shapes are really easy to trim out, so even if I had a Cricut to do the work for me, I'd probably just do it by hand to be quicker!) and the F Monogram stamped in Olive ink.  I also used a 1 1/4 inch circle punch (for the monogram) and a 1 1/2 inch scalloped circle punch (for the red cardstock).

 

 

 

 

(looks like that bracket should have been slid a bit to the right!  Oh well...that is handcrafting for you...never perfect!)

 

Here's a group shot...

 

And finally, all four are packaged up with envelopes in a clear card box (PTI), wrapped with red striped grosgrain ribbon (SU!) and a Christmas gift tag (SU curly label punch with coordinating Christmas stamp, retired) tied on with some red baker's twine.  Adorable!

 



Perfect for a Filbey family member or teacher gift--both of the kids' teachers have last names that start with F  this year :)  Hope you have a creative day!  See you back again real soon!



Aspiration Boxed Card Set

By now, you've probably guessed that one thing that I LOVE giving my friends for Christmas or birthday gifts are boxed card sets!  (Check out yesterday's post for some more ideas here).  They are fun to either stamp or papercraft and are a great way to use up your scraps and also personalize your gift for a particular person.  This boxed card set was directly inspired by Lisa Stenz--see her post here--and uses a retired CTMH stamp set, Aspiration.  I love the simplicity of this tree image and it's Eastern feel.  I stamped the tree in chocolate ink and then used Sorbet ink in first and second generation for the flowers--I love how you get the look of two different colored flowers, all while using ONE ink color!  Each card in the set features a different sentiment--these sentiments are from Papertrey Ink (PTI).

 

 

 

 

I wrapped up the clear card box with dark brown grosgrain ribbon and then used a stamped flower from the set, a gem brad, and a little bakers twine as a cute gift tag.

 

Thanks for stopping by!!

Cross Sympathy Card

Sympathy cards are never fun to make in some ways--I usually make them up as needed and it is often associated with a severe illness or death of a friend or family member. I think the only way around that is to make them up ahead of time! This card features the Magnifique paper from CTMH (retired) and a great stamp set from Papertrey Ink (PTI) called Everyday Blessings. The inside sentiment is from a SU set called God's Blessings. I used Pacifica ink exclusively (CTMH) and the blue adhesive gems from CTMH, as well, for the cross points. Thanks for stopping by!

Hot Air Balloon Card

For this card, I used a mask and sponged on Bashful Blue (SU) ink in the mask's window to create the blue square for the sky. The sentiment, clouds, and balloons are from a PTI stamp set Up, Up and Away. I paper pieced the balloons and popped them up using 3D foam tape. It took a little time, but I like how it came together.