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I didn't make Christmas cards for our family & friends this year. In fact, I couldn't even get it together to send boxed or printed Christmas cards & I ordered New Year's cards instead. But I digress. Happily, I did get to flex my creative muscles this holiday season!
Back in November, I committed to the Brooklyn Bride Annual Holiday Card Swap for the third year in a row. I couldn't let down the creative ladies on my list. I hauled out my natural card stock, various stamps & ink pads, & whipped up the snowy scene above. You can't tell in the photo but the sweet reindeer is embossed in a sparkly gold for an extra special touch. All in all, I was happy with my festive, wintery creation!
& that, my Koru family & friends, is a wrap for Koru Wedding in 2013. It's high time for a holiday break! After sneaking in a holiday wish or two, I'll be back on January 2 with regular blogging. On behalf of Koru Wedding, I wish you & yours a Merry Christmas!
I've done it again: I lost my holiday mind & decided to make our Christmas cards this year. Even though I clearly vowed to never do so again after the insanity of last year. Oh, & I signed up for a handmade holiday card swap. Oh, make that two handmade holiday card swaps! Yes, I knowingly committed myself to crafting 60+ Christmas cards. Plus I'd already made 10 cards for Holiday Mail for Heroes. As I mentioned, I lost my holiday mind!
Except that I do truly love designing & making cards :-)
For the Brooklyn Bride 6th Annual Holiday Card Swap handmade card swap & the Brenda's Wedding Blog Handmade Holiday Card Swap, I created my Natural Holiday card with kraft paper card, snowflake border stamped in white & holiday message handwritten in silver:
On the inside of every holiday card design, I kept things simple with a handwritten message in silver & the finishing touch of a snowflake stamp in white:
For our family & friends' cards, I created two designs. The first is my Let it Snow card with red card stock, silver snowflake border stamped in silver & holiday message handwritten in silver:
The next design is my Merry & Bright card- so different for me & really jazzy & fun! I used red card stock, fine silver glitter & silver metallic pen:
Every holiday card was tucked into a coordinating envelope & sealed with cute snowman stickers:
Designing & making our Christmas cards was quite the project! One night, the entire house was covered in silver glitter from top to bottom, including our pup. There were definitely moments when I was tempted to give up & buy cards but all in all, it's great fun to step away from the computer & tv to be creative. I love crafting & spreading holiday cheer to fellow crafties, family & friends!
