Nov 19 2008
Easy is the Reason for this Season of Joy Card
There’s no putting it off any longer…it’s time I got busy with Christmas cards so I need to get myself in the spirit. I made two of these — not exactly mass production but two is better than one, I guess.
This is some very simple stamping with a punched and embossed border panel and embellished with ribbon, tiny rhinestones and Crystal Stickles. It would be easy to mass produce this design but I do like variety. It’s lightweight and flat enough for easy mailing — with a cardstock sheet protecting the front those little rhinestones won’t be a problem. Red Stickles or glitter could replace the rhinestones to make it more economical and completely eliminate any trace of a bump in the envelope.
I hope you enjoyed and found an idea or two useful. It was great that you could drop in — I love visitors!
- Stamps: Season of Joy, Many Merry Messages — both Stampin’ Up!
- Paper: Real Red, Whisper White
- Ink: Gable Green, Green Galore, Palette Noir
- Accessories: Offray ribbon, rhinestones, Crystal Stickles, Martha Stewart border punch, Snowflakes Cuttlebug embossing folder, Scotch brand foam mounting tape
Great card Leslie. I love those colors and the simplicity of the card. Two is better than none, so you are off to a good start!
Joan
Pretty, pretty, pretty.
LOVE it….. Simplicity is my goal in life!!!
Peggy
Oh Leslie - your card is so beautiful! The embossed snowflakes at the top add so much dimension and life to your creation, yet the amount of embossing is subtle enough not to dominate your wonderful focal image. I particularly like your use of two contrasting shades of green, not to mention the hint of sparkle. That’s just ingeinus!
What an awesomely beautiful card! I’m going to case it soon - I hope you don’t mind!!
Beautiful as usual ! Love the trees with the sentiment on top…nice!!!
This is gorgeous, leslie! Glad you’re getting in the spirit of the season!
Hey, that’s 2 more than me! Keep up the great work!
This is very beautiful, Leslie!! I love those pretty images, and your texture and sparkle!! Lovely and perfectly mailable too!!
I love it, Leslie! So pretty and funky at once, and I love the non-traditional greens you used here. I’m with you - I just can’t get excited about mass producing this year. Linda
This is so simple but so beautiful, I just love it.
Love your card Leslie - especially the CB, ribbon, and punched border top. Dru
oh I really love this! What’s easy to you is so much harder for me! Beautiful card!
Love how you embossed the top and scored and then used the border punch. Great job and a wonderful card.
Leslie, this is beautiful. The red gives it a wonderful punch!!
This is just beautiful. Definitely going to have to CASE it!!! Thanks for sharing!
Leslie, I really really love the simplicity of this card, and it is beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us. Renee
Hmmmmmmm, you are giving me an idea
I too am behind on my Xmas cards. I love all the glitter, simple, but very pretty design and your choice of Gable Green and Green Galore trees. TFS
This is so beautiful for a “simple” card! I need to get busy with my cards too. I’ll keep your tips in mind!
This is just beautiful! It would make a perfect class project - might have to case you on this one! Thanks. ~chris
Wow!! So simple, yet so elegant! Wow!!!
Ooh, I love it - and simple is great with me. Thanks for the idea and I think I might be able to adapt some of the stamps I have for this and it would be a great start.
great card. i love the stickles along the edge.
Wow, great card! Love how you used the CB folder and MS border punch! Not to mention the Stickles!
A lovely card with many ideas to inspire all of us (who haven’t started our cards) to get a move along. Thanks
Rob
It’s so pretty! I love the sentiment stamped over the tree’s!
Leslie, how I have missed your blog! You consistently do artwork that makes me smile!! Your recent baby cards are just out of this world!! Love the embossing on this beautiful card!! Thanks also for pulling out your SU stuff lately. It reminds me that I have some great stuff sitting on my shelves! PS. I couldn’t get enough of your Christmas Fancy Pants cards last year if you are taking any requests. You’re amazing!!!!
Leslie, you never cease to amaze me. You are such an inspiration. Thank you so much for sharing. It’s put me in the mood to get started on my own Christmas cards and projects.
I told you I loved your card and was going to case it. I just uploaded my cards to my blog. Thanks so much for the inspiration!
A fabulous card Leslie, I love it! I need to make some quick Christmas cards as well.
Simple but beautiful, I love it!! Love the embossing and that beautiful decorative edge!! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
It’s a beautiful card. I love how the red stands out against the white.
Very cute! Unfortunately I don’t have either of those sets but might have something similar, I’ll have to check! It looks like it would be easy to mass produce and I need to make my DIL’s cards before Thanksgiving!
Just beautiful! Love your trees and the whole feel of this exception card! Deb
So pretty! I like the lave edge embossing. really makes it.
Beautiful! Love the gorgeous textured border up top and the twinkling rhinestones are the perfect touch!
This card is so gentle! I love clean and crisp look of it! Christmas Trees are very cute!
Leslie your card is beautiful !!! I love your color combo and that fancy boarder and trees are a winner!
You have a way of making even something relatively simple a REAL WOW! I sure wish we lived closer and could work on our Christmas cards together. I need some motivation!
I love this card! It’s easy to make, but not “simple” looking.
Just Plain Simple Elegance!!! Your creastions SO VERY inspire me
Do you not love the spelling??? Let us try it again…creations…did I get it right this time
So pretty and simple, love this! I haven’t admitted this anywhere else in blogland, but… I bought my cards this year!!! Shameful, I know! But I found some cards I just LOVE, so what the heck. Maybe I’ll have to make a few handstamped cards to send to my special stamping friends, though.
This is wonderful, Leslie! Love all the embossing with the added stickles and those three rhinestones placed just so on the trees. Perfectly wonderful.
The card and colors are just beautiful! I really like how you did the tress and bling! Just perfect!
A fun Christmas card — love the punched border, embossing and fun ribbon!!! That Season’s Greetings sentiment is a favorite of mine — love that font!!!