I have quite a few snippets of designer papers I've accumulated through the years, so I made a few Christmas cards with them. I went with the traditional Christmas colors here and just placed a punched square on a piece of cardstock, and layered the strips around the square, adding a die-cut snowflake in the center with one tiny red gemstone in the center. The unique fold is a great way to use those leftover strips of designer paper too. The sentiment is from SU!
Here's what the inside looks like, with another SU! stamped sentiment.
Sadly, this is going to be the last Rudolph Days Challenge which I've played along with for years. Life changes for all of us and it's a shame it has to come to an end, but I do understand the reasons why. I couldn't miss an opportunity to play along with this final challenge, so I'm entering my cards there.
The January 2024 Rudolph Days Challenge - make a Christmas card
The Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #56 - A/G Christmas
Allsorts Challenge #765 - Anything but Square
Thanks for all the years of Christmas card challenges Maureen, I wish you and Al the best always as you transition to a new home.
Thanks for stopping by and I wish everyone a wonderful weekend.
Carol
Wow - what a great shape of card and brilliant use of your Christmas snippets. xxx
ReplyDeleteI love your use of DPs on this really great card. I literally just pulled out my Christmas scraps because the bag I have them in was too full and I made a bunch of herringbone backgrounds. I should have done my blog views first, now I want to pull them back out for a few more cards. Thank you for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteSo sad to hear one of your favorite challenges is closing down. Wishing your friend all the best in her retirement. Your cards are every bit of wonderful! Love the design most of all and the pretty snippets of papers you used. Great sentiments inside & out! Well done, my friend! TFS and wishing you a nice weekend! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully co-ordinating strips of DSP used for this lovely final entry to the Rudolph Days challenge.
ReplyDeleteYou are so good at the quilted card look and these are wonderful. A great mix of papers and a good way to use scraps.
ReplyDeleteThese are brilliant. Great idea to start the design with a small square and add to it. The card shape is perfect for those larger oddments too. Hugs Mrs A.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards! Happy weekend, hugs,Valerie
ReplyDeleteHi Carol,
ReplyDeletewhat a very brilliant way to use up snippets of Christmas paper.
Super designs also.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
Oh my these cards turned out so beautiful! I love the choice of patterns you've used for your strips and the added snowflakes in the centers! The card design is really cool too! Good for you on already getting some Christmas made up for the year! Sorry to hear another challenge is leaving especially one that you've been enjoying for so long. Sending hugs
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards and papers,great design and use of scraps.
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Beautiful cards, Carol and a great way of using Christmas snippets. Thank you for joining in the Allsorts Challenge using the Anything but Square option.
ReplyDeleteLiz xx
Fabulous design, great use of snippets and like your fold too!
ReplyDeleteAmazing and what a gorgeous set of cards this is with this lovely designs and colours ♥
ReplyDeleteCarol thanks for joining in our Peace on Earth Challenge too xx
Beautiful
ReplyDeleteBrilliant!! You have always the simple ways to use scraps and in the some time to make amazing designs, Carol!! I have to CASEing this one too! Love the folding and the traditional colours of your pretty papers!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about Rudolph Day challenge, it's really a shame, but totally understand Maureen!
Sending big hugs and love as always, my friend! Have a wonderful Sunday!
Lovely Christmas cards with the wonderful fold design, so pretty! Great use of your snippets and lovely design papers! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThe cards turned out beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove the fun fold and beautiful use of your snippets!
ReplyDeleteVery Nicely done Christmas cards!
ReplyDeleteA lovely design and papers, love the fold and insert too. x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m
Love the fancy fold and the use of all those great designer papers! Thanks so much for joining us at Peace on Earth!
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