Making greeting cards from my "Say Freeze" Hot Buy paper pack.
I made several A2-sized winter holiday greeting cards from one "Say Freeze" Hot Buy paper pack I bought from Michaels months ago. I also included a bonus 'skinny' greeting card in this post.
Supplies and Stuff
These are the items I used to create my cards:
Paper cutter and score tool
Scissors
Cardstock paper (white, green, and red)
"Say Freeze" Hot Buy paper pack
Double-sided tape
Foam tape (cards #3, 5, and 6 only)
Stamps and black stamp ink
Card #1: "Merry Christmas" Sentiment with Tree
I wanted to use the tree with gifts design for this card front. I cut a piece of green cardstock paper slightly larger than the tree design to add a little visual interest and contrast. The green I selected matched the green in the design well.
I then used wooden letter stamps and black ink to stamp "MERRY CHRISTMAS" below the tree design. I didn't use foam tape for this card.
Inside the card, I used a clear stamp sentiment that reads, "wishing you a season of gladness, a season of cheer, and to top it all off, a wonderful year."
Card #2: "Feeling Frosty" Mittens
I cut the "FEELING frosty" mittens design smaller than its original size to better fit the card front. I cut some of the remaining green cardstock paper slightly larger than the "FEELING frosty" mittens design.
This time I added a strip of red pattern paper in-between the green cardstock and "FEELING frosty" mittens design. The strip of red pattern paper wasn't necessary for the card front to look good, but I thought it was a nice added touch that made the card more visually appealing.
Inside the card, I used a clear stamp sentiment that reads, "wishing you a season of gladness, a season of cheer, and to top it all off, a wonderful year."
Card #3: Hanging Mittens
I cut the mittens from a full-page sheet with scissors. To create the illusion of depth on the card front, I used foam tape to adhere the mittens to the card. I used a brown pen to draw lines from under the mittens towards the top of the card. Doing so gives the illusion that the mittens were hanging (I hope).
Inside the card, I used a clear stamp sentiment that reads, "wishing you a season of gladness, a season of cheer, and to top it all off, a wonderful year."
Card #4: Snowman with Presents
Like Cards# 1 and 2, I used excess paper to add layers for more visual appeal. I cut white cardstock paper slightly larger than the snowman design. I then cut green cardstock paper slightly larger than the white cardstock paper. I added a strip of red pattern paper behind the design just because I thought it looked good.
Inside the card, I used a clear stamp sentiment that reads, "wishing you a season of gladness, a season of cheer, and to top it all off, a wonderful year."
Card #5: "Holly Jolly" Sentiment with Trees
I cut the trees design smaller than its original size to better fit the card front. Instead of using the remaining green cardstock, I cut a sheet of green checkered pattern paper to match the red checkered background of the trees design. I cut the green checkered pattern paper slightly larger than the trees design.
To create the illusion of depth on the card front, I used foam tape to adhere the "HOLLY JOLLY" sentiment design towards the top center of the card.
Inside the card, I used a clear stamp sentiment that reads, "wishing you a season of gladness, a season of cheer, and to top it all off, a wonderful year." I also cut one of the green pattern design strips from the paper pack and adhered it along the top on both sides within the card.
Card #6: Scrap Pattern Pieces
I used scrap pieces of pattern paper to create this card. I used a red pattern towards the top half of the card front and green pattern for the bottom half. I cut the pieces slightly smaller than the 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" card front to leave a white border for visual interest.
I then adhered a poinsettia design strip with foam tape over the seams of the two pattern pieces to give the illusion of depth to the card front.
Inside the card, I cut a different poinsettia design strip and taped it along the top and bottom within the card. I attempted to use a clear stamp sentiment, but it didn't turn out well. I cut the remaining green checkered pattern paper large enough to mask the stamping mistake I made. I then cut a sentiment design strip to add "WARMEST WISHES" over the green checkered pattern paper.
BONUS Card: "Hello Winter" Sentiment with Snowmen
I couldn't use the long "HELLO WINTER" design for an A2-sized card, but it was perfect for a card that would fit in a 6-1/4" business envelope. I used red cardstock for the card base. I wrote my personalized message to the recipient inside the card with a white gel pen.
My Thoughts
These greeting cards were easy to make once I decided which designs from the pack I wanted to use and how to place them on the card fronts. The most challenging part of this craft was determining the placement of the designs. Online image searches and various YouTube videos helped me figure things out.
Watch a video about Cards #1 through 4:
Watch a video about Cards #5 and 6:
Hopefully, you can refer to these images and videos, along with others you find elsewhere on the Web, for planning the design of your DIY holiday cards.
What's Next?
My Christmas crafting has come to an end, but I have a few things I'd like to share with you next week. Check back later to see a couple more Christmas craft projects.
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Thanks, and have a great day!
Simply Jelly Jam
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