I also finished all my Christmas cards yesterday, thank goodness. It's taken me 3 months on and off to get them done. I tried paper piecing and I'm pleased with the results. The colours pop more in real life, I just couldn't get a decent snap of the card today, sigh.
I made 50 plus some spares. I used different patterned paper (as I've posted in a previous entry) so each card is different from the next one.
Materials:
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, patterned paper is called December 25th by Kaisercraft.
Ink: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Memento ink in Tuxedo Black, Basic Black marker.
Stamps: Ornate Ornaments by Lawn Fawn.
Other: Basic Rhinestones, sponge.
Tips and Tricks:
1. Since I was making so many cards I did it all in stages like an assembly line:
- Made a prototype.
- Paper pieced the ornaments.
- Cut the base cards and card layers.
- Sponged the edges of the Very Vanilla with Crumb Cake ink.
- Stamped images on the Very Vanilla.
- Attached paper pieced ornaments.
- Stamped sentiments on base cards.
- Wrote messages in all the cards.
- Attached layers to card fronts and added rhinestones.
- Addressed envelopes and now they are ready to post!
3. I use my scissors to help me attach the sticky back rhinestones accurately. I find it easier than using tweezers.
Stuff Ups:
1. Lots. When making so many cards, mistakes are easy to make. The most mistakes were to do with stamping, the image smudging or not stamping fully, etc, etc.
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