2012 Christmas Wishes for a Vintage Aunt!

My husband asked me to make a homemade Christmas card for his aunt who is in her 90's, and I thought it was a great idea.  As I get more practiced in cardmaking, I was intending on increase the number of homemade cards that I send.  Where better to start than to add Aunt Joanie to the homemade card list.  My card for her is using a very subtle paper in browns, reds, and whites.  I love the little cardinal birds scattered hee and there about the paper.  I hope Aunt Joanie likes her first homemade Christmas card from us.

2012 Christmas Wishes for a Friend

I wanted to make a Christmas card for one of my friends that I worked with for many years and now try to see as often as time allows from both of our busy schedules.  I think hers is busier than mine, as she still works and I'm retired and just busy visiting and making cards!   I was remembering Carla coming in from recess duty (at an elementary school) and going in to get a cup of hot chocolate or tea to get her hands warmed up so she could type again, so I thought this little stamped image of hot chocolate was just the thing for her card.  I wish her and her family a very merry Christmas and hope it is full of good cheer!

2012 Christmas Card for #4

I chose this little vintage snowman card for my son, Mark and his wife, Ginger.  I started this card also while in California at the Christmas Card Palooza.  Our instruction and original card design was Sara Moreno.  As I began to make this card, I decided it needed a bit more in embellishments and color, so I waited until we cropped at Mom's before finished it.  I decided to add a red mat between the kraft cardbase and the green damask.  I added the little snowman dimensional and gave him a popped snowflake on his hat and pearl buttons, as well as the two tickets. 

2012 Christmas Card for #3

My youngest two children are next on my list.  I chose this little Mr. and Mrs. Gingerbread card for Jackie.  Last year she was busy baking lots of holiday cookies for family and friends, and of course, gingerbreads were part of the mix.  This card design was taught by my sister, Heidi Gonzales (My Lil' Scrap Corner) and I re-created it in a larger and square card.  I also added the little rhinestones in the upper left corner.  You ask, why remake the same card only larger, and that would be because Jackie places the cards she receives in shadow box frames according to the season or holiday time at hand.  Her cards need to be 5-1/4 inch square to fit her frame.  I know she will like Mr. & Mrs. Gingerbread to add to her frames.

2012 Christmas Card for #2

Card number two will be for daughter and her husband, Don and Michele.  They get all the Christmas traditions on their card!  Again, this was another card taught by my sister, Heidi Gonzales (My Lil' Scrap Corner) at a Stampin' Up party class while I was visiting in California.  It uses the Stampin' Up Scentsational framelits in a peek-a-boo window fashion.  What's really clever is the diagonal ribbons that made up the tree, the candy cane, and the gingerbread man. . .a simple card but very stylish.  I think Don and Michele will like it and feel they have been wished a merry little Christmas.

2012 Christmas Cards for Family #1

A tradition in the family with the kids was to have hot chocolate on Christmas Eve before bed.  As David is the oldest, I decided he should get the honors of a Christmas card depicting this long-standing childhood Christmas tradition.  I made such a card at the Christmas Card Palooza while in California this fall.  The instructor and designer for this card was my sister, Heidi Gonazles (My Lil' Scrap Corner).  It is a clean and simple vintage card if there is such a thing. . .LOL.

2012 Christmas Cards to Make for Moms!

I was fortunate to be able to start my Christmas cards before journeying to California and while in California for my fall trip to visit Mom.  It is so much fun to make these two annual trips because both my mother and my sister live in the same town and they are both cardmakers so we have a delightful time!

I decided to start my Christmas cardmaking with my Mom and my mother-in-law as they both have to be mailed to California.  This card is for my Mom, using Stampin' Up products stamp: Snow Much Fun; Paper: Always Artichoke, Regal Rose, White Vellum; EFolder: Perfect Polka Dots. SU markers used + Dazzling Details.  Card idea from Liz Thayer.  I enlarged my card and added a pink card base.  I changed the sentiment and added a pink mat behind it, and made vellum layer one unfolded piece.  I also elevated the ribbon rather than place it in the middle.  Thanks, Liz. . .I love the embossed dotted vellum.  It's such a nice touch.

Alice's card is one I made at a Christmas Card Palooza while in California.  It is a card taught by my sister, Heidi Gonzales: My Lil' Scrap Corner, and just love it.  It has the vintage flavor that I love, and the felt poinsettia that we made with a dies and Big Shot is absolutely beautiful.  Heidi's card designs are also so creative and a delight to make.