Cards for the Holiday's

I remember being a little girl, and waiting for my grandma and grandpa to show up on Christmas Day - they had 4 kids and each family received a visit that special day!  They lived in a small town down south in Utah about an hour from us, so it was a treat to see them!  After a few years (I am the 4th youngest grandchild) we would spend Christmas Eve with the whole family at the Senior Citizens Center by grandpa and grandma's house in Santaquin!!!  I miss those times in my life when family meant everything to me, and people actually spent the time giving gifts and cards that were from the heart.   

Times have changed - and really so did I!  There came a time in my life where Christmas was more of a chore and a hassle, than fun and exciting!  Gifts didn't mean as much as they did before, because you always had the next year, or the next gift giving event to deal with.  Making things for people was even worse!  Then even more changes in my personal life, which caused it so I didn't want a thing to do with ANY holiday's! 

This year, I want things to be different, I want to take the time deciding on presents that they look at and love instantly, whether I make them, or purchase them!  Now, I will say this, I will always say Merry Christmas - not to offend anyone, but that is how I have always said and done things.  If you are a "Happy Holidays" kind of person, awesome - I wish you the same thing - that peace, love, happiness and spending time with those you love during this entire holiday season!    

My cards can be tweaked for any holiday or theme, if you like the basic idea, then sketch it out - using your own supplies to finish it all up!   Plus, you can switch colors easily - along with the embellishments used - and the card is completely different!  With the Seasons Greetings card, you can easily switch the saying, along with the colors to match what you have, and make this one your own!  I embossed the saying in white, added a silver bow, with a glue dot embossed in red powder to finish up the look! 

With the card you can see to the left, I used the same greeting as above, only embossed in the same red I used in the card above in the glue dot!  The photo does not do it justice - and hopefully can get better photos soon!  I will be adding this card, with directions on how to finish it up in a few days, so make sure to check back for sure!  This is the kind of saying that I have used year after year, different colors, different ways - just the same stamp!      

The bear card here has been one of my favorite cards finished!  The stamp is by Close to My Heart, I am sure retired by now - as well as the saying in the corner "Beary Christmas Joy" - a simple ribbon bow with the button in the middle finished this card perfectly!  The bear was painted with Radiant Pearls paint, and embossed in clear powder...   One thing about me, I haven't bought a lot of supplies for years, I am using the same stuff I have at least 10+ years ago!  

With this last card example, it is a fun, yet easy technique you can do right at home, with little supplies!  Using vellum paper, emboss an image in white powder.  Turn the piece over, and using a light box or window, color in the image using regular markers!  When you flip the image back over, you will see the colored image coming through!  This card was finished up with a silver bow, and embossed glue dot in the middle of the bow, with a bit of red checkered paper on top of a red card!  It all just came together perfectly, especially the stained glass effect!  
I hope this gives you a few card examples for the upcoming holiday's!  I am working on some fun cards now, and can't wait to share with you what I am getting done!  This year will be different, spending a bit of time right now in creating the perfect cards for my friends and family!  Make sure you stop by, or you are signed up to get our posts, there will be a lot of fun things posted in the next little while you can recreate for gifts!  

See you soon,

Lynda Jeffs

Memories in Tyme