Happy Holidays !!!
How are you doing in your holiday count-down? Good I hope :)
My style of creating cards evolves over a period of weeks as I prioritize according to: distance to mail and who'll we will be seeing first; along with how labour-intensive the cards are. Meanwhile there are the local community good-will cards - these are simple designs so I can crank them out as I move along and give them out leisurely.
Each year I lovingly lay out my crafting space...new supplies all lay waiting to make my annual DIY holiday cards - something I like to do first thing in the morning with my first coffee - before the dog wakes up, lol. Generally I plot out a plan for designs beginning early - think August!
And it never goes to plan.
And it never goes to plan.
This time, while digging around in my supply closet I discovered a box of left-over bits from years ago, and I thought " Holy Hannah! I've GOT to use these supplies up! "
So today's topic is ' Using Your Stash ' !!!
Here's my first card made from some old card mats featuring an embossed frame. I also brought out my older Stampin' Up! ORNAMENT PUNCH [retired] - just like ol' times!
Here's a closer look.....
Next up are some simple tags featuring Stampin' Up!'s [retired] Stocking Punch......and the fun part, was there were a few dozen of these I had punched out....all different patterned paper. So I gathered them up and spread them out on a table, and within minutes I had chose pairs and attached them to small mats of cardstock. Afterwards, I took some decorative corner scissors and made rounded tags of them - presto! I may add some lip balms to these to turn them into the gifts I hand out to the gals at the coffee shop :)
So there they are.....and I have another project to share soon using more of my oldies-but-goodies!
Keep up the pace everyone - we'll do it, cheers!
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