Handmade Christmas Cards III

Thanks to Angie over at Scrapscene, I've got the create bug and can't shake it. Check out her Christmas cards and wealth of Christmas craft links. Here are a couple more cards I have made in my endless amount of free time (who am I kidding!!!). Both of these cards have background paper that I picked up at Loomis and Toles last year when making Valentine's Day cards.

For the first card, the background paper is a nice shiny red. The green ribbon is from Dollarama. The tree trunk is a wooden barbeque skewer that I cut to length. The star is from some Christmas fabric. I Mod Podged it to card stock then cut it out. I double knotted the ribbon over the stick then cut each layer to length. I glued the flattest side of the stick with Mod Podge and laid it on the card. I had to put it under a book until it dried a bit because it kept slipping around. Once the stick was set, I used a foam brush and just pressed some Mod Podge through the fabric of the ribbon to stick it where I wanted it to go. I was able to slide the wet ribbon around a bit until I was happy with its position. I didn't glue the ends down tight because I wanted it to look more 3D.

For the second card, the background paper has white words written in French. The Christmas greeting came from Papercrafts Magazine free downloads section. I printed in on vellum and stuck it in place with vellum tape (glue does NOT work with vellum). The ribbon/lace I got ages ago at Fabricland. The silver and gold brads were from Dollarama. I didn't apply any glue to the lace but held it in place strictly with the brads. If I had to do it over again, I would cut the lace angled so it would look less like a wedding cake and more like a tree (laugh). I might even use a stick as in the previous card to make it more obvious that it's a tree. Since taking this photo, I have added a small gold star to the top in order to lessen the cakiness. This one was quick and easy. And not using glue, a lot tidier!!