Cath Edvalson
It’s only December 8 and I’ve been feeling the crush of my holiday to-do list for a while now. Thank goodness for my November/December issue of Paper Crafts magazine which has an entire feature dedicated to quick and easy holiday cards including these yummies that can be found online.
I don’t know about you, but I’m all about great design that can be achieved in five easy steps or less, especially during the holidays, which tend to be frantic no matter how much I try to plan ahead. I mean, you can’t go wrong with lovelies such as these, now can you?
I mean, check out this 4-step blinged-out card by Tanisha Long on page 41:
Sometimes a simple design packs a passel of pow, don't you think?
And how about this sweet three-stepper by Mary Dawn Quirindongo on page 42?
I absolutely adore this color combo!
And even though this gorgeous card found on page 34 by Charity Hassel has a lot of elements, it still only needs 4 basic steps to put the whole thing together:
I love the layering in this card, achieved mostly by using pre-made stickers and patterned paper cut-outs.
What’s more, I’ve got three new–and exclusive–quick and easy cards for you today from some of my moxie talented friends. First up, this simply stamped but stunningly beautiful card from Aga:
Instructions: 1. Make card from cardstock. 2. Add patterned paper. 3. Print out the sentiment (in red), cut out circle. 4. Add glitter, let it dry and adhere with foam tape.
Next, Clare Buswell adds her festive and feminine flare to the mix with this impressive card you can make in just 5 little steps:
Instructions: 1. Make card from cardstock, ink edges. 2. Trim red cardstock panel, mat with cardstock (ink edges), add baker’s twine and adhere to card. 3. Stamp sentiment and adhere to card with foam tape. 4. Stamp mistletoe three times onto piece of card, cut out, ink edges, adhere top two layers with foam pads. 5. Add bow.
And last but certainly not least, this gah-jus card by Laura Bassen:
Instructions: 1. Make card base. 2. Die cut ornaments. 3. Stamp sentiment. 4. Stamp ornament strings. 5. Adhere ornaments.
Quick and easy peasy, no? How have these cards inspired you? I’d love to hear which speaks to you the most and why, so leave me a comment by 5 PM MDT on Friday afternoon and I’ll draw one lucky to win the Santa’s Little Helper collection by Imaginisce as my thanks for saying so!
Three cheers for quick and easy cards, especially during this h-e-c-t-i-c time of year!
~Cath
