Last Minute Christmas Card by Patti Hamil

Hi! Patti here today. If you are like me, you always forget someone on your Christmas card list. Then you remember at the last minute and you may not have any cards left. Well if this happens I have a quick solution!

I grabbed my Christmas Lyrics and Jolly Christmas Embossing Folders from the Couture Creations Wrapped in Joy Collection. I used some specialty cardstock that is shiny and perfect for Christmas!

   

I embossed the Jolly Christmas on a gold piece of cardstock a little smaller than 5x7 inches and embossed the Christmas Lyrics on a red piece of cardstock a little smaller than 4x6 inches. I then trimmed the edges. I inked the red cardstock with a gold ink to bring out the sentiment.

 

To finish the card I used Foam Mounting Tape for the sentiment and added a sparkly gold button with some green wax thread. Not elaborate, but still very pretty and enough to let some one know that you "did not" forget about them!

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit!

Couture Creations Supplies:
CO723595 Wrapped in Joy Collection -  Jolly Christmas Embossing Folder
CO723607 Wrapped In Joy Collection -  Christmas Lyrics Embossing Folder

Embossed Christmas Tag with Pam Bray

Hi! Pam here today sharing a fun tag. This tag is such an easy one to make, and if you are like me, you will need a lot of tags for the holiday season so why not make them gorgeous?! To begin, gather a scrap of white cardstock, cut into a tag and run it through the Christmas Lyrics Embossing Folder.

Transform this plain white tag into a gorgeous colorful tag using Distress Inks and a Sponge Dauber.

Add a  piece of pretty patterned paper to the top and bottom of the tag, a cute sticker die-cut attached to the tag with some Foam Mounting Tape and some Crystal Self-Adhesive Gemstones.

Don't forget to add some pretty ribbon and some sparkly embellishments to finish the tag. I hope you enjoyed my quick tag! Place them on your Christmas and party packages to make them extra special.

Hugs, Pammejo

Couture Creations Supplies:
CO723607 Wrapped in Joy Collection - Christmas Lyrics Embossing Folder
CO721957 Self Healing Cutting Mat
CO721961 Foam Mounting Tape
CO721956 Precision Scissors
CO721984 Double Sided Tape
CO721996 Crystal Self-Adhesive Gemstones
CO723061 Sponge Daubers

Christmas Lyrics Card by Pam Bray

Hi! Pam here today sharing a card that I created with the Couture Creaitons Christmas Lyrics Embossing Folder, from the NEW Wrapped in Joy Collection, and the Sophia Eberjey Die.

I began by embossing a piece of burgundy cardstock with the Christmas Lyrics Embossing Folder.

 I then lightly sanded the embossed cardstock with the Couture Creations Sanding Block.

I placed a piece of dark teal Distress cardstock on top of a cream colored card base. I added Foam Mounting Tape to the back of the embossed Christmas Lyrics cardstock and affixed that to a piece of pattern paper.

I die-cut two fun Santa embellishments from pattern paper using the Couture Creations Circle Nesting Dies.

 I used the beautiful Eberjey Die to cut a pretty flourish embellishment from a piece of patterned paper.

I wrapped some teal twill ribbon around the card and loosely tied a bow. I adhered the Eberjey die-cut and attached one of the die-cut Santa embellishments on top of the teal ribbon with Couture Creations Double Sided Tape.

Add some Couture Creations Foam Mounting Tape to the back of the second Santa die-cut and place it on top of the first Santa die-cut to create a layered embellishment. Tie the teal ribbon into a bow that it is closer to the bottom of the Santa embellishment. Trim the ribbon with Precision Scissors.

I added Couture Creations Seaspray Self-Adhesive Gemstones to the top of the Eberjey die-cut and one at the bottom of the embossed Christmas Lyrics piece of cardstock. I hope you check out the Wrapped in Joy Collection!

Hugs, Pammejo

Couture Creations Supplies: 
CO723607 Wrapped In Joy Collection Christmas Lyrics Embossing Folder
CO723040 Circle Nesting Dies
CO722502 Sophia Eberjey Decorative Die
CO721989 Gemstones Seaspray
CO721957 Self Healing Mat
CO723039 Precision Trimmer
CO721956 Precision Scissors
CO721984 Double Sided Tape
CO721961 Foam Mounting Tape
CO723060 Sanding Block

Country Christmas Cards with Gloria Stengel

Hello everyone! Gloria here with you today. I recently received the NEW Wrapped in Joy embossing folder set and I decided...why not make some quick and easy cards - and get a jump-start on my holiday card making?! I actually have two cards to share today in a "country Christmas" theme. I wanted the cards to be fairly easy to mail. I also wanted to create some cards that use embossing folders and just a few, simple items so that you could make a bunch at one time. (Both cards for today are standard size - 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 or A2.)

For this card, I simply made a dark red card base and lined it with kraft cardstock (for adding a sentiment on the inside of the card). I then embossed another piece of kraft cardstock with the Christmas Lyrics Embossing Folder.

Using a Sponge Dauber, I gently rubbed white ink over the embossed cardstock. I love the "snowy" look of the white ink on the kraft cardstock. After I trimmed the panel to size, I rubbed more white ink around the edges.

To finish the card, I added some twine and a faux vintage button.

The card has a lot of texture and interest, but is actually quite flat, and easy to mail. If you are worried about the button making the card too bulky, you could just add the twine and leave the button off. I decided to create a second card using the "chalk ink" technique. This is one of my all-time-favorite embossing techniques. It's an oldie, but a goodie!

I created an off-white card base and embossed red cardstock with the Moonlit Berries Embossing Folder.

This time, I rubbed the embossed cardstock with a creamy white ink for a softer look. To add some extra fun to the card, I placed Self-Adhesive Pearls on a few of the berries. (This makes the card a bit bulkier. You may need to add a sheet of thin cardstock to the inside of your envelope when mailing this one.) I also created a flower from a scrap of leftover lace. To make the little blossom, simply use some thread to place a running stitch across one long edge of the lace. Pull the threads to gather the lace, and tie off the ends. I added a pearl to the center of the flower. I also die-cut a swirl using the Mimi Decorative Die. I cut the swirl from green cardstock and trimmed a bit of it to use behind my lace flower.

I hope you are inspired to create some quick and easy Christmas cards! Thanks for joining me today!

Couture Creations Supplies:
CO723607 Wrapped in Joy Collection - Christmas Lyrics Embossing Folder
CO729596 Wrapped in Joy Collection - Moonlit Berries Embossing Folder
CO723476 Sophia Collection - Mimi Decorative Die
CO721998 Moonlight Self-Adhesive Pearls
CO721956 Sharp Point Scissors
CO721986 Handheld Essentials Tools
CO723061 Sponge Daubers
CO721965 Double-Sided Tape
CO721961 Foam Mounting Tape
CO721957 Cutting Mat
CO723039 Precision Trimmer

Wrapped in Joy Week - Faux Chalkboard Effect with Tracey Cooley

Hi Creators! Tracey Cooley, Couture Creations Special Project Designer, here with another CHA card creation. Chalkboard is all the rage at the moment and the Couture Creations Wrapped In Joy 5x7 Christmas Carols Embossing Folder is perfect for the faux chalkboard effect.

This look is so simple to achieve! All you need is some black cardstock, the Christmas Carols Embossing Folder and a white gel pen. Cut a 5"x7" card base from black cardstock and set aside. Cut a 4.75"x6.75" mat from black cardstock and emboss with the Christmas Carols Embossing Folder.

Then simply trace around all aspects of the embossed image with a white gel pen. Adhere your embossed and traced mat to your card base and then, to blend it in, trace around the edge of the mat.

I know that I have shown you this technique before but it is so simple and so effective and I really wanted to show you it with this particular embossing folder.

Below is the same technique with the A2 Christmas Lyrics Embossing Folder only I reversed the colors. I stamped the embossed cardstock with a script stamp before removing my cardstock from the embossing folder. I then traced the edges with a fine tip felt pen.

 

Keep on Creating!

~Tracey
 

Couture Creations Supplies:

CO723597 Wrapped In Joy Collection - 5x7 Christmas Carols Embossing Folder

CO723607 Wrapped In Joy Collection - A2 Christmas Lyrics Embossing Folder

CO721965 18mm Double-Sided Tape