Celebrating the Birth of Jesus

Christmas festivities & Santa Claus are fun but in our home, we also like to celebrate the Reason for the Christmas season; the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.  So along with my Christmas cards featuring the Surfing Santa stamp set, I also created religious themed cards.  This year I fell in love with the Shepherd’s Care stamp set. Stamp Set – Shepherd’s Care Ink – Highland Heather, Blackberry Bliss Cardstock – Highland Heather, Blackberry…

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Merry Christmas!

Have you ever received a handcrafted card that was just too beautiful to throw away?  That happened to me this week.  So I turned it into a home decor piece that I can use year after year.   Below you can see the original card.  I trimmed it down and mounted it on Real Red cardstock.  The sentiment was cropped by using a punch. I attached it in a small wood shadow box that I…

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More Christmas Cards from Friends!

Here are some more handcrafted Christmas cards I’ve received this season.  My hope is that you will be inspired in some way.  Maybe you will be inspired by the layout of the card, a color combination that was used, a technique, or a new embellishment, die, or embossing folder. Try something new in your papercrafting.  Maybe you ususally create simple cards; try to make a stepped up version.  Do you ususally create over the top…

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