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Dec192013

2013 Holiday Cards

I am finally starting to get some of my holiday cards in the mail today. This is the first holiday for Frank and me to send a card together since it is our first Christmas married and I had a lot of fun making these cards for our friends and family.

To make the card I started with some blank cards that I had found a while back that had two folds with a cut out at the top. Since I have friends from a variety of religions I decided to make the card saying "Wishing you joy this season."

I thought it would be cute to have the "joy" pop out from the back of the card through the opening so I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out circles with the word "joy" from red textured cardstock . I attached the circles to the center of the opening with some foam tape so they stood off from the card 1/8".

I added the rest of the words using my Silhouette Cameo to cut "wishing you" and "this season" from black vinyl and used transfer paper to add them just above and below the circle on the innermost part of the card. To make it all stand out I used some white polka dotted black washi tape to frame around the opening on second page of the card. 

I like how the card turned out. It was simple enough that I could make a bunch of them in a day (thank goodness I am on vacation this week!) but they are unique for Frank and I to send to the special people in our life.

Happy Holidays!

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Very nice cards. Looks like you have mastered the Silhouette cameo ... how many Joy circles were you able to get on one sheet of paper?

December 20, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterMary-Lou

Thank you so much, Mary-Lou! I don't remember how many I got out of one sheet of paper but it was enough for all of my cards...

December 27, 2013 | Registered CommenterLisa

These greeting are really beautiful and attractive.Vacation greeting are very special and always remembered the special moments you have spent with your friends.

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