December 9 – Christmas Card Day
Greetings, joyful crafters! Can you believe it’s only 16 days until Christmas? Astonishing, isn’t it?
Today, let’s take a moment to remember Henry Cole, the British businessman who, back in 1843, was too busy to pen individual Christmas letters to his friends, family, and contacts. His innovative thinking led to the invention of the Christmas card, complete with a festive greeting inside.
I fondly recall how my mom used to display all the Christmas cards we received, adorning the archway between our living room and kitchen. I would often pause to appreciate the various shapes, sizes, and designs. It makes me a little sad that the tradition of sending and receiving physical Christmas cards has waned over the last two decades, largely due to the rise of social media. It would be wonderful to witness a revival of exchanging cards through snail mail! Keeping this in mind, I’ve devised a super quick and easy method to spread holiday joy with a simple, handmade Christmas card.
Our store is overflowing with incredible Christmas kits, featuring journal cards that are perfect for the front of a Christmas card! I printed each card to about 3.5″ x 4.75″ and layered them onto slightly larger pieces of matching cardstock or scrapbook paper. Utilizing printed papers from the kits for the second layer is also effective! Afterward, I secured both layers to a card base. The beauty of these handmade cards is that they can be easily personalized.
Here’s a closer look:
Christmas Happiness | Cards1 by Digital Scrapbook Ingredients
Once upon a Christmas cards by Little Butterfly Wings
Christmas Whimsy: CARDS by Studio Flergs & Kristin Cronin-Barrow
Gnome for Christmas – Cards by WendyP Designs
Pink Christmas: Trim the Tree Cards by Kelly Bangs Creative
I love how the card created with Traci’s traveler’s notebook card turned out. It’s bright and fun and “out of the ordinary” for a holiday card!!
All Is Bright TN Signatures by Traci Reed
Here are some additional products to spark your creativity! If you’ve been inspired and decide to create your own cards, please feel free to share them in the gallery!
All is Merry: Cards by Meagan’s Creations
An Old Fashioned Christmas {cards} by Blagovesta Gosheva
Celebrate December Cards by Studio Basic and Little Butterfly Wings
Rustic Plaid Christmas Cards By Clever Monkey Graphics
And here is the link to all of the Christmas kits in the shoppe … SO many options!!
Thanks for stopping by today and as always, happy scrapping!!
Jill
