Christmas Cards

These are the cards that I am making to send to our friends and family. They are much more interestig in person. It seems that they are a bit subtle for this viewing. The papers come from the current line by Basic Grey. They are really yummy in person. The top section sports snowflakes in a blue tone with an ivory and tannish modeled touch. Each card also has three silver reindeer sequins leaping over the greeting. (You see, I am a pseudo sequin Queen, at times) The "Merry and Bright" is actually on a transparency that is attached with a brad put through a sequin snowflake. The ribbon is sublte, too, with a touch of pink in the white. The bottom paper is sort of a mod berry bush print which I enhanced with glitter glue.

This is one of those things that sort of called out to be created. I usually do much more splashy, loudly colored things that shout out to you as you walk by. This one sort of sings "Silver Bells" to you in a lovely voice. (The various high ranking choirs at my school performed for the staff today - oh they are fun to watch. It is such a great thing to see and hear. We clapped and cheered for them like we were at a rock concert. It is amazing to see some of my goth girls who only wear large black clothes up there in swingy, rhinestoned bedeckled dresses. The gentlemen are so wonderful, too, in their tuxedos. They can clean up really nicely, when they want/need to. They closed the concert with "Silver Bells.")

I hope that the people who receive them will enjoy them. I'd love to see what cards others are sending out, even if they are not handmade.