Christmas Sheetload of Cards

Hello!  Today I'm sharing a set of Christmas cards loosely based on the August 2021 Sheetload of Cards. That is one I have made multiple times already, and when I had this patterned paper out for a different card I thought I would make another set. 

I got my pieces all cut  & matted according to Alissa's sketch & cutting guide** and when I went to add them to the card base I started playing with the arrangement. That's why I said the cards are 'loosely based' on the Sheetload. The Giant Merry Christmas die was on my stamping table when I was playing with the layouts, so I spied that and that is how the first four cards got done. (Everything that is available is linked below.)

I have really enjoyed using mirrored card stocks on my holiday cards ... both gold and silver! For these ones, the Giant Merry Christmas was cut from gold and white card stocks, then both layers were adhered together for stability. The mirrored card stock creases easily and with the different layers of the matted patterned paper I wanted them to hold up going through the mail.

Then I went rooting around in my Christmas Embellishment bin for items I could add and found these holly and poinsettia 3-d elements from K & Co. They are many years old and honestly, I hoarded them for several years before I would even consider using them sparingly. I broke out of that chain of thought for these cards, ha ha.

Here is a peek at the inside with a stamp from Divinity Designs ...

For the next four cards I pulled out the poinsettia elements from the package and then went looking for a smaller word die to use with them. The 'joy' die is one of my favourites - and sadly retired. Once again, I played with the layout of the matted patterned papers and came up with these four cards.

The poinsettias looked like they needed a little somethin' somethin' so I added some pine sprigs (Impression Obsession) die cut from green card stock.

The inside of the Joy cards were done the same as the Merry Christmas ones. 

**You can check out the Call Me Crafty Al's YouTube channel to see how you can download your own Sheetload of Cards - every month she provides a different one and the Collaboration Team shares their take on it as well. TONS of inspiration - I'm a HUGE Sheetload fan ... and was even before Alissa asked me to join the Collaboration team for 2021. I'm happy to say I will be staying on until June 2022 - the terms are 6 months long.

I was so happy with these ones, I made ANOTHER set of Christmas cards using the August Sheetload and hopefully I can share that one before Christmas.

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Additional Supplies:
Green card stock scraps
Confetti card stock - stash
3D embellishments - K & Company
Patterned paper - Deck the Halls, Stampin' Up (retired)
Burgundy card stock - stash

Joy die - MFT Stamps (retired)

Pine sprig - Impression Obsession (retired?)