Every year for decades I have sent hand crafted Christmas Cards. Once I got my Silhouette all designs have used that. Traditionally I don’t show my card online until the following Christmas so as to keep them a surprise for my family. I really doubt that any of them are reading my blog or looking at my online store so I decided to stop that tradition. This year I am posting both my 2021 design AND my 2022 design.
First my 2022 Swinging Gnome Card……
This card was inspired by a swinging fox easel card. I liked the concept but neither the animal or the engineering - so I made my own. I have finally designed something with a gnome. They have been the rage for awhile and I sure quite past but I am slow. To me it isn’t a gnome but a tomte. That would be my swedish heritage showing through!
This card can be constructed in several ways- for quickest you can use print and cut on the trees, sign and gnome. I am making my 40 using stacked card stock for the gnome but I am using print and cut for the tree and sign. I know many find print and cut to be challenging so I included directions to make it with out print and cut.
It is designed to fit in a standard 6 x 9” booklet envelope but the download also includes the cutting file for a make-you-own envelope. If you are making 40 - buy the envelopes. If you are making 1, make the envelope as well.
Star Christmas Card:
The design for 2021 was this geometric Star Christmas Card Design. In 2021 I was bogged down and needed a quick design. This was it. Still striking but it didn’t take and our to make each one. This uses a clever cutting layout to create the 3-d pop-out star.
