Merry Christmas from Creative Impressions!

 I can't believe this is the last post before Christmas!  Time is flying!  So, for all our wonderful customers and friends, we are sharing one last card with  you until the New Year!

This card is called a "Bridge Card".  You can find multiple tutorials online so that you can create your own Bridge card.

For my card, I followed the directions for cutting the red cardstock and scored on the lines indicated.  Once the card was folded, I adhered patterned paper to the back, side edges and bottom of the card.  Before adhering the bottom piece, I wrapped it with our "Oh Christmas Tree" Ribbon Expression (80332) and then adhered the entire piece to the bottom of the card.

I stamped O Christmas Tree (S189) onto a piece of light green paper with dark green ink, cut it out and then adhered it to a slightly larger piece of dark green cardstock.  This was then trimmed slightly larger than the tree.  To finish the tree, I added some of our Mini Brads in Red, Green and White (Primary Mini Round Assortment 90190) to serve as ornaments on the tree.  Finally I added a Gold Star Brad (91002) to the top of the tree.  I then set the tree aside.

I stamped "Happy Holidays" from our Y494 Happy Hollidays set on a piece of scrap white cardstock with dark green ink and adhered it to a slight larger piece of red cardstock.  Before adhering this piece to the card back, I adhered four of the brads, one on each corner, to the card back.

All that was left to do was to adhere two Metallic Green Trees (90641) to the paper strips on either side of the card.  This may be done before adhering the paper to the card or afterwards if you don't mind the brad prongs showing in the back.

Lastly, I adhered the tree to the right side of the card and the card was finished!  Hope you like it.  It really was super easy to make!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone from Creative Impressions!

Janet, Susan, Candie and Jo

Origami Christmas Poinsettia Card

 Hello Everyone:  Here's a different Christmas card that's easy to make!

And yes, we love easy at Creative Impressions!  I made lots of this card for my Christmas card this year.  Easy to make in an assembly line!

To make the origami square, you will need a 4" square of double sided patterned paper.  Just fold the square in half diagonally, open it up, fold the opposite direction diagonally, open it up, fold each corner to the center where the diagonals meet and then fold each edge to the outside.  I finished this square by adding a felt "Poinsettia" ( Med Heritage Felt Blossom 62102) with green Felt Leaves ( Heritage 62002)_                     attached together with a Yellow Mini Round ( 90112 ).  I poked a hole in the center of the square and threaded the flower through.  To finish, I cut a square of green cardstock 3" and glued the origami piece to the green square

All that was left to do was add a Holiday sentiment to the card and a double bow with Green and Burgundy (80601 and 80600) Thin Twine.  Ready to send and took minimal time to make!

Hope you will try this fun technique.

Enjoy!

Susan