Christmas Joy Cards

I'm back today to share some super easy and fast cards made with the Christmas Joy products from Creative Memories.

All six of these cards were made in about a half an hour as the only "work" I had to do was punch or cut the papers and adhere. Using the Christmas Joy stickers and slide-in cards made it so fast and easy!

Materials Used:

• White, Cranberry* and Green Apple* Cardstock
• Christmas Joy Patterned Paper (I used scraps leftover from other projects!)
• Christmas Joy Slide-in Cards 
• Christmas Joy Stickers
• Tape Runner adhesive (and/or Foam Squares)
• Border Maker System and Evergreen Cartridge
• 12 inch Straight Trimmer, Scissors and 2-Way Corner Rounder
• Silver and Gold Metallic Pens
• Square, Hexagon and Circle punches or die-cutting system to cut shapes*
• Various Holiday themed stamps, ink and chalk ink* 
• Epoxy Gems or Rhinestones*
  (* The Cranberry and Green Apple cardstock, some of the punches, the Stamper System & Nordic Stamps, Chalk Ink and the Enchanted Gems used here are all retired Creative Memories products. Substitute similar from your own stash!)

Joy Card

• Cut a piece of white cardstock to 8.5 x 5.5, then score and fold it in half to form 4.25 x 5.5 card base.
• Cut a piece of Cranberry cardstock to 4 x 5.25
• Punch or cut seven hexagon shapes from patterned papers and one from white cardstock 
• Stamp a sentiment or image onto the white hexagon
• Arrange hexagons in a honeycomb pattern on the cranberry cardstock as shown, trimming off the edges of the ones that hang over the edge
• Adhere the cranberry cardstock onto the card base

Noel Card

• Cut a piece of white cardstock to 8.5 x 5.5, then score and fold it in half to form 4.25 x 5.5 card base..
• Cut a piece of cranberry cardstock to 4 x 5.25
• Punch or cut nine 1 inch squares from various patterned paper scraps
• Punch or cut a decorative shape from white cardstock (I used my Cricut and CM's retired 'Tis the Season cartridge) 
• Stamp a sentiment or image onto white decorative shape
• Arrange squares and stamped decorative shape on cranberry cardstock as shown
• Adhere cranberry cardstock to card base
  (Note: for this card I also distressed the edges of punched shapes with CM's retired green chalk ink...you can use any other distress or chalk inks to get the same effect if you like)

Ornament Card

• Cut a piece of green cardstock to 8.5 x 5.5, then score and fold it in half to form 4.25 x 5.5 card base.
• Choose the horizontal format Three Ornaments card from the slide-in pack.
• Trim card sides from 6 down to 5.25, centering the image as you prefer. Add epoxy gems the centre of each ornament for a bit of sparkle!
• Mount on green card base
  (Note: I also distressed the edges of the slide-in card with CM's retired red chalk ink)

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Card

• Cut a piece of white cardstock to 8.5 x 5.5, then score and fold it in half to form 4.25 x 5.5 card base.
• Cut a piece of green cardstock to 4 x 5.25.
• Choose the "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" vertical card from the slide-in pack.
• Trim slide-in card to 3.75 x 5, leaving more of the red striped trim along the bottom.
• Slip each corner of the card into the outside edge of the 2-Way Corner Rounder to notch a reverse curve on each of the corners.
• Mount slide-in card onto the piece of green cardstock and adhere to card base.
• Use the Border Maker and Evergreen Cartridge to punch out a row of Evergreen trees from green cardstock. Trim four of the trees away from the border and adhere to the lower portion of the card as shown.
• Trim the top of each evergreen tree with a small red epoxy gem, 
  

Happy Holidays Card

• Cut a piece of white cardstock to 8.5 x 5.5, then score and fold it in half to form 4.25 x 5.5 card base.
• Cut a piece of green cardstock to 4 x 5.25
• Cut piece of plaid patterned paper to 3.75 x 5. Mount onto green cardstock
• Punch three striped ornaments from the ornament patterned paper using 3/4 inch circle punch
• Punch three 1 inch circles from white cardstock
• Punch one 1 1/4 inch circle from green cardstock
• Mount "ornaments" onto white circles.
• Draw bows onto the tops of ornaments with silver journaling pen
• Mount green circle onto plaid paper as shown. Add a pop-up foam square and mount white circle with ornament on top. Mount remaining circles with ornaments on either side as shown.
• Trim the right pennant end off the green Happy Holidays sticker. Line up the cut end of the sticker with the edge of the card under the three circles as shown.

Merry Christmas Card

• Cut a piece of white cardstock to 8.5 x 5.5, then score and fold it in half to form 4.25 x 5.5 card base.
• Cut a piece of cranberry cardstock to 4 x 5.25
• Cut piece of plaid patterned paper to 3.75 x 5. Mount on to of cranberry cardstock
• Punch three red and gold ornaments from the ornament patterned paper using 3/4 inch circle punch
• Punch three 1 inch circles from white cardstock
• punch one 1 1/4 inch circle from cranberry cardstock
• Mount "ornaments" onto white circles.
• Draw bows onto the tops of ornament with gold journaling pen
• Mount cranberry circle onto the plaid paper as shown. Add a pop-up foam square and mount white circle with ornament on top. Mount remaining circles with ornaments on either side as shown.
• Trim the right pennant end off the red Merry Christmas sticker. Line up the sticker with the edge of the card under the three circles as shown and adhere.

Happy Cardmaking!