No Stamping Christmas Card!

Happy Friday!

Kimmy picked this weeks Fun Filled Friday Challenge for us to create a card with NO STAMPING! How do you tell a Stamper to do that? I guess that's what makes this a challenge after all, right? I had a lot of fun with this & I'm eager to see what Kimmy came up with. Make sure to run over to her blog to see her version!

I sent out store bought Christmas cards this year. I know it's a terrible thing to do when you make cards yourself, but I send out over 50, and the thought of making all of them just overwhelms me. (I do, however, make just a few to give to my stamping friends.) So, as I was writing them, I made a few errors by spelling peoples names wrong or leaving words out etc. and when I was done I had 4 cards that I couldn't send out because of my mistakes. That's when the light bulb went off in my head & I knew I could use one of them for my "No Stamping" challenge this week!

The front picture on this card is actually cut from one of the store-bought cards I made a mistake on. I just cut the front image out & layered it with red, green and gold cardstock. Then, I added some ribbon around the front of a red base with a couple of gold brads for some accent color and adhered it to the front of a green cardstock base. I'm really glad I made this card & it was so quick and easy that I might just do it with the other cards I made mistakes on as well and re-use them for next year. The image is really pretty isn't? I'd hate for it to go to waste.

Stamps: No Stamps, image from Carlton Cards
Ink: No Ink
Paper: Colored Cardstock by Bazzill
Accessories: Square Gold brads by Joann's Scrap Essentials, Ribbon by Bobbie M. Designs, Heidi Swapp Edge Distresser
Finished Card Size: 4.25" x 6.75"

Stay tuned for Sunday when we announce next weeks Fun Filled Friday Challenge.

Hope all all have a Safe & Wonderful Weekend!

Smiles,
Jennifer