Christmas in February?!

That's right.  Christmas.  We've all done it.  December rolls around and we are scrambling to get all our cards and newsletters out.  Give yourself a little break this year, and get your cards done early.  This gives you the opportunity to hand-make and personalize this yearly tradition.  Then in December, you just pull them out, stick your newsletter inside and send them out!  One less thing to worry about.

One of the best ways to make Christmas cards is to save the front parts of the cards you receive for use in your own cards.  Another fun thing to do is to save pieces of cute and stylish wrapping paper from Christmas morning, punch out some shapes, and paste them to your cards for the next year.

There are hundreds upon thousands of ideas for Christmas cards, here are just a few.

A snowflake garden.

Using the edge of a piece of card-stock like a stamp and some dark green ink turned this white card into something a little more festive.

Large stamps are simple, beautiful, and give the look of much more work than they are.

This card was made using a large tag punch out and two different holiday papers tied together with a little ribbon.

The snowflakes were cut out from a piece of scrapbook paper.

The red around the edges of this card was made by lightly rubbing the edges on an ink pad.

The glittery holiday wishes cam from a previous years Christmas card.

By using the edge of a piece of card-stock to make the red and then going over the entire front with gold, this wrapping paper look was achieved.

Using the same stamp, first in red and then directly over top in gold gave this card a more vintage look.

Rubbing a silver ink pad over the front of the card gave it the tiniest hint of glitter.