How to create a colorful vintage Christmas card

What is your stamping style, sleek and modern, cute and colorful, or soft and vintage? If you chose vintage, you will want to try this last-minute Christmas card idea! 

I remember when cross-stitching was all the rage and I made several 'pictures' to hang on my walls back in those days. I loved the quiet as I crafted and to see my picture coming to life as I wove the colored yarn in those tiny cross patterns. I was a school teacher at that time and I even remember my principal telling me that he loved to cross-stitch too. He found it so relaxing as did I.

The Cross-stitch Christmas stamp set stands for tradition, dedication, handmade decoration, and above all, love. Simply perfect for your vintage holiday projects!

Let's have a look at the stamp set - click on the small image to order it over at my online store - after all, vintage never goes out of fashion and you will have this set already for the next holiday season too!

 

Cross-Stitched Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set
$21.00

 

This is a photopolymer set so you will be able to achieve perfect placement when stamping the bauble and then the 'hook' which means you can do so using different ink pads. 

The card base was embossed for extra interest - you can try that idea or simply stamp the background if you don't yet own a Big Shot. 

Here's the card - I hope you give it a try!

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Cross Stitched Christmas Stamp Set (147769)
• Card Stock (CS) –Shaded Spruce (146981); Cherry Cobbler (119685); Crushed Curry (131199); Whisper White Thick (140272)
• Ink Pads – Cherry Cobbler (147083); Crushed Curry (147087); Shaded Spruce (147088)
• Misc. – Swirls & Curls embossing folder (147923); Stamparatus (146276); Whisper White Medium Envelopes (107301); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

 

Measurements:  

• Whisper White CS: 8 ½” x 5 ½”  2 ¼” x 3 ½”
• Shaded Spruce CS: 4” x 5 ¼” 2 3/8” x 3 5/8”  
• Crushed Curry CS: 2 ½“ x 3 ¾” 
• Cherry Cobbler CS: 2 5/8” x 3 7/8” 

 

Instructions:

1. Emboss the larger piece of Shaded Spruce CS, then glue it onto the front of the card base.
2. Stamp the main body of the ornament in Cherry Cobbler ink, then the fill in area in Cherry Cobbler ink stamped off once., onto the smaller piece of Whisper White CS
3. Stamp the side and top of the ornament as well as the hook in Crushed Curry ink.
4. Stamp the sentiment in Shaded Spruce ink.
5. Stamp the small star in Crushed Curry ink onto the flap of the envelope.
6. Glue the stamped layer onto the Shaded Spruce layer.
7. Glue the Shaded Spruce layer onto the Crushed Curry layer.
8. Glue the Crushed Curry layer onto the Cherry Cobbler layer.
9. Glue the Cherry Cobbler layer onto the embossed Shaded Spruce layer.
10. Lining up the stamps is easy when you use the Stamparatus. I kept the stamps on the plates so I could make multiples of this card.

So tell me - sleek and modern, cute and colorful, or soft and vintage for Christmas? Leave a comment and tell me which Christmas style you love best!