Here's how to make a lot of beautiful Christmas cards in a very short time

If you make a LOT of Christmas or holiday cards every year, this is the challenge for you! 

Simple stamping is just that: minimal layers and products. Yes, perfect for the beginner stamper but also for a very busy stamper who has a lot of people to make cards for this Christmas. 

Here's what you do:

1. Purchase a pack of gorgeous designer series paper, like Boughs of Holly:
   
   
   
   
2. Next: purchase two or three solid colors of cardstock and one pack of Basic White cardstock. I chose Mossy Meadow and Real Red for my solids but if you wanted to coordinate with the above designer series paper colors you could also choose: Cherry Cobbler, Poppy Parade, Evening Evergreen and Shaded Spruce. 
   
   
3. Then: select a stamp set that has (perhaps) more than one Christmas phrase. Think about phrases that are a bit larger than usual as this will be a simple layout and the word(s) will be the main attraction. I chose Leaves of Holly, because I can use the smaller phrases for the inside of my cards too: 
   
   
   
   Yes, I bought the entire bundle because I want to make a few 'not so simple' cards this year as well. But you don't need the bundle if you are a simple stamper! 
   
   
4. Unpack your favorite sparkly embellishments.
5. Now, cut all layers for the cardstock, phrase layers and designer paper layers. Set up an assembly line and create bunches of cards over just a few days! 

Here's my simple card idea for this week's challenge:

I used several Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels on my card - just for that final elegant (and simple!) touch. Now it's your turn. Try this week's challenge and see what you can create at home. If you want to order any of the products I featured today, click on that photo to head over to my online store. 

And if you want to see what the other design crew members created for this simple stamping challenge, click here.