Time to Start 2021 Christmas Cards

 It is time to make Christmas cards for 2021.  Luckily I had enough for 2020 and was not making any at the last minute.  I actually have some leftover.  I got sick of addressing envelopes and writing notes so I just quit.  I now can make winter or valentine cards for the people on my list who did not get a card.

The current sketch - the first one of 2021 at Christmas Countdown is a fun one.  

I found a very old 6 x 6 pad from Prima.  The papers were interesting to work with.  I do like the colors.  I couldn't think of any stamp or design I had that would fit in an oval so I used patterned paper for everything on the card.  I had to really dig to find my oval dies.  The sentiment strip was even part of the 6 x 6 pad.

I did a little distressing on all the edges of the paper.  I used extra layers of paper to add a little dimension to the oval and the sentiment.  It is still flat for mailing.

Here is a close up of the tree.  I took a gold gel pen and added gold lines to the branches of the tree.  I also added some gold splatters to the card front.

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