Christmas Card 2010

I’ve finally designed my Christmas card!  I received the first three cards from others in the mail today, so it’s definitely time!  I used the Silhouette to cut out the ornaments from double-sided paper by Imaginisce.  The machine cuts so cleanly that I can use either side.  I got the ornament design from Silhouette’s “Deck the Halls” design CD.  The tops were cut from a metallic cardstock.  No need to mess with real metal to get the same look, as far as I’m concerned.

I also designed the name label in Photoshop Elements.  The adorable Santa’s sleigh comes from Stampin’ Up’s “My Digital Studio” software.  The flourishes were from a Photoshop brush set (Horizontal Dividers by MouritsaDA).  The tree for the “A” is a brush by Summer Driggs.  I imported my finished .jpg design into Silhouette, then created my own cut line point by point.  I’m not sure in the end scissors wouldn’t have been faster with the troubles I had, but I love how they turned out.  And it’s so fun to watch the machine do the cutting instead of me.  Especially for 30+ labels!

The gold thread came from Michael’s, the embossed rectangle was done using the Scor-Pal, I added a little glitter glue to the holly berries, and inked the ornament edges.  Now I just have to assemble them all, get my photos printed, and pop them in the mail.  Merry Christmas!