My hubby and I are in quite the holiday spirit these days.  We’ve got Christmas tree browsing and already bought all our wrapping paper (even though we don’t have any gifts to wrap yet).  There is stollen rising in the kitchen – if it turns out we’ll be mass producing them for friends and family as part of a larger care package.  Last but not least, last night I bought all the needed supplies to make my own Christmas cards.  Something I usually don’t have the desire or energy for.  Not only did I buy all the supplies last night, but I had to start making them.  Not only did I start, but I also finished…around 2am.  At least it is a fun project and now all I have to do is write some messages and I’m done with that piece.  One thing crossed off my list!

I think handmade anything goes a long way.  It shows that you care enough to take the time to make a card, gift, etc and you had to put some thought into it.

The most time consuming process was stamping.  Especially since I had to be all craft and try to do two toned stamps for a couple of them (which is a huge pain in the butt).

Gotta make sure you stamp the envelopes too – this cute little snowman didn’t go with any of my paper but I had to find a use for him somewhere!

While all my cards were stamped and waiting to dry so I could attach the paper, I decided to use my time cutting ribbon and tying all the little bows.

Once the paper and ribbon was attached to the cards I had to cross my fingers a troublesome cat didn’t try to steal them off the table in the middle of the night while they dried.  After what seemed like only a few hours between when I went to bed this morning and when I got up, here are some pictures of the finished products.

Each card also has 2 stamped images inside the card as well, giving a little detail but still leaving plenty of room to write your personal messages.  Since I bought all the supplies and really liked how they turned out, I’ve decided to put them up in my Etsy store.  Now you can have great looking holiday cards too!!