WINNER:
Congrats, Margie!! Please contact me at kelly(dot)goree(at)gmail(dot)com to claim your prize!!!
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....I'd love to share with you something that I hope will make your life easier!
I mean, PEOPLE! It's DECEMBER!! Gasp! If you've been in denial like I usually (ok, still) am, you're just starting to realized that with the hustle and bustle of the holidays that there's just not enough hours in the day to get all that you need to done. Right?!
So I'm here here to help!These super easy holiday cards are so quick that it will knock one more "to do" off your list in no time. These cards are no more than a few strips of paper wrapped in twine for instant hand-crafted cuteness that be sure to please anyone on your holiday card list.
I actually used our gorgeous BasicGrey JOVIAL line for these cards, but they can easily be adapted to our latest Nordic Holiday or anything else you might choose.
Here's what you'll need to get started:
Cardstock, twine/jute, glazed brads, 3 patterns of paper, snowflake diecuts, a scallop border punch, a printer and a corner rounder - if you choose.
That's really it!
So let's make some cards:
(Finished card 5"x5")
1. Trim cardstock into 5"x10" strips. Run them through printer to add your desired sentiment a 1/2" from the bottom of the strip.
2. Fold cards in half and round the bottom two corners.
3. Trim a 5"x4" block of one patterned paper and adhere across the top of each card.
4. Trim a 5"x1/4" strip of the same patterned paper and adhere just under the sentiment of each card.
5. Trim a 5"x1" strip of yuor second patterned paper (we prefer a vertical stripe here for contrast but it's up to you!) and adhere across each card 1 1/2" from the bottom.
6. Trim 5"x1/4" strips of the third paper using a scallop border punch. Adhere across each card directly under the strip from step 5.
7. Adhere a snowflake diecut (here we used our awesome Sizzix/BasicGrey template) to the horizontal strip of each card approximately 1" from the right side.
8. Wrap twine around each card and tie in a bow right over the snowflake diecut.
9. Secure snowflake with a glazed brad (or any brad/button) and you're done!
Now you can go mark one more thing off your holiday chore list! And with all that free time you have, don't forget to still check out BasicGrey's countdown to Christmas on their website (www.basicgrey.com). There are tons of great freebies and recipes and more as our little gift to you!
But you didn't think that was it, did you? Of course not! I can't let you try and make some cards without some PAPER...and some stickers as well! No way! So here's the drill:
Please leave your name and what you still have "to do" on your holiday list in the comments and you can be entered to win a NORDIC HOLIDAY collection pack of BasicGrey for your very own! This giveaway will end without any further notice so get your name in now! Please only one entry per person!
Have a wonderful day! I'll be back tomorrow with a special surprise!
xoxo,
kg
138 comments:
great cards!
to do:
finish cards tiny bit to do
a few more presents to buy
wrap, wrap, wrap
a couple card sets to make as gifts
look forward to January to scrap, scrap, scrap! (;
Misty here...I still have a few ornaments to make for our tree and wrap the gifts. It is shocking how much I have already accomplished!!!
I need to make place cards for the Christmas table... And Nordic Holiday would be perfect!!
I still need to make treat bags for my son's "holiday" party at school. I'm considering the little sour cream sytle containers that I am seeing everywhere. -missmammamurphy31@yahoo.com
Uhh, what don't I have left to do! Nothing is wrapped yet and I still have gifts to buy! Thank goodness my family loves gift cards. :) Thanks for the chance to win the gorgeous Nordic Holiday collection!
Lovely cards! I always have the habit of getting my list done early, as I like to savor the last few weeks before Christmas without any of the traffic, hustle, and bustle. So, I am pleased to say that I only have one gift card left to buy, and am waiting on one more gift to be delivered. :)
I started off great but somewhere along the way this week things went downhill fast! I still have to get my cards made, not to mention mailed, finish wrapping gifts and I still have some to buy yet! Ugh! And I'm hoping with all I have the two I ordered online come in on time. I never order online because it always sends me into panic mode.
My tree isn't even decorated yet!! Most gifts are bought (only thing I do have done). I have to get gift cards for oldest daughter (college student). Decorate tree. Mail Christmas cards. Wrap presents. Bake cookies. Set up Christmas village. Sheesh!! I have lots to do. I should go get some of these done! :)
Im not doing too bad this year on my to do list, but I do still have to get my hubbs a gift or two. Just dont know what to get him . . . LOVE your cards motivation is now found THANKS
Ohhhh...I don't even have the time to write (or think) about all the things I still have left to do!
And no, I haven't made the Christmas cards yet. Your easy and elegant one will help with that task, thanks!
I still have 5 Basic Grey Calendars to finish...eeeekkk!
I still have a few cards left to make, and all of my shopping. Hubby lost his job and my hours were cut, so I am scrambling. Thankfully hubby got a new job today!!
Oh wow, your cards are looking so pretty! I love the cute bells. I actually still have a lot to prepare for Christmas. I'll first have to make at least 15 extra Christmas cards...I'm way behind on them this year;)
I'm left with a couple of cards to do and a couple of gifts to get and planning what food to prepare for Christmas.
I still need to make my Christmas cards, but most importantly, I need to get together sub plans for my maternity leave. Our new addition is coming somewhere close to January 3rd!
Please keep posting more of your December daily album. I adore it!
I have my Christmas cards made, but I still need to actually mail them!
Stunning cards! Hmm, still some gifts for my daughter and a little small something for my brother who's flying out for the holidays.
Gorgeous! My Christmas cards and tags are done, but I still need to buy quite a few gifts. Ack!
Gorgeous cards - love those Jovial papers. My to do list - write in & mail Christmas cards; make card sets to give as gifts; make gift tags; finish shopping for gifts (all the hard-to-shop for people are still on my list!); wrap gifts. I'm pretty sure there's more but that's enough to stress about for now!
Love these cards!! I still have to ...wrap presents, bake cookies, go to all of the school functions....
THese are beautiful, Kelly. I am actually a bit jealous that you still have some Jovial (my absolute favorite BG collection) to play with!
Linda - it's on clearance at basicgrey.com! Go get you some! :)
hey kelly! karen here. i have lots left on my list....not much shopping has gotten done. plan to finish on Saturday. wish me luck ;)
Love your cards! We got our tree up last weekend, and the shopping's done, but I still need to complete my DD album and put up a few more decorations.
Am I automatically disqualified if I say that there's nothing left "to do" on my list? Well, I guess I do have presents to wrap, but it's a bit early for that yet.
Well, we haven't even put our tree out yet! Thanks! KelLy Massman
oh man...I still have to make half and send all my cards, pickout and set up my tree, finish shopping...ouch, got tons to do!
I still have to:
-Make ~90+ cards and send them out
-Prep the Christmas meeting of my daughter's Girl Scout troop
-Buy my niece a gift
-Get giftcards for 2 nephews
-Wrap gifts and ship them
-Go phone-shopping with my son.
-Get something else for my hubby
-Bake and package goodies for teachers and neighbors
ACK! I've never sat down and figured out how MUCH I have left to do! Deep breaths, deep breaths...
I'm with you....... denial city over here! So I've got pretty much everything left on my to-do list. Probably the most important is just getting all the gift shopping done :-)
My holiday list is full of things I still need to do . . . like decorate the tree that has been sitting bare for three days now, wrap presents, etc.
I spent the first week of December making 2 Basic Grey Advent boxes--what fun! Now I have to get busy and do everything else. Thanks for the quick card idea, that will definitely help.
Well, while I am feeling pretty proud of myself and that fact that I am about 80% done with my shopping, I have not even started my Christmas cards.
I haven't hardly started yet, so there is plenty to do on my list! I want to make some cards, bake some cookies, shop and wrap a few gifts (keeping that very low-key this year!) and put up my tree and decorate a bit! All that in between working! Kinda overwhelming! Oh, and I have to make 14 ATC cards and one handmade gift by Tuesday too!
DeniseB
I haven't even begun my Christmas shopping! So I would say that is the big one on my "to do" list.
I made cards I planned, so now I need to make tags for presents, and pack them.
There are sooooo many things I still have to do!!! Like buy and decorate a tree, get the last presents and wrap everything up beautifully, make pictures for Christmas cards and so on... *lol* I'm way behind on my schedule! ;)
I still have some shopping to do, put up the tree (!) and baking.
Awesome cards!!
I still have to get some family presents and make a couple of them too!
- April W
I love your designs! Wish I can make mines look half as good as yours.
I still have to make a ton of holiday cards for my loved ones as well as baking Christmas treats for the girls in my apartment.
I have a lot of to-dos! Including making holiday cards. I'm pulling out some older BG Christmas lines to use. Such a fast way to complete some tags and cards! I will post them to my blog hopefully this weekend!
To do list: Relax and enjoy the moments!
Really like the cards...
To do for Christmas: All of it. :)
Love your cards! TO DO LIST: EVERYTHING.
My to do list...hmmm....well make christmas cookies, buy some gift cards to send, oh and make 6 more christmas cards to send out. Thought they were all finished, but had a few more last minute ones to do.
Lovely cards!
To do List:
make cookies
buy 2 gifts
stuff stockings
clean the house
decorate the house
wow these are so so beautiful...love them
We just finished the last of our Christmas shopping (OK, except for the doll that our granddaughter changed her mind about). But I do still need to make about 5 cards and this is the perfect inspiration. Thanks!
finish cards and put up the Christmas tree---GASP!!!
Wow, they are beautiful.
To do:
finish the inside of my cards & mail
make barn star for mom
wrap gifts (including making own paper boxes & bows)
come up with gifts for DH
Cookies, cookies, cookies!
K in PA
to do:
finish house [like construction/paint work!]
put up tree
design/stamp Christmas greetings
make coquito
make cookies
make presents
yikes! what am I doing on the computer?
finish house decorations
finish hand made presents
clean the house {blah}
cookies and cakes
Love these cards, so creative. Thanks for sharing.
I have everything left to do, can't believe I am sitting at this laptop with so much to do. My husband was told 2 months ago his job was eliminated as of December 19, we have put all gatherings and such on hold and this week he found out he got a job he applied for and so we have resumed the holiday festivities.
Thanks for the opportunity to win, Merry Christmas.
Debbie B.
I still need to finish up my cards and mail them. Finish shopping and wrapping gifts. Finish the baking and package up all the goodies. Oh yeah, and finish the decorating. I need to get off the computer and get busy! :)
Have a Merry Christmas!
I love your cards--black and red for the holidays is so elegant! I still have to do almost everything! Cards, wrapping, shopping, cooking--I am LATE!
Wow, beautiful background papers on these cards.
to-do list:
buy most gifts
make and send cards
hang Christmas lights outside
finish my door wreath
(all this after grading final exams)
What do I still have to do..? Well, maybe I should START! Hoping to get the ball rolling this weekend. Thanks for the chance a a fun giveaway!
I have everything left to do...
Cards to make and mail...cookies to bake and distribute...presents to buy/make and wrap...tags to make...decorations to make and hang up...set up the tree...it just goes on and on...but I think I'll start with the cards, since I have the Jovial set from Basic Grey...that one should go quickly thanks to your help! Thanks for sharing and the chance to win is a bonus!
Beautiful cards! Gorgeous new stamps.
Baking, baking, and MORE baking!!!
I still have 9 small gifts to craft for a women's group -- and a MEGA amount of baking to finish!!
To Do List:
Finish shopping. I still have lots of gifts to get.
Just sent in my Christmas Card order. They will be ready to pick up on Sunday and will be in the mail on Monday. So, while it's still on my list, I feel like it's been crossed off, since designing them is always stressful. With 2 teenage DD's, choosing the correct photos is a BIG deal!
Happy Holidays to you!
cristal
What's left on the "to do" list? Oh my, what's NOT left would be a shorter list. I have to mail my Christmas cards tomorrow, for one thing.
So many things yet to do...shopping, baking, addressing envelopes. Yikes! I better get a move on over here! :)
Lovely cards! On my to-do list still?
EVERYTHING!
hahahaha! (except I did put the tree up...no decorations, but it's up!)
carol in seattle :)
carol @ callaway . net
Capturing holidays memories is a must do for me right now! what better way than scrapbooking!..I love basic grey papers!. Thanks for the chance to win!
Make photo Christmas Card
Order photo Christmas Card
Wrap Gifts
Bake Cookies
Go to nieces' Christmas play
Christmas parties
EVERYTHING!
make cards, shop, wrap, bake .....
Sandra ltb
slbt17 at yahoo dot com
Bake! And enjoy the Christmas season!
Oh, so very much to do yet--have to assemble my 55 Christmas cards and write the family letter that goes inside, finish shopping, wrapping, baking --the only thing I have done is decorating!
It would be too depressing to list all that is left to do on my list! Your card is just gorgeous. Jovial has to be one of the prettiest papers EVER. :)
Simply gorgeous! I love the Jovial line. Thank you so much for posting. I always love your work. :)
Everything, can't put up the tree until the December birthdays are over & there's cards still to write! Must dash :)
beautiful cards! I still need to "finish", cards, shopping wrapping....oh my. Thanks for the chance to win!
I always love to see your cards in addition to layouts. I'll be making some treat bags for a family gathering but other than that nothing on the "to do" list.
Cheers!
address cards
make fudge and cookies
wrap presents
PUT UP TREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To Do:
Everything!
I haven't really done anything - no gift buying, no decorating, no card making, nothing. I just started feeling in the spirit in the last few days looking at everyone's great holiday projects just like yours. So it's time to get it in gear. Thanks!!
put up tree, BAKE, finish cards, um i'm sure i'm missing something
Let's see......I still have some gift card holders to make, a hat to knit, and, maybe I'll be gone...oh and cookies. Thanks for sharing your art.
hmm, I still have to
wrap gifts
bake cookies with my little ones
make homemade sugar scrub for my sisters and mom
take more pictures!
I still have to:
Decorate my tree
Wrap gifts
Buy gifts :s (well, some...)
Send cards
ok i'm starting to panic now !!!!!
Great giveaway! Thanks for the cgance to win!
Still have a lot of shopping to do!
Unfortunately I haven't even made my list. I'm a bit behind this year. Love your cards. I do have a few of those made. Not all though.
What do I have left to do? Just about everything! Busiest year ever for me; busier than when I was raising 6 kids, and I am supposed to be retired. Go figure. I did put up a few decorations, and I am done with shopping for the 10 grandkids. Hopefully, tomorrow we will get the tree and I will start baking.
OK, you don't really want to know what I have to do. It's pretty much everything. I have gotten a few gifts out of the way and lots of blog hopping with Tim Holtz and Kerri Bradford and Lori Whitlock and so my mind is full of inspiration that just needs to be released on all the stuff I still need to get done!
Oh, these are gorgeous cards. gorgeous!
To Do? Baking. Tree. Decorating. Gifts. Wrapping. Honestly...I've done a lot...but is it ever enough???
Wow! I still have so much to do. If I truly want to enjoy my 2-week break (I'm a teacher), I should really get some marking done so I won't have to drag it home for the holidays...Plus, I need to finish making my cards, shopping for gifts...that's plenty right?
Thanks for the awesome givaway ;)
Make brownies, make cookies, finish lots of projects. and too much to think about. Thanks for the chance.
These cards are elegant and simple..just how I like them! ty for sharing.
My to includes..making 10 paper gift boxes (shaped like picnic baskets) and filling them and coloring stamps for,and assempling 3 handmade calendars! TOO MUCH?? perhaps! but I will cram at the end and lose sleep..lol
Get the tree up and decorated....bake cookies ....mail a few more gifts...mail my cards-at least I made them! Wrap, wrap, wrap!!!
Love these cards-- I think I will have to "borrow" the design. As to what is on my "to-do" list -- let's just say "what isn't?!!", but I did get my fruitcake baked and some Christmas cards sent off.
I still have all my Christmas cards "to do" but I will not stress over this. My rule is that it is better to receive a card in January than not at all!
Jeannine H.
Oh, my, great cards!
I still have to do the following: Christmas shop for my husband! I did the four kids but have nothing for him yet. AAGGH!
Judy
Love these - I have got more ideas after checking out this post.
So what do I have to do? Do I dare write it? I have to do some baking, more Christmas card writing and making, tags, cleaning (eek!) and some shopping and wrapping ... uh oh, not much time left! :)
Yikes! I have so much to do! Off to a slow start. Had a death in the family, an adult child moving home due to economy and now getting over strep! Overdrive starting tomorrow: Saturday = power shopping and Sunday = all day baking session! Tonight was rest up for a busy weekend with stamping blogs - ahhhhhh :)
I need to sew a quilt...that's all! Hmm....not taking on too much this year, you think?
Small family so not as hectic as some.
Remember to enjoy some real quality time and if you have to just let a few things go..so be it.
Happy Holidays
finshing touches on cards and wrapping gifts. I am in love with basic grey. Just love your layout. So many uses for this nordic line.
Great cards. I'm waiting for the carpet to get cleaned next week then I can decorate.
Thanks for thr chance to win! I have to finish HANDMADE presents!
These colors are amazing! And that brad!
And I have so much still to do...tree's up but not even decorated yet! Cards aren't done either...I never wrap anything until the day before (unintentionally)...I think I need an extra week this year!
I have a few things still on my Todo list, but lucky for me I used BG and already finishe dmy cards and even managed to write in most of them today... but i still have about half my pressies, all my food planning and a lot of other bits and bobs to go!!! Thanks for the giveaway though, it is very calming ;-)
I have so much still to do: tree only has lights and still needs finishing, cards are not even started and likely will be store bought, Christmas letter still needs to be written, shopping not done. But on the "glass is half-full side", my house is clean and half decorated, pumpkin bread made and in the freezer, cookies & party mix are made, and I'm taking a class that will give me a complete Christmas album ready for pictures by next Sunday. So, life is good! Love your card and might even be able to send out a few hand-made cards along with the store-bought ones. Thanks for sharing.
belle le cards!
la mia lista dei TO DO è infinita...fare il presepe con i figli (oggi!), preparare i regali per le colleghe, impacchettare in modo carino i regali già pronti, fare almeno qualche cards... cercare un regalo speciale per il marito :o)
I love all of Basic Grey's paper collections, but their holiday collections are the best out there! I love the way you've used the patterns on your card layouts - they're really stunning, yet nice & simple for this time of year. Thanks so much!
Left??? Everything--shopping, some decorating, and card making!! Today, a cold Saturday will be devoted to the latter. Put some holiday music on, the Christmas tree light (which we finished decorating lat night), and get crafty!!!
My to do list is still pretty long, christmas tree, presents wrapping (even buying in some cases...) and most cards are yet to be done!! Positive thing is I have now finished my handmade presents!! OK, that was the fun part...but still !!
I am loving this holiday collection. As far as my to do list - way too much. All my wrapping still needs done, and lots of baking!!! But, those are my favorites, so it will be fun!
great cards!
to do list:
finish Christmas cards
wrap, wrap, wrap
Christmas baking
What do I still have to do? DECORATE!
Great card... what do I have to do? Let me see: ddecorate, shop for hubby, wrap, enjoy!
My to do list is too long to even post! I have an album for my MIL, a couple of trays to trick out, presents to buy, all my baking, packing and travelling... but today, yes today, I will accomplish much!!
To do
Make holiday cookies
Shop
Wrap
See Santa
Spend as many nights as possible driving around in the car looking at Christmas lights
Still have to write out & mail xmas cards
Bake and package cookies for gifts
I still have to sign and address those cards and some traveling to do. Eating and celebrating with family "to do" fun stuff tho. Great cards!
great cards. got all the gifts now I just have to wrap them...and put up the tree so there's someplace to put them...and get stocking stuffers....and bake cookies...and I guess I'm not quite as ready as I thought!
Beautiful Christmas cards Kelly. Basic Grey is one of my favorite paper lines.
Fantastic cards - as per usual.
My to do list is still a mile long and getting longer. Does that happen to anyone else? The more you do on it the more gets added? My biggest to do is the handmade gifts for family and friends. Guess what next week's excuse for excessive crafting is going to be - teehee.
Marilize
(marilize.paulsen@gmail.com)
wow! gorgeous cards.. love the papers... It's Dec 10 and I have just a few things left to do.. I need to buy a Christmas tree and decorate it but other than that.. I am good to go...
Presents: check
Decorating: check
Lights outside on trees: check
Baking: check
To-do: food for Christmas eve 24.12
I love the Jovial line and happy that I still have some in my stash! But, I also love the Nordic line and just bought a tiny bit recently...Thanks so much for the tutorial...as for a to do list, it is toooo long!!
- finish decorating and cleaning
- make christmas card and get out the door
- finish shopping
- wrap
- plan my holiday meals
Still to do? Just about everything!! Instead, I'm stalling and catching up on favorite blogs. It's the procrastinator in me. Each year I stall, and each year I manage to get done what's important:
-- cards & letters
-- annual family calendar
-- help my mother with her cards
-- getting my gifts to Toy & Joy
-- making donations in friends' names in lieu of gifts
-- getting together with family & friends to just enjoy each other's company
Your cards are beautiful, love the rich colors and the snowflakes too.
Hmm -- things to do:
some shopping
some wrapping
make cookies and candy
address cards
Probably too late but my to do list is very long- the first order of business is find presents for some unexpected guests- this is GREAT- the more the merrier but it does mean I have to venture into the hot mess that is holiday mall shopping.
Fantastic cards!
My "to do" list:
Finish shopping
Make about 50 more cards
Put up my tree
Get out any other decorations I'm going to put out this year.
I just mailed my international cards, but still have to finish up my local ones. Then I want to make my own Christmas Crackers this year.... Time will tell whether THAT actually happens. :)
Love those cards, and Basic Grey has been one of my favorite papers of all time. Let's see...on my to-do list would be setting up my Christmas villages and baking for the neighbors. I love Christmas!
JamieH
Beautiful cards! I still have the tree to do, finish my cards, send cards and start baking. Too much to do, so little time.
Cute card, and quick!! I've still have at least 10 people on my list...Help!!! So right after this post, to the mall I go!!!! Thank you for the inspiration, Kelly!
Gorgeous card. I am still making my Christmas cards:)
Great Layout!
Beautiful card Kelly!
OH I have so many items on my "to do" list, on the top is to make cookies, finish writing the cards (and then send them out), bake cake, plan Christmas dinner menu..I could go on! :)
Love the paper and the cards!
to do list-...
shopping - done
cooking - not done!
Cheers
Beautiful bright papers and cards. Really like them.
What a great Christmas paper collection
Simply love it! :)
To do list: make more cards for friends!
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