Elegant Berry Christmas Wishes

Yes, I know that I've made a lot of Christmas cards this year but I have to confess that I might have gone a bit overboard with the size and dimension.  It means that many are too big and bulky to go through standard mail, if I posted them they would have to go as parcels, so I will be saving them for delivery in person and donation.

Now it's time for some more "standard" cards.

These CAS cards are 5" x 7" and are flat for mailing.

I used the Berry Branch digital stamp from Beccy's Place.  This image is a double bonus, as it is a freebie and it comes in both B&W and pre-coloured format.  Pre-coloured is very hand for when you're unable to colour or very time poor and I'm ticking both boxes at the moment.

I opened the image on my Silhouette Studio design mat and sized the image to fit on a 5" x 7" card.  I added a sentiment (font details below) then printed it on textured cardstock.  I trimmed the panels down to size then matted using a combination of Perfect Layers Rulers before attaching to plain card 5" x 7" card bases.

The image comes in a vertical format, so I tried one card with it laying horizontally.

   

Here is the vertical version, with the 1/8" scarlet mat

   

Which do you prefer, vertical or horizontal?



I think the 1/16" scarlet mat of these two cards looks more elegant.

   

 Here are the 1/8" and 1/16" scarlet matted cards together.
Do you think the think the wider border looks more festive?

And so ends another day.
Four more cards ready for action, now I need to check our list,
start writing, sealing envelopes and sticking on Christmas stamps.

*** INGREDIENTS ***

Beccy's Place - digital stamp - Berry Branch
(this one is a double bonus, as the image is pre-coloured and is a freebie found HERE) 

font - MERRY - Hitman font
font - Christmas - Australian Script font
textured cardstock
Perfect Layers Rulers - to mat the layers
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge - Challenge #81 - Anything Goes
ABC Christmas Challenge - Y and Z are for?
Y is for Your Favourite Thing & Z is for Zero embellishments
=> I have Zero embellishments on my CAS card
Beccy's Place - December Challenge - AG - option: Flowers and Plants
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge – Challenge 494 – Christmas – The Last Stretch
I'm on "the last stretch" with our Christmas cards, running out of time to get them all finished and posted
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - December Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - Challenge #232 - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - CHNC 415 - Anything Christmas Goes
optional theme - Use Gems Or Pearls
Inkspirational Challenges - Challenge #175 - Anything Christmas Goes

Make My Monday – Challenge #86 – CAS Christmas
Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges - PIP Challenge 1849 – Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Challenge #325 - Anything Goes
The 12 Months Of Christmas Link Up – Challenge #48 – Anything Christmas Goes