12 Days of Christmas: Handmade Christmas Cards

One of my favorite activities to do every Christmas is to make Christmas cards. I don't have a ton of people to send to, so it's a fairly quick project for me. I think the largest amount I've ever made was maybe a dozen and this year it's even less than that. 

Every year after the holidays all the Christmas decorations, crafting supplies, etc. always go on sale for really cheap so I grabbed a card-making kit from Michael's last year. (I'm pretty sure they come out with new ones every year if you're interested in purchasing one). The colors and patterns of the papers and elements were right up my alley and I figured a kit would stream-line the process. It even had a small cheat sheet with card ideas if you really wanted to make things simple and quick. It also limits my focus so I only have a limited amount of supplies to choose from. (I have a slight addiction to paper-crafting supplies and sometimes it gets a little overwhelming to choose what I want to work with!)

This kit included everything I needed to create the cards except for adhesive which I have plenty of. I also delved into my stash and grabbed a few extras like glitter, sequins, trims, etc. to give the cards a little glitz and glamour. Plus, I'm pretty sure it's a rule that Christmas cards have to have glitter, right?

 Basically I just laid everything out on my table and picked what I wanted to work with and started putting things together. It's as simple as that really. Once I had each card laid out how I wanted, I glued things down and that was it! 

I hope you liked my cards as much as I do! For anyone reading, do you prefer to make your own cards or do you purchase some of those fun boxed sets that are everywhere this time of year?