More easy Christmas cards you can make in minutes and they will NEVER guess how easy it was!

You all know I love making all kinds of holiday cards using lots of die cuts like my New Take on a Christmas Tree and today I am showing off how to use a single die, a single greeting and some patterned paper to make easy Christmas cards that only LOOK like they were a ton of work. This card is so simple yet all that layering adds a richness that gives an overall impression of a much more complicated card. 

The Card Base and Sentiment

• Cut an A2 sized card base and a 5.50″ x 4.25″ piece of designer paper.  Note:  This designer paper is from one of the Scrapbook.com Exclusives paper pads and it is retired.
• Attach the designer paper to the card base using ATG adhesive.
• Cut a white strip of cardstock to fit your sentiment and wide enough to fit across the card.
• Stamp the sentiment using a green ink.
• Cut a red strip 1/4″ larger than the sentiment strip and attach them together using ATG adhesive.
• Attach the sentiment layer to the card base using ATG adhesive.

The Tree and Star

• Cut the Slimline Christmas Tree sections using green cardstock and the star using gold metallic cardstock.
• Use your finger to curl up the bottom fringe of each tree section.
• Start at the bottom to attach the tree sections together using glossy accents and a small piece of mounting tape.   
• Spray the tree with clear shimmer spray. Note:  The shimmer spray is so pretty but doesn’t show well in the pictures.
• Attach the star to the top of the tree using glossy accents.  
• Apply mounting tape to the back of the tree and attach it to the card base.

Check out my Clean and Simple category to lots of other examples of fast and easy cards to make.

5416-01D Slimline Christmas Tree Die [ RBB ] 3424 Christmas Cheer set [ RBB ] Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… [ RBB ] Color Fuse Set #10 [ RBB ]

The Color Catalog by Sarah Renae Clark [ SRH ] Metallic Cardstock – Gold, Lawn Fawn… [ ELH ] Clear, Avery Elle Shimmer Spray [ ELH | SBC ] Sizzix – Paper Sculpting Kit [ SBC | BLIC ] New MISTI Stamping Tool – The Most… [ SBC | ELH ] Amazon.com: Scotch CAT 085 Advanced… [ AMZUS ] Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents [ ELH ] Amazon.com: Mini Foam Dots… [ AMZUS ] Amazon.com: Scotch 1/2-Inch by… [ AMZUS ] Fiskars 01-005452 Recycled Bypass… [ AMZUS ] Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen [ ELH ] Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12 [ ELH ] Glue Dots, Mini (3/16″) [ ELH ] Amazon.com : Accent Opaque White 8.5”… [ AMZUS ]

As much as I love creating little works of art, I have to say that having this design for easy Christmas cards that I can make in just a few minutes will be a lifesaver. Think of all the times you realize you’ve run out of cards and remember “just one more” person. Or need something to tuck a little tip inside. Or even just one more card to use to thank someone who did you a favor. These easy Christmas cards are the perfect solution!