“Twin” Christmas Cards

Hi, this is Laura on the blog today. I’m in Christmas card making mode and love working on multiple cards that use similar materials yet look different.

I have had these paper doors in my stash for years and always wanted to create a project like this one. So I selected two doors (a pale blue and a bright pink) and chose flattering card stock.

Silk Glitter Red Flash 4×6 Discount Card Stock – 25 pack; Lessebo Colors Hunter Green 83lb Card Stock; Stardream Metallic 5×7 Discount Card Stock – 25 pack- in Eris, which are Mica-coated metallic papers; DCS Discount Card Stock: Canvas Textured Mantis Green Card Stock; and DCS Discount Card Stock: Red Pepper Card Stock.

Subsequently, I gathered a few Christmas-themed die cuts. These consisted of a layered wreath and a cluster of three berries along with Sizzix’s “falalala” stamp to mimic a door-to-door Christmas carol sentiment. 

After pairing the blue door with the traditional green colors of a Christmas wreath, I added the die-cut berries in the red glitter card stock. Following this, I glued on the wreath leaf layers and the berries. 

Also, for the pink door card I wanted a pop of color, and the bright green was perfect. Basically, I just replicated the same wreath, with white berries, and popped it on the pink door.

I attached the wreaths to both cards with dimensional adhesive dots to give them some depth.

The bricks on the background patterned paper accentuate the front doors. I chose to mat one card on the white shimmer card stock and the second card on a red mat. Both mats tie into the berry colors on the wreaths.

Thank you for stopping by the blog today and let me know if you have any questions about this how-to! Maybe you will try something similar for your Holiday cards? And tell me, which one do you like more — the light blue door or the bright pink door card? Leave me a comment below!