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Christmas Cards
Are any of y'all finished making your Christmas cards? I thought I was
ahead when I started mine in July, but have put them on the back burner so many times that now I'm behind! Yikes!!! I'm using a retired Stampin' Up set called "Curly Christmas". Not all are the same as that would make me crazy, but I also don't make them all different because I can't think up that many ideas. I am making about 20-25 of each design. This also helps by allowing me to use up paper I have instead of buying all the same colors. Cecelia |
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started mine I am using the peace stamp from stampzone Had to stop while I
made my Samhain invites but back to yule cards now sukie |
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Cecelia Medbery wrote:
Are any of y'all finished making your Christmas cards? I thought I was ahead when I started mine in July, but have put them on the back burner so many times that now I'm behind! Yikes!!! I'm using a retired Stampin' Up set called "Curly Christmas". Not all are the same as that would make me crazy, but I also don't make them all different because I can't think up that many ideas. I am making about 20-25 of each design. This also helps by allowing me to use up paper I have instead of buying all the same colors. I've noted here before that I don't make Christmas cards; I did for two or three years after I first started stamping but I finally decided that mass production was Not My Thing (I also did a quick cost analysis, using my current salary-per-hour plus cost of materials, and discovered that my homemade cards were costing me approximately 4 times as much as purchased ones.) So now I buy cards (usually from one of the "good cause" organizations) and hand-craft the gifts instead; stamping is usually involved. (Now, don't ask me if I've started making - or even thinking about - this year's gifts ... this may be the year everyone gets homemade chocolate truffles...) -- Pat Kight |
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I haven't started, but I only make a few handmade cards -- around a
dozen. Not everybody appreciates a handmade card. Mine are works of art but my mother thinks there is some stigma, like I couldn't afford a store-bought one. So she'll get a Hallmark, and the hoardes of relatives and acquaintances will get purchased cards, and my crafty friends will get elegant handmade ones. Since I know the card is going to someone who will appreciate it I feel free to spend time on it and go all-out, which I enjoy. Gina |
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Hi,
Nope I haven't started mine yet as I am dealing with a bumber crop of apples and plums to process in some way or another. I will be using a small resting wolf from Lasting Impressions with Panache as the main image and possibly a chickadee from Current Critters. Have fun. Cathy "Cecelia Medbery" wrote in message news:zC8lb.5862$5c2.4410@okepread03... Are any of y'all finished making your Christmas cards? I thought I was ahead when I started mine in July, but have put them on the back burner so many times that now I'm behind! Yikes!!! I'm using a retired Stampin' Up set called "Curly Christmas". Not all are the same as that would make me crazy, but I also don't make them all different because I can't think up that many ideas. I am making about 20-25 of each design. This also helps by allowing me to use up paper I have instead of buying all the same colors. Cecelia |
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I have so many leftover handmade cards from previous holidays that I'm
sending out those. I can't bear to throw them out and I don't have the time for mass production this year. Brandi "Cecelia Medbery" wrote in message news:zC8lb.5862$5c2.4410@okepread03... Are any of y'all finished making your Christmas cards? I thought I was ahead when I started mine in July, but have put them on the back burner so many times that now I'm behind! Yikes!!! I'm using a retired Stampin' Up set called "Curly Christmas". Not all are the same as that would make me crazy, but I also don't make them all different because I can't think up that many ideas. I am making about 20-25 of each design. This also helps by allowing me to use up paper I have instead of buying all the same colors. Cecelia |
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I love making Christmas cards as it is my favorite holiday. But this
year might be a little different. I had my annual mammogram on Oct. 2 and the radiologist found a suspicious spot. After talking to my doctor and going to see a surgeon and then having a needle biopsy, it's cancer. I'm waiting for the doctor's office to call today to let me know when the surgery is going to . Fortunately it was caught early and he thinks a lumpectomy and radiation is all that I'll need. Thank goodness! After that is all behind me I'll get to work on my cards. And if I find that I'm not motivated to do so, I have some backup store bought ones. Helen |
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Helen,
My stepmom went thru the mammogram and biopsy earlier this year. She finished up the chemo last month and started radiation this last week. She had 21 nodes removed in June. They say they caught it early and she's doing well so far. She's had an amazingly great spirit thru it all. She's been going to meetings with other survivers and luncheons and is amazed at the numbers and support. Best wishes! On the Xmas card note... I'm doing my own this year with an idea I saw earlier in the year... had to go buy some SU stamps to do it and they'll look super -- Susan AF Wife to David Mom to CG, Matthew and an angel, Gareth Hampton Roads VA "Helen" wrote in message ... I love making Christmas cards as it is my favorite holiday. But this year might be a little different. I had my annual mammogram on Oct. 2 and the radiologist found a suspicious spot. After talking to my doctor and going to see a surgeon and then having a needle biopsy, it's cancer. I'm waiting for the doctor's office to call today to let me know when the surgery is going to . Fortunately it was caught early and he thinks a lumpectomy and radiation is all that I'll need. Thank goodness! After that is all behind me I'll get to work on my cards. And if I find that I'm not motivated to do so, I have some backup store bought ones. Helen |
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Helen wrote:
I love making Christmas cards as it is my favorite holiday. But this year might be a little different. I had my annual mammogram on Oct. 2 and the radiologist found a suspicious spot. After talking to my doctor and going to see a surgeon and then having a needle biopsy, it's cancer. I'm waiting for the doctor's office to call today to let me know when the surgery is going to . Fortunately it was caught early and he thinks a lumpectomy and radiation is all that I'll need. Thank goodness! After that is all behind me I'll get to work on my cards. And if I find that I'm not motivated to do so, I have some backup store bought ones. Helen Bless you, Helen, and very best wishes for successful treatment and speedy recovery. -- Pat Kight |
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Helen,
Please send me your full name. This weekend I will be walking 35 miles in a marathon walk for Breast Cancer. I would be honored to carry your name along with the others that I carry for inspiration. About mile 20, I need to remind myself of why I do these walks. Seeing all those names on a card keeps my feet moving. Best of luck with your outcome, Erin-Joi ************************************************** * If you think that something small cannot make a difference---try sleeping with a mosquito in the room. If I told you that I was walking 35 miles in 2 days to help women with undetected breast cancer find out early enough to survive, would you support me? http://erinjoi.pledgepage.com Feel free to forward my pledgepage to anyone interested in the walk or the cause. "Helen" wrote in message ... I love making Christmas cards as it is my favorite holiday. But this year might be a little different. I had my annual mammogram on Oct. 2 and the radiologist found a suspicious spot. After talking to my doctor and going to see a surgeon and then having a needle biopsy, it's cancer. I'm waiting for the doctor's office to call today to let me know when the surgery is going to . Fortunately it was caught early and he thinks a lumpectomy and radiation is all that I'll need. Thank goodness! After that is all behind me I'll get to work on my cards. And if I find that I'm not motivated to do so, I have some backup store bought ones. Helen |
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