Doodlebugs: Mass Producing Christmas Cards with Concord & 9th Ornaments

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Mass Producing Christmas Cards with Concord & 9th Ornaments

I like to mix up my Christmas cards so I don't get bored making the same thing. I enjoy the process of creating cards. Making sure I continue to enjoy it is important. However, I also can't reinvent every Christmas card I send out. I would never get finished (that has happened in years past). So, I create a design I can easily mass produce. I make 8 - 10 of the same card, and then move on to something different.

I created 10 of these cards. They took me a couple of visits to my crafty space, but prepping and creating assembly style made them come together quickly. If I had to guess, I'd say it took me about 4 hours to make these.

To create these cards, I started by cutting and stamping all the ornaments. I left my stamping tool set up with the decorative design after stamping. Once they were complete, I stamped the decorative element again with embossing ink and added some holographic embossing powder.

After the embossing was complete, I finished by die cutting the additional elements and added them to the ornaments. The top and bottom of the ornament and the topper are all from the Ornaments Stamp and Stitch set from Concord & 9th. The bow is from the Build a Gift die from Pretty Pink Posh. I love that bow and used it any chance I get!

To finish the cards, I cut, scored and folded the card bases. Then, I stamped the sentiment. Since I was creating quite a few of these I chose to keep the sentiment a bit simple and put my time into the ornaments. This card would also be lovely with a die cut, glittered sentiment to match the ornament topper.