Silhouette for Christmas

One of the best perks of having been on a design team was the opportunity to purchase things at wholesale. I know I never would have bought a Silhouette at full price, but I keep it on my desk and love what it can do. Last night I whipped up a couple of Thank You notes (not yet photographed), but earlier I made a couple cards and a little box. The first card is cased from a Silhouette Blog post. It can’t be easily mailed, but it was hand delivered yesterday with a bag of candy.

I used scraps laying on my desk for red and green (Papertrey Ink New Leaf patterned paper.) The tag is from an office supply store, and the little candy candy with Stickles is from Papertrey’s “Tiny Treats: Christmas.”

I love this card, but realized that there’s no room for a message or enclosure if you want the brown to show through. I solved the problem by creating an inside flap of the same brown that lifts up to disclose the message.

And finally, a little box I made to hold one of Sarah’s gifts. More New Leaf patterned paper for the circles, and the tag is from Papertrey’s “Christmas Countdown” set I purchased for my Christmas Journal this year. (Yes, I’m still working on my Christmas Journal in a not very chronological manner, so I may not post the pages until after the holiday. There have been some challenges with the Simple Stories album, though I love the end result.)

Hope you have a great weekend! Hard to believe it’s the last one before Christmas. Matt is scheduled to arrived a little after midnight, and I have my fingers crossed that he’ll make his connection and get here on time. We have friends coming for dinner which should help me stay awake until we need to get to the airport.