{"product_id":"diy-festive-greeting-cards-in-10-minutes-or-less","title":"Festive, Homemade Greeting Cards in 10 Minutes or Less","description":"\u003cp\u003eI think most crafters and artists set goals to make more things by hand for the holidays. I know I do. However, due to the busyness of the season, I never seem to meet that goal. The things I hope to make are usually way too time-consuming, especially for such a busy time. Still, every year I try to hand craft a few things, as I know how nice it feels to receive something handmade and so I recently set a goal to make my own cards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI knew I had to figure out a design that would be quick and easy to make and thought back to a set of cards by Cheryl Dossey that was published in the November\/December 2018 issue of \u003cem\u003eSomerset Studio\u003c\/em\u003e. The design was simple but also striking. She tore paper strips into various lengths and arranged them in the shape of a tree. At the time, we enjoyed her cards so much that we created an artists\u003cspan lang=\"JA\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e paper that consisted of strips of different designs to encourage our readers to make their own cards following Cheryl’s inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor my cards, I used this artists’ paper, but instead of tearing strips from it, I chose to cut apart the designs and arrange them in a tree shape. I also added word stickers for the holiday greeting, but you could use stamps, book text, or computer-generate your own sentiments. I had some paper left to spare, so I also cut triangles from it and adhered them to the cards, using a small scrap for the base of the tree.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese cards were perfect for satisfying my need to make something for the holidays. I was able to create quite a few of them in under an hour, which was great because that’s about all the time I had to spare. Once you start making your own cards, it will be hard for you to stop!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristen Hammons is the Director of Publishing for Stampington \u0026amp; Company and Editor-in-Chief of \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/somerset-studio\/\"\u003eSomerset Studio\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bella-grace\/\"\u003eBella Grace\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bella-grace-book-of-lists\/\"\u003eBook of Lists\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/field-guide-to-everyday-magic\/\"\u003eField Guide to Everyday Magic\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-cozy-issue\/\"\u003eThe Cozy Issue\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cem\u003e and \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/greencraft-magazine\/\"\u003eGreenCraft\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e. She lives in Orange County with her husband and their two rescue dogs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452542115991,"sku":"PROJ-1344","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/5546\/3319\/files\/20221108_trending_003__30924.1668023431.1280.1280.jpg?v=1746794288","url":"https:\/\/stampington.live\/products\/diy-festive-greeting-cards-in-10-minutes-or-less","provider":"Stampington \u0026 Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}