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Ciao Bella Christmas Vibes Make a Stack Quick and Easy Christmas Cards                                                                           (And the project that took over my life.)                                                                                                           A Ghost of Christmas Past Tutorial and Project share

Hello, Friends!  The Christmas countdown in in full swing, and I have a great tutorial for 7 Ciao Bella Christmas Vibes Make a Stack Quick and Easy to Mail Christmas cards for you today.  If you’re like me, the space between Thanksgiving and Christmas seems extra short this year, so I am behind in all things Christmas.

I don’t send a lot of Christmas cards through the mail any more, but I do have a few very special people that I like to remember with a “real” card.  These cards need to be quick to make and easy to mail…but not boring.

So I began this Ghost of Christmas Past project with a search through the Closet for a beloved older collection that was nearly used up.  Ciao Bella Christmas Vibes was a very popular Button Farm Club Card Kit. I loved it so much that I bought the Christmas Vibes Junk Journal and Ephemera Book when it came out, and paired it up with my leftover bits and bobs from my personal Christmas Vibes collection.  A perfect start to a quick and easy tutorial.

The Project that Took over My Life

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Of course, while sifting through the beautiful collection, ideas began to pop in my mind.  “What if I use these small scraps to make a Christmas Countdown Box?”  I even had the perfect box tucked away in The Closet.  And the next thing I knew, I was up to my neck in this Christmas Countdown Treasure Box of Tags.

It took over my life.

First, I had to paint the box.

Next came distressing.

Then cutting, inking, and adhering all these little paper panels with scraps of Christmas Vibes.

Now we coat everything with Distress Vintage Crazing Paste.

Don’t forget to spatter!

Die cut 25 itty bitty cardstock envelopes and make itty bitty tags to tuck inside each one.

Cut out 13 tags from black cardstock and line with silver and gold foil cardstock.

Decorate the tags and envelopes.

Oh, yeah…don’t forget to decorate the box!

Ay, yi, yi!

So happy I did it!

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Actually, I enjoyed (almost) every minute of making this lovely Christmas project.  Brass feet were the perfect finishing touch, especially once I brushed them with vintage gold metallic wax.

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And just look at the gorgeous floral topper!  Those are Reneabouquets Poinsettias in the center of a lovely Reneabouquets Christmas Holly wreath.

I’ll share a closer look at the project in the video project share and tutorial below.

Ciao Bella Christmas Vibes Make a Stack of Quick and Easy to Mail Christmas Cards Tutorial

I hope I shared some tips, tricks and ideas that will help you make some quick and easy to mail Christmas Cards this season.

I’ll be back on Wednesday with an interactive card design that I’m planning in my head right now.  We’ll be using Ciao Bella Hot Cocoa & Holly and Simple Stories Simple Vintage Flannel.  If things come out the way they look in my brain, we’ll be in for a good time.

You can find a linked supply list below this post.

Thanks for stopping by, friends!

Cheerio,

kathy

SUPPLY LIST

**Please note:  Ghost of Christmas Past projects feature older collections to inspire you to use up your stash.  I may not be able to link to all products here.  You can also find linked products within the video tutorial.  Thanks for understanding.

• Ciao Bella Christmas Vibes (linked in the video tutorial)
  • (Junk Journal and Ephemera Book
  • 12×12 Paper Collection
  • Creative Pad
  • Patterns Pad
• Nesting Star Dies
• Gold Glitter Cardstock
• Reneabouquets Poinsettias
  • Red
  • White
• Reneabouquets Christmas Wreath
• Vintage Snowflakes/Reneabouquets
• Buttons Galore and More Shaker Mix
• Clear Acetate
• 1/8″ foam tape
• Ribbons, Buttons, Charms,  and Jingle Bells from my stash