It’s only July 7th…but before you know it, the holiday season will yet once again have crept up on us. That’s why I’ve started to religiously make a card for the Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge. This week the challenge was to create a green and white card. You were able to incorporate a neutral if you chose to.
I kept it completely clean and simple (CAS) this week – just the bare minimum…which can be hard for me. I usually reach for my paper piercer and add some corner piercing to a card like this, but I wanted to keep it really basic. What do you think? Let me know in the comment section – I’d love to know if you think it’s perfect as is, or you think the piercing is the perfect finishing touch.
I’m a bit excited today – this challenge really made me smile. I enter these challenges as a creative mojo booster, and never expect to win. It honestly is the furthest from my mind…so I nearly fell off my chair when I saw that I WON last week’s challenge! 
I mean…really…little ‘ol me?!! There were some amazing cards in there! I’m totally honored and can’t wait to be a guest designer in next weeks challenge. Here’s the card that gave me my first ever win!
Creative Tips –
- To make the trees, stamp various background and large image stamps in tone on tone colors onto a 1 3/4” x 1 1/4” piece of coordinating card stock. I used Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi, and Old Olive.
- Don’t have any – no problem – use a versamark pad for whatever color you have. It’s a watermark of that color and a great muted image.
- On the reverse side of your rectangle at the top – make a mark with a pencil half way across the smaller measurement. Should be 5/8”.
- To make your trees, cut from the opposite corners to that middle mark. Use a Paper Trimmer or just scissors – larger ones help here to get a straight cut.
- Add a 1/2” piece of scrap Early Espresso for your trunk and pop them up on a card front of white.
- Stamp your sentiment in the corner – I used a contemporary looking greeting from More Merry Messages by Stampin’ Up!.
- Pop up your card front and you’re done!
Totally easy, right? You could quickly make a bunch of these watching a movie. Hope you enjoyed that this week. If you did – be sure to sign up for our Creative Tips list. You’ll get a video series emailed to you with several cool projects and the occasional email about exclusive projects you won’t see here on the blog!
Now off to make your own green and white Christmas Cards. Join in on the fun over at the Merry Monday Challenge.
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Love this card and think it is perfect as is–no need to add piercing in the corners. I like that these were stamped trees and not just made by cutting out patterned paper.
Thanks Princess Judy!! I agree. I love to pierce, but there’s just something about the simplicity of it all. 🙂
Hi Ingrid,
First of all a hugh CONGRATS on your first ever win last wee. Your all-white Christmas card is gorgeous!!
You card for this week is so simple, clean and sharp. Love the assorted green patterns of the trees against the crisp white. Very pretty!!
Thanks so much Josie! And thanks for stopping by…I love that little card so much – it’s been on my desk all week – definitely going to make a bunch…lol! 🙂
Super cute CAS card, Ingrid!! LOVE how you did your trees 😀 Thanks for joining us again this week at Merry Monday! xoxoxo
Thanks so much Lori! Simple, but so cute….definitely making more. 🙂
Love the stamped Christmas tree, CAS beauty 🙂
THanks so much! 🙂
So simple yet SO STRIKING! Thank you so much for the tutorial, Ingrid! Also thank you for visiting my blog.
Thanks Angela! I’m glad you liked it – your flower pot is gorgeous! 🙂
This is so cool….I love the stamping you did on the trees, and I always forget about using Versamark…what a great tip! And congrats on your win, too! I predict a lot more wins in your future! Thanks for sharing this with us at Merry Monday and playing with my challenge!
Thanks LeAnne! I really loved your challenge this week – I had so much fun. 🙂
This is cool that you made your trees out of triangles. Great CAS card!
Thanks Sarah! It’s the simple things in life, right? 🙂
This is so perfectly CAS, Ingrid! Methinks that last week’s win won’t be your last! Thanks for sharing again with us at Merry Monday!
Awe…thanks Bonnie! I love how this card turned out. 🙂
Thank you, what an easy an clean looking card.
It is – I can see myself making a ton of these this year. 🙂
Your CAS tree card is awesome! Congrats on your Merry Monday win…it is well-deserved! 🙂
Thanks Marie! 🙂
I think your CAS card in green and white is absolutely spot on target! I love it’s simplicity. Gorgeous x
Thanks so much for stopping by Karen! 🙂
Congrats Ingrid!!! Your cards are always so beautiful and this last weeks was no exception. I love your card for this weeks challenge. It’s a great Clean and simple card.
Thanks my friend! 🙂
How cool is that, love all the greens with the different stamped images. So CAS! Great job on last weeks Merry Monday challenge, your card was fabulous.
Thanks Carol! I love how it turned out. 🙂
I think this is perfect just the way it is. CAS perfection! 🙂 Love the texture stamping on the trees!
Thanks Kristie – you know…I do too! 🙂