Ornamental Christmas for Make My Monday & Creative Creases

Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #266. Our host, Heather, chose Christmas Trees for the theme. I used the Modern Christmas suite collection.

When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!

Here’s my card:

As always with a fun fold card, I will be adding this to the Creative Creases Challenge where the theme is always Anything Goes with a Fun Fold.

Measurements:

I used the template I created following Connie Stewart’s tutorial from April 3, 2025. You can find another challenge card I created using this template here.

Here’s the template I used:

The extra cardstock piece for the back isn’t necessary because the card will stand up without it. However, I just wanted extra stability.

I added two pieces of 1/2 by 5-1/4 inches strips on either side of the first score line at 1-3/4 inches so I could add the baker’s twine without worrying about it tearing the DSP.

Don’t forget to trim a piece of coordinating DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap.

I also punched a 1-inch circle from another DSP pattern and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal.

The two black cardstock pieces for the sentiment panels measure 3 by 4-1/8 inches

The gold foil specialty DSP pieces measure 2-7/8 by 4 inches.

What I Did:

I added dimensionals on the back of the white Christmas tree on the front and the glue dot to hold the baker’s twine bow in place
For everything else, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together since this card is already bulky
This will fit in a medium SU! envelope, but it will require additional postage
I adhered the front flap down so the extra pieces of cardstock I used for the baker’s twine support needed to be covered
I used embossing gold and black embossing powder for the trees and sentiment on the inside and front
- Embossing on the gold foil was easier than I thought it would be
- For all areas to be embossed, make sure you wipe down the papers using your embossing buddy
- Cover the areas with either black or gold embossing powder and heat set using your heat tool
- Make sure to allow the embossed images to cool before cropping to prevent smudging
Crop the trees using the Ornamental Christmas dies included in the suite of products
Adhere both sentiment panels together
Add liquid glue on the left half of the front sentiment panel and adhere it to the front flap
- Adhering to just the front flap is especially important if you are not going to glue the flap down
After adhering the front sentiment, open the card and position the inside sentiment face down on the back of the front sentiment
- This will allow you to make sure you line up both sentiment pieces so the inside doesn’t show when the card is closed
Add liquid glue to the back of the inside sentiment panel, then fold the back of the card over the panel
TA-DA! Perfect placement!
I did add another holiday sentiment on the back of the card, which has room for a personal message as well

With that, I’d completed this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

Colors Used:

Basic Black

Basic White

Gold Foil

Supplies Used:

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