2020 Holiday Card and Gift Making Supply Guide
Handmade cards and gifts are the perfect way to show someone you really care. And around the holidays, they really stand out from the crowd!
Now is the time to start planning and making your holiday crafts and to help you out, I've created my 2020 Holiday Supply Guide!
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Cardstock and Papers
The base of any good project often starts with cardstock and patterned paper.
Scrapbook.com just released their new A2 paper pads. They have several color combos to choose from but this set of classic Christmas colors and cool winter tones is perfect for a variety of holiday projects.
Farmhouse is all the rage in home decor. Bring that shabby chic style to your holiday projects with Carta Bella's Farmhouse Christmas collection of papers and stickers.
These colorful and fun Hanukkah papers from ColorPlay are perfect for making Hanukkah cards or gifts. Get the matching ephemera pack for adding layers or making gift tags.
Vintage inspired patterns abound in Tim Holtz's latest Christmas paper stash. From plaids to whitewashed wood to watercolor florals, you'll find plenty to craft with in this paper pad.
Add metallic accents to your projects with Tim Holtz metallic kraft cardstock. It's perfect for holiday projects from cards to vignettes! Check out the metallic silver touch I added to this Hanukkah card.
Die Cutting
Update: The Magic Mat from Scrapbook.com is available now! This game-changing product will give you super clean die cuts every single time, is self healing, will increase the life of your standard plastic cutting plate and is made from recycled materials!
I love adding die cuts to my cards and projects or using them to make fabulous 3D home decor projects.
The Concord & 9th versatile Take a Bough die is perfect for creating adorable trees or for making wreaths on cards.
Make yourself a whole wintery village with Scrapbook.com's Little Houses digital cut file. You get a total of 27 cut files to create 3 different house styles!
Go for nature inspired winter scenes and add Tim Holtz's Darling Deer to your cards, scrapbook layouts or vignette projects.
If you love shaker cards then this die and stamp set from Lawn Fawn is perfect for your holiday crafting arsenal.
Stamps
The thing I love most about stamps (and dies) is that you can use them over and over again.
Add a religious sentiment to your Christmas cards with this gorgeous stamp set from Scrapbook.com. I particularly love the mix of script and block text on this set.
Create elegant Hanukkah cards or gift tags with this stamp set from Altenew. Whatever you make with this stamp set, it will surely bring love and light to your loved ones.
Go bold with Tim Holtz's bold holiday sentiment stamps. He has 4 different sets but I really love this set that references the Silent Night carol.
This Wordfetti December set from Scrapbook.com is perfect for adding small sentiments to your cards and projects or adding flair to your planner.
This stamp set from Tim Holtz allows you to create gorgeous watercolored poinsettias on your cards, tags and more. Add in the music or script stamps for a mixed media flair.
Fill your holiday season with laughter with Tim Holtz's Snarky Cats Christmas stamp set. The cats who are full of character and the snarky sentiments will fill your loved ones with joy
Inks
From classic reds and greens to cool winter hues, you can add a splash of color to all your holiday makes.
From classic green wreaths to cool blue snowflakes, you'll be able to stamp away with these 2 sets of hybrid inks from Scrapbook.com.
Color your bottle brush Tim Holtz trees in gorgeous green or add a mixed media background to your cards with the Distress Spray Stain in Pine Needles.
Add that golden touch to your classic red and green cards with Scrapbook.com's new Metallic Gold Pigment Ink. Stamp it on or use their domed foam blending tool and a stencil to create a glimmering background.
Do you love the carol Silver Bells or glistening snowflakes? Then you'll love Scrapbook.com's new Frost Pigment Ink. Apply it through a stencil with their domed foam blending tool or stamp it on to your projects.
Add a bit of vintage distress to your makes with Tim Holtz's Distress Oxide inks. This holiday duo in bright red and green, like all of Tim's Oxides, are water reactive. Just spritz on water and watch the magic happen.
Embellishments
Ellishments are like the frosting and sprinkles on the cake. They add layers, dimension and even a little sparkle.
If you have followed my blog for some time, you'll know that I'm obsessed with Prima Marketing flowers. I believe you can never have too many and this white and gold set of poinsettia flowers are gorgeous enough to by 10 packs for all your cards, scrapbook layouts and mixed media projects!
Add this sweet snowflake shaker mix by Paper Rose to your snow globe shaker cards and tags and your loved ones will squeal with delight!
Tim Holtz is known for his vintage style and this gorgeous set of Christmas Ephemera will make you think of old holiday cards. Add these pieces to any of your projects to create layers of vintage goodness.
Add a bit of sparkle and shine to your coptic mini albums or tags with these pretty Prima Marketing Star Charms from their Sugar Cookie holiday collection.
Create gift tags that your kids will love with these sweet ephemera pieces from Simple Stories's Jingle All the Way collection. No one can resist a cute snowman, jolly Santa or delicious gingerbread house.
Add charm to your tags or holiday vignettes with these Tiny Bells from Tim Holtz. They come in a pack of silver and gold bells and jingle bells so you'll have plenty to choose from for each project you make.
Mixed Media
Whether you love using stencils or going all out with a lighted vignette, you'll fall head over heels for these amazing holiday crafting supplies.
Add these Christmas Tiny Lights to the outside of your Little House or around a bottle brush tree to light up your holiday nights. This set is multi-colored to give that old Christmas light nostalgia.
Create 3D tags or pretty ornaments with this snowflake mould from Prima Redesign. Rub on Finnabair's waxes to add color or metallic shine.
Create fun tags and cards with the set of wintery Tim Holtz stencils. Use Opaque Distress Grit Paste and the snowflake stencil in this set to add a little bit of snow to your projects and cards.
Add a little shine and glitz to your cards and tags with the Merry and Bright set of Nuvo drops. These drops are self leveling so you'll create perfect enamel dots with every drop!
Happy Crafting,
Adrienne
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