May Christmas cards: Shaker stickers

I wasn't sure if I was going to make any May Christmas cards while I was on my craft retreat. I brought a stamp set with me that I wanted to try, but it ended up not working with the other supplies I had. But then on the last morning, I picked up a pack of Christmas shaker stickers my friend had given me and thought they would look really cute with some patterned paper. So I got to work and finished these six cards before it was time to pack up.

I used heavyweight white card bases and two different paper prints. The main pattern (cut to 4" x 4") has words and scenes of winter in the city, and the accent pattern (4" x 1-1/2") is a diagonal red stripe. I rounded the top corners of the larger pieces and adhered them near the top the card bases, leaving a 1/8" border on each side. I rounded the bottom corners of the accent pieces and glued them near the bottom of the card bases, overlapping the top piece and leaving a 1/8" border.

I wrapped twine around each card base where the two patterned papers meet and tied it off in a knot. For the focal layers I cut stitched, scalloped rectangles from white card stock. I stamped a sentiment at the bottom of each rectangle and then added one of the shaker stickers. I attached each focal piece to a card base, overlapping and securing the twine. I finished each card with a few white sequins.

These aren't fancy cards, but I love the colors, and I think they turned out really cute. 

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