Welcome to the Creative Christmas Blog Hop! We hope you’ll enjoy a day of festive fun and inspiration as the Scrapbook Bundles designers showcase the products available in the Creative Christmas 2015 Bundle. This Black Friday weekend we will be launching this year's Creative Christmas Bundle!
Click through all the blogs before 11:59 EST and be sure to leave a comment on each and every one, because at the end of the hop ONE lucky “hopper” will win a complete bundle before you can even buy it! So grab a drink, flex your mouse-clickers, and relax. We’re going to bring you your most creative Christmas yet!
A Stylish Christmas Card in Photoshop Elements
I used two contributions from the designers to create our family's customized Christmas card.
I started my card with one of Carole's 12 Cards for Christmas.
These 12 templates will help you create unique cards and matching envelopes. You can use the layered templates if you are using graphic programs like Paintshop Pro, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Gimp or others, but you can also use the simple sketch format, if you are a traditional paper crafter and want to just get inspired to create your own.
Use the sketch/templates as is, or as a starting point. YOU are the designer and the creator.
In addition, the ebook will direct you to 12 tutorials from 11 great designers who share with you, how they created the masterpieces that are photographed.
Then I used the gorgeous Good Cheer kit to create the card.
The Good Cheer digital art kit is filled with bright and colorful holiday papers and elements for digital and hybrid memory keeping, paper craft and ornament templates, as well as printable tags & stickers for your packages—this kit will be your go-to resource when you're in the mood to create some Christmas spirit!
Open the PSD template in Photoshop Elements.
- Drag on the papers from the photo bin up onto your card
- Clip papers to the template shapes using Ctrl+G (Cmd+G on a Mac)
- Clip a photo to the white area
- Drag on the embellishments. On this card I used ric rac and a flower.
- Create the title by clipping paper to text
For the envelope I kept it simple. I merged the layers for the envelope clipped paper to the background and some plain cream paper to the address area.
Print the card and envelope onto cardstock. Be sure to select print actual size so that the card fits the envelope.
Finish the Card
- Trim the card to size with the Fiskars ProCision Rotary Trimmer (LOVE this trimmer - but you can even just use a craft knife and metal ruler)
- Cut out the envelope by hand (though I could have used my Cameo!)
- Fold the card and envelope
- Glue the envelope with an ATG tape runner
Now it's all done and ready to give away!
If you want more detailed instructions, here's how I create cards in Photoshop Elements, along with a free step-by-step handout.
Creative Christmas Bundle
These are just two of the 14 top-quality products in the Creative Christmas Bundle that will be on sale on the 27th-30th of November for just $29.99. You can sign up to the mailing list to be the first to know when it goes on sale. And you'll also get for a free Santa's Helper project to get a head start on creating this Christmas!
Win it before You can Buy It
Enter to win the Creative Christmas Bundle by commenting on this post before 11:59 EST today! (25th November). The winner will be contacted via email.
More Inspiration
See what else you can create with Karen from Photos Kept Alive is creating Hybrid Home Decor using Artisan 5.
Happy scrapping!
PS Looking for the full list?
- Lisa Harris at My Kreative Pursuits
- Melissa Shanhun at Digital Scrapbooking HQ <-- you are here!
- Karen Fitting at Photos Kept Alive
- Margareta Carlsson at My Dream December
- Alice Boll at Scrapbook Wonderland
- Beth Soler at Scrapping Wonders
- Carole (Cassel) at Scrapbook Campus
- Alison Day at Day Designs
- Connie Hanks at Clicky Chick Creates
- Cara Vincens at The Hooting Pirate
- Melissa Ohlson at Paper Pink Peppermints
- Jen Gallacher at Jen Gallacher
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kelly says
What a great deal! Thanks for adding to a wonderful bundle, Melissa!
Linda Hitt says
Thanks Melissa!
Bethany DeWitt says
so cool, love all the ideas
alisha says
Thank you for the awesome tutorial!
The Nickel Nook says
Your finished Christmas card is really lovely! Thanks very much! :o)
Angie Rice Edwards says
I love this card. Thanks for sharing
Lisa Wiggins Harris says
Bookmarking this to return to. May be the basics for some, but to me, you are a wizard! 🙂
Melissa Shanhun says
Thanks Lisa!
Jerrilee Robinson says
Thank you!! Love your card (and listening to your awesome Aussie accent!) and thanks for the tutorial. I want to learn how to do digital designing but am very imtimidated. Guess I just need to give it a try.
Melissa Shanhun says
Yes! Just give it a try! 😀
Raesha says
Very cool!!!
Lisa Wiggins Harris says
Raesha, you’re our lucky winner of the Creative Christmas Bundle! Email info@scrapbookbundles.com for instructions on how to grab it. Congratulations! 🙂
Lisa Wiggins Harris says
@raesha Please email me at info@scrapbookbundles.com You’re our Creative Christmas Bundle winner!
Libby Wiers says
Great card and excellent directions! Even I should be able to do this…
Karyn Allen says
Cute card – thanks for the opportunity to win the Chirstmas bundle.
Candy Mills says
Thank you for adding to the bundle. Great Job
Sharlene Piscitelli says
Thank you so much for the tutorial!
Jenny McGee says
Great card. This is a fun blog hop. Thanks,
jessal says
Thank you for the helpful video!
Ruth says
Will have to try this!
LeeAnn Snare says
Thank you for the Creative Christmas Bundle! It has sparked some ideas and started the creative juices flowing. I so hope that I can win it!
Valérie Gueguin says
Beautiful, thank you!
heather says
Love your card – it focuses on the picture and not on the embellishments which detracts from the picture
ShelA says
Melissa, I love your video How-to’s! Thank you for all your inspiration!
Lisa Annette Lee says
Thank you so much! I look forward to the PSE tutorials!
crafterab2001 says
Love your Christmas card and tutorial. Thank you so very much.
Kathy Thisted says
nice idea
amee says
beautiful card!
Heather Myers says
Great! Thanks for sharing
Sandy McClay says
Wonderful cards and video!
ajmahle says
Great card idea. I may actually make my own cards this year!
darcie says
Thank you
Heather English says
Thank you for sharing your time and talent with us! <3
Dinee says
That Christmas bundle looks fabulous. I loved listening to the podcasts
Frances says
Thanks for the tutorial
Sabrina Hernandez says
love these
Tina Campbell says
Super cute card Melissa 🙂 Looks like a fun retro vibe kit to use too 🙂
Kay Bennett-Martin says
Love the card. Thanks for sharing.
Jo-Ann Boudreau Corr says
oh, I am thinking I need to check out getting a photoshop program now.
MyMaria says
Love the combination of a very creative card with a simple envelope! Gives it a real nice touch! Thanks for the idea and for sharing this!
Susan Best says
Wow, this is card making is at a whole new level! Gorgeous
Melissa Shanhun says
Thanks Susan
Neusinha Fusco says
Eu posso mandar um projeto meu para você publicar?
Melissa Shanhun says
I’d love to see your work, but I’m sorry, I don’t speak Portugese! (I had to use Google Translate!)