While it doesn’t take a lot of supplies to make cards, more supplies do give you more options for adding a little extra “wow” factor to your handmade cards.

You can make a basic Christmas card with just one stamp, one ink pad and paper…

If you have a punch, you could cut out the “Merry Christmas” sentiment and then use Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop it up just a bit.

If you have dies and embossing folders, you can emboss your card front to add some texture and stitching to your greeting shape…

You’ll notice I also moved the placement of the poinsettia patterned paper for all of the cards above to give each card a little different look.

Finally, here’s one more card that you could make with dies and an embossing folder…

Popping up your greeting with Dimensionals is quick, inexpensive, and adds a lot!

Want to learn more about adding die-cuts and embossing to your cards? Take my Step Up Your Cards with Die-Cutting & Embossing Class!

Give these cards a try, and send a beautiful handmade card to a loved one this Christmas. (You can find a list of supplies and paper sizes below.)

Happy Stamping!

Jessica

P.S. Don’t forget to pin this idea for later!

Supply List:

Paper Sizes: (ALL cards use the same pieces)

Poinsettia Paper: 2″ x 5-1/2″ (3 per sheet)

Poppy Parade card stock: 2-1/8″ x 5-1/2″ (8 per sheet)

Just Jade card stock: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″ and folded (2 per sheet)