Christmas Countdown | Papertrey Ink Postmarks

Morning All!

While I had the supplies out on my desk from an earlier card, I came across a large ephemera piece in the Merry Days pack that got my imagination going.

I wasn’t sure how else I’d use this ephemera, but the idea came to me to make a card in the style of festive mail.

Christmas card inspiration with Papertrey Ink Postmarks

Paper: Crate Paper – Bundled Up (r), Crate Paper – Merry Days (r)
Ephemera: Crate Paper – Merry Days (r)
Stamps: Papertrey Ink – Postmarks (r)
Die: Papertrey Ink – Postmarks (r), Magnolia – ZigZag and Scallop Lace Border (r)
Other: Stickles

Christmas card inspiration with Papertrey Ink Postmarks

I started out by covering my card base with the B-side of the Tinsel paper from Merry Days. I added a striped border with an off cut of paper from Bundled Up, but before I stick it down I cut a white border with an old Magnolia border die.

Then I created the festive postage stamp with the Postmarks set from Papertrey Ink, adding the festive cancellation detail from the same set directly to the card base.

Finally, I glued some scrap cardstock to the back of the main ephemera image to give it some pop.

Once everything was in place, I added some Platinum Stickles to the snowflake for a little festive sparkle.

And that’s it!

Until next time, happy crafting!


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