Simple Christmas Craft Tutorial

This is such an easy craft to do...for any occasion!  

I came across this darling snowman fabric by Urban Chiks and just had to do something quick and easy with it!  

Coupled with Holly's Tree Farm fabric by Sweetwater I set out to make a few Christmas cards.  

What do you need?

1. Blank cards with envelopes.  Mine measure 4-1/2" x 5-1/2".

2. Fussy cut a favorite fabric motif...(the snowman is cut roughly 2-1/4" square, and some are rectangles) and cut a secondary fabric larger than the snowman/batt, for inside the card's cover.

With pinking shears, 'pink' the secondary fabric.  

3. Place a piece of batting scrap underneath the fussy cut motif and cut it about 1/4" larger.  I use Hobbs 80/20 batting scraps.  

4. Place small dots of Roxanne Glue Baste-it on the under side of the batting and adhere it to the front of the card.

No need to glue the fussy cut piece in place...it stays just fine on top of the batting.  Besides, you don't want to see any glue coming through the fabric.

5. Place a few dots of Glue Baste-it on the secondary fabric and stick to the inside of the card...making sure it covers the the snowman on the front.

6.  Set your sewing machine stitch length approx. 2.5 and sew around the motif's edge.  Mine is sewn in about 1/8".  

It doesn't have to be perfect either...you can trim the batt if you like after it's been sewn on, but i like the unevenness...i think it adds charm.

I might add...i don't back stitch, i make a few stitches over the beginning stitches and call it good.

How cute are these???

Would be great for gift tags too...Or bundle a few and give as a gift! 

If you make some of these cards....head over to my Instagram account @laughyourselfintostitches and tag #stitchncards for all to see!  

I'm Always inspired by your creativity!
~karen