The Christmas decorations are going up in stores, so it’s definitely time to get started on more Christmas cards. I used the A Perfect Christmas collection from Echo Park. It has a rustic look with some wood grain and plaid designs along with the traditional red and green colors. There’s even a little bit of black on some of the designs. It definitely has a more mature look, even with the few reindeer and santas.

I used my 6×6 Paper Pad Tutorial and one paper pad to make 38 cards.

I recorded my entire process of disappearing the 6×6 paper pad. The video is sped up 7 times since the full recording time was just under 5 hours, not including any of my planning, prep, or die cutting time. Watch the video below or click HERE to see it on YouTube.

In addition to using the 6×6 paper pad, I also used 13 sheets of  8 1/2″ x 11″ and 11 sheets of  12″ x 12″ solid colored cardstock. 

Here are the pictures of the cards I made, including sketches and measurements. Operation Write Home sketches are the only ones that already provide measurements. For all the other sketches, I simply figure the measurements out on my own, for what works for me. All of my cards are A2 size. Go HERE to see my video explaining how I determine card sketch measurements. All cards are made using Echo Park’s A Perfect Christmas 6×6 paper pad.

Sketch – Mojo Monday #429

Stamp – Reverse Confetti

Stitched circle die cut – Lil Inker Designs

Circle die cut – Spellbinders

Stitched star die cut – Lil Inker Designs

Ink – Reverse Confetti

Sketch – My Favorite Things #352

Stamp – My Favorite Things

Circle die cuts – Spellbinders

Stitched circle die cuts – Lawn Fawn

Embossing folder – Darice

Ink – Reverse Confetti

Sketch – Reverse Confetti #53

Stamp – Technique Tuesday

Stitched background die cut – Lil Inker Designs

Small circle die cuts – Paper Smooches

Ink – Reverse Confetti

Sketch – Reverse Confetti #27

Stamps – Reverse Confetti

Stitched frame die cut – Lil Inker Designs

Stitched circle die cut – Lawn Fawn

Markers – Copic

Ink – Lawn Fawn and Reverse Confetti

Sketch – Freshly Made Sketches #304

Stamp – My Favorite Things

Stitched circle die cut – Lil Inker Designs

Circle die cut – Spellbinders

Small circle die cuts – Paper Smooches

Ink – Reverse Confetti

Sketch – Operation Write Home #6

Stamp – My Favorite Things

Stitched square die cut – Lil Inker Designs

Stitched circle die cut –  Lawn Fawn

Banner die cut – American Crafts

Ink – Reverse Confetti

Squared off cover panel die cut – Reverse Confetti

Sentiment die cut – Reverse Confetti

Swirlies circle die cuts – Reverse Confetti

Owl stamp – Lawn Fawn

Markers – Copic

Ink – Lawn Fawn

Gold shimmer spray – Heidi Swapp

Pearl Pen – Viva Decor

Sketch – Operation Write Home #154

Stamp – Lawn Fawn

Circle die cuts – Spellbinders

Embossing folder – Darice

Ribbon – May Arts

Ink – Reverse Confetti

Some of my favorite and commonly used crafting tools:

Tonic Studios guillotine paper trimmer

Scotch ATG (Advanced Tape Glider) glue gun

Sizzix BIGkick die cut machine

Scor-Tape

We R Memory Keepers brad setter and piercing tool

We R Memory Keepers Crop-a-Dile Corner Chomper

Scotch Mounting Tape 3/4″

Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive liquid glue

MISTI stamping tool

Accent Opaque Digital 100# cover weight paper for card bases

Tombow Xtreme Tabs

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

*All card sketch images used with permission.

29 Replies to “Echo Park’s A Perfect Christmas collection – 38 cards from one 6×6 paper pad”

  • That is so awesome, now I of have an idea of what am I going to do with the 12×12 christmas paper pad I have. Thanks for sharing.

  • Thank you! Using the Squared off die cut from Reverse Confetti really helps use up all the teeny tiny paper scraps. And it makes pretty cards too. 🙂

  • These were really nice Kristie! I've volunteered to make & donate cards to a local nursing home. They have 92 residents. I had been doing just Children's Hospitals but heard you mention nursing facility in another video and thought "wow, I should do that. That's a thoughtful idea". Our elderly are just too often forgotten which is really sad. Thank you for remembering them and for guiding me to another place where I can bring a little joy! Sincerely, Angela F

  • I really REALLY ought to use up some of my 6×6 pads in this way, and I know the hospice shop would really appreciate it too!
    Jane

  • Love your videos and terrific way you use a paper pad. Getting ready to try it myself. Do you use premade card bases or do you make your own?

  • Another fabulous video! I can't believe how few scraps you have left over this time. I really liked your cards from this paper pad–the tan/kraft(?) paper was such a great idea, and I loved how you added texture to some of them for added interest (and still able to be mailed easily). I am impressed that you can get through a whole pad. I stall out about half way, but that's okay–I'll just use it later.

  • Thank you, Angela! There are so many wonderful organizations that accept handmade cards. But I really wanted to donate locally. And since I live in a populated area, it is pretty easy to find places that could use cards. I like to use my cards to put a smile on someone's face and the elderly do get forgotten quite often.

  • Using 6×6 paper pad is a great way to make lots of cards. I think donating them to hospice is a wonderful idea. Thank you for your giving spirit.

  • Thank you! I just love using 6×6 paper pads for card making. I buy a full case of Accent Opaque Digital 100# cardstock from a local paper store and have them cut the entire case in half for card bases. Then I score the card bases myself.

  • Thank you, Jennifer! Since this paper collection has a rustic look with the wood grains in it, the kraft cardstock matched perfectly. I love adding a little texture to the backgrounds, especially with the faux stitched die cuts from Lil Inker Designs. So fun! I have no problem using up a 24 sheet paper pad. But if the 6×6 has more than 24 sheets, I do start getting tired of the paper collection. Lol!

  • I found you on YouTube. These are amazing cards and your designs are amazing. I love how you mat all your pieces. I use a lot of Kraft cardstock for card bases and never think to use black to mat. Thank you for sharing your work and all the awesome photos.

  • Thank you, Molly! With all the wood grain papers in the collection, the kraft cardstock coordinated nicely. And since a few of the pattern papers had a little bit of black, it just looked right to use black for matting. Thanks so much for watching my videos. Happy crafting to you!

  • I just noticed you listed how much cardstock you used to go with the paper pad. That is so incredibly helpful. I truly enjoyed the video and inspiration.

  • Thank you, Karla! Since it was a common question, I started keeping track of the amount of cardstock I use for each 6×6 paper pad. It definitely varies depending on each paper collection and how many layers I add. Thanks for watching my video! 🙂

  • Thanks for the inspiration. I'm pretty new to card making and I struggle when I sit down as to how to get started. I love the sketch ideas.

  • Thank you, Delia and welcome to the world of card making. Be careful, it's quite addictive. 🙂 Card sketches are super useful, especially when first starting out.

  • J'adore vos cartes, quelle bonne idée d'utiliser nos jolis pads 6 x 6. Merci beaucoup! Carmelle

  • I’m so very new to card making, and I love how efficient you are …… may I ask, what is your base card measurements? And, do you just attach to the front these beauties you’ve made? Thanks….

  • Thank you, Cyndi! Welcome to the wonderful world of card making. All of my cards are A2 size. 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I always make cards fronts to attach to my card bases. 🙂

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