The Santa Express Memories & More Card Pack is still available in the US online store (it is one of the products retiring soon from the July-Dec 2022 Mini Catalog). So I thought I’d put together some Christmas cards with it to share with any of you who are looking for some super quick cards to get out in the mail this season. But hurry!… You’d want to purchase them asap (and maybe with expedited shipping) if this is your goal and you don’t have them yet.
If you already have this year’s Christmas cards done, you could grab up this card pack for next year’s cards especially if you like “quick and easy.” And by making the cards as I’ve done with this pack, you can get 66 cards!! Plus you’ll have lots of other elements of the pack left over for either creating more cards, creating some gift tags, or for using in other paper crafting projects.
The cards I put together from the 4″ x 6″ Memories & More Cards in the pack are cut in half. I used 5 of the 6 designs. And there are 3 of each of these. So you can get 5 x 2 x 3 = 30 cards total.
The cards I put together from the 3″ x 4″ Memories & More Cards will give you 36 cards… I used all 6 designs. And there are 6 of each of these. So you can get 6 x 6 = 36 cards total.
30 + 36 = 66
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements for each card…
- Basic White Cardstock
- 5-1/2” x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to short side at 4-1/4”
- Layering cardstock (Real Red or Shaded Spruce)
- 3-1/8” x 4-1/8”
- Card from the M&M pack
- 3″ x 4”
These five photos show that you have options for many of the designs. You can use one side OR the other. AND…you can really use any Christmas sentiment stamps you may have on hand. But I used the “Merry Christmas” image from the coordinating Santa’s Delivery Stamp Set.
A couple M&M cards I thought were best displayed on one side only, though.
Then there were some M&M cards where I needed to pick the “background” design as my card layer. This of course meant I also needed a sentiment layer.
But instead of adding cardstock, I want to show you a fun trick with the Vintage Bottle Punch and 3-1/8″ wide cardstock (which is the width we have when the M&M card is already layered onto the red or green cardstock). Just insert the punch all the way and punch out the bottle shape. Then insert the punch all the way from the other side and punch. You may need to press by rocking side to side a bit. Punching through more than one layer is a bit tough to do.
You can then just add the layers directly to the card without Dimensionals and then stamp.
Or you can use the layers as a guide, stamp, then add Dimensionals to the back to add to the card base.
I hope you enjoyed this fun and simple way to produce 66 Christmas cards quickly.
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Rachel, these cards you made are really cute. I had purchased this card set, then saw a video where Sara and her husband put them together. The set makes adorable cards that are quick and easy. I thoroughly enjoyed making my cards and getting them ready for the mail.
Thanks Hilda. I’ll have to search for and check out the cards Sara and Sean made. 🙂
Rachel – You are the best! I don’t have this adorable M&M kit, but i do have an older one that I can try to use in this manner to make much needed, quick cards. THANK YOU!
I’m a little late in responding, but thank you Lisa! Glad you liked the ideas I shared.