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A Clean and Simple Holiday Card Project + Easy Gift Tags (Christmas in July!)

A Clean and Simple Holiday Card Project + Easy Gift Tags (Christmas in July!)

Hello friends! It may be hot this fine July in your neck of the woods, but today I have a Christmas in July card today as part of a fun Waffle Flower new release* and blog hop. Plus, some cute holiday tags!

I love a clean and simple card and especially one for the holidays! Something like this would be SO easy to mass produce! Plus, you can never have too many adorable tags. Or at least that’s my story!

First up, here’s my video tutorial, wherein I may or may not have gone all in on holiday spirit:

Thanks so much for watching.

*Please note: Waffle Flower didn’t anticipate the popularity of this release and more stamps will be restocked around July 9th and dies around July 21st.

Now, onto the hop goodness…

HOP PARTICIPANTS: You should have arrived here from Arjita’s blog.

Your next stop on the hop: Channin Pelletier’s blog.

To see the full list, visit the Waffle Flower blog!

GIVEAWAYS: For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on July 12th, 2020 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 7/15/2020.

A NOTE FROM WAFFLE FLOWER:  “We appreciate every order we receive but we also recommend in this time of uncertainties, reserve your resources and use what you have first! Stay positive and healthy!”

If you’re new to Waffle Flower, check out their Last Chance section for many sale items!

Check out this fun bundle which includes some of the products I used in my video!

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  1. Paula Barclay says

    Clean and simple is the way to go if you need to make a lot of cards!!

  3. Shannon Edwards says

    What classy cards! I love the bits of glitter paper to add some sparkle!

  8. KimberlyO says

    I love clean and simple cards! While I already have this year’s Christmas cards finished, I love ideas NOW so that I can get started on the following year’s cards. (Less stressful for me to work well in advance.)

  9. Patricia Wilson says

    Loved your card. I bought some of those lights and now can see some possibilities. Loved your tags and have been making some to use up my scraps. Thanks for all you do!

  10. Caroline says

    Great ideas as always!! I use a big fat dictionary to flatten paper that becomes warped. Thanks for always being honest about these problems.

  11. Cheryl H says

    Cathy, love watching your videos! I agree with your lights tag…that it was just eh, and I thought maybe it was the kraft cardstock base that was throwing me off.

    But I love your card and it’s definitely going in my Christmas card idea pile!

  12. Tiesha McKinney says

    Loved the cards and the tags. I like simple cards that come out so elegant, sometimes that the way to go!

  13. Amy Hathaway says

    As always, I love your CAS and style! Plus the tags are perfect for me. i make a set each year for a co-worker. Thanks for the design!

  14. Cindi says

    Cathy, another incredible clean and simple card. I love your work and appreciate your talent.

  20. Bridget Weed says

    Love the clean & simple Christmas card. We have a large family & this would be easy to mass produce. Cute tags, too!

  22. Debby Green says

    Always love to see what you come up with! You have such a talent to make CAS cards that look amazing!

  24. Cyndi Morris says

    Wonderful projects. I love that clean, beautiful card. The “sparkly” lights are gorgeous.

  26. Zlatka K says

    I love the clean and simple design of this card! It’s just perfect! Love the tags too.

  28. Cindy Holmes says

    Your card and tags are sooooo cuuuuuuuute! I especially love those glitter stringed lights!

  30. Jeanne Beam says

    Love your clean and simple card and the great tags!
    Thanks for sharing…

  31. Sheri Kempke says

    What a great card Cathy–yep, shouldn’t wear a sweater in the humid hot summer!

  38. Lee says

    Love them all — card is sweet and cheery — but the little tags and perfectly sized words are really gonna come in handy.

  43. Missy Ree says

    I have always love your videos. The tags are so wet. CAS cards for Christmas are perfect.

  44. Denise Bryant says

    Pretty card and tags! I love the lights and the holly! Great sentiments too!

  47. Mary-Anne V says

    I love your clean and simple cards and tags. I think a string of lights is a perfect way to customize a card for color and design.

  50. Angie Cammack says

    Oh. My. Gosh!!! Such a cute card, and those tags….??? Freaking amazing!! You nailed it, Cathy! I love everything about these. Thanks for such great inspiration! 🙂

  51. Amy Cooley says

    I like the simple little touch of this light strand die. So sweet for the holidays.

  55. Mary Holshouser says

    Love the little tags. Too often they
    aren’t appreciated. Clean and simple
    is the best way to go. Great
    projects. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

  58. Carol Wortman says

    Wonderful cas ideas to get the spirit! Love the sentiments and always the glitter.

  60. Barbara Matthews says

    Your card and tags are so cute. I will definitely be starting to make some Christmas cards and tags soon . Thanks for the inspiration.

  64. Wanda S Radler says

    This card and tags are so cute. I am not quite ready for Christmas yet but these are awesome!

  66. Surekha Galagoda says

    Dear Cathy
    The clean and simple card is really elegant and the tags are cute. It is so nice to know that Christmas is closeby happpiest time of the year. Waffle flower products are awesome. would love to own everything but humanly not possible. Blessings

  71. Heidi Hochmuth says

    So sweet tags and a simple but elegant card! Very nice! Giving me ideas to make gift tags for our neighbors. Thank you for the fun and super videos that you make!