Thank you card featuring a little stamped greeting, grosgrain ribbon and red and silver decorative paper

Our Christmas was very quiet at home. Our Christmas gifts for family were delivered with outside visits where appropriate and the others were mailed to arrive in time.  My Christmas cards went out earlier than ever in early December.  I am usually running behind but with less commitments this year they were out the door in good time! Yeah!!  We played a lot of games, watched some good movies, took a few walks and worked on projects.  Visited with Google Meet with family.  We have a new grandchild  - baby girl - born after Christmas.  Both Mom and baby are doing well.  

I am just getting to making the cards I want to send to those who blessed us over the season!!!  I usually use paper and trimmings from the season but this year there were very few as some gifts arrived wrapped in reuseable bags and wrappings like fabric!!!!!  

I have included brown gros grain ribbon from one of my gifts on this card.  I started with a red card base which I created to fit in a #6 - 3 5/8" x 6 1/2" - envelope.  I cut a piece of this beautiful red and silver gift wrap to size for my background.   I glued the ribbon to the top of my card before adding my background because its weight would otherwise overwhelm the light weight gift wrap.  Once the background was adhered in place I folded the ribbon down over my card front and secured it with a bit of double sided tape.  I found the stamped greeting (Taylored Expressions) in my stash, ran my pattern tracing wheel across the bottom edge, added a red layer before mounting it to my card front using 3D foam tape.  

The envelopes I used are sold locally and the packaging indicates they are no. 8.  The wide availability of these envelopes makes this card eminently reusable by simply removing the insert and buying new envelopes locally.  They are widely available so check your local stores.          Therese