If you made your Christmas cards, are they mailed yet??

[Soozie4Him]

I've been making Christmas cards for about a month now - I make no more than 4 of a kind, some are just one-of-a-kind or two or three of one design. I just kept making them and then I figured I really needed to COUNT the people on my list to see how many more I needed to make?! Good idea! <g>

Well, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I have 10 MORE than I need (I have 77 and need only 67!), which is great! But now DH has to finish our family newsletter - pictures with text. He does a great job - he's a good writer and will pick the best pictures. But he's been working and Christmas shopping and hasn't finished it yet. Hopefully tomorrow. So I hope to get the newsletters with the cards in the mail on Friday!! I hope at least the local people will get them Saturday!

We don't like to fold the newsletter more than once - just in half - so in the past we've gotten bigger envelopes and I just stick my card in there with it and make sure it has enough postage.

So are YOURS mailed yet??

Oh, and by the way, do you stamp the inside sentiment when you make the card, or do it later? I have to stamp the insides of over half of them, and make sure my SU Stamped By... stamp is stamped on the back!! Next year, I'm going to stamp the whole thing (and sign it!) while I'm making them!! <g>

[RJP111]

I mailed most of mine earlier this week and the last two are going out tomorrow.

[terry serman]

I mailed mine last week! The base of mine is night of navy--after I had cut it all out, I realized that I would need to add a piece of white for the inside. This worked out beautifully....many times I have stamped the inside verse on the finished card and messed it up or I have written my family members names incorrectly (about 75 or so cards in, it gets sloppy!). Putting the piece of white in there allowed me to stamp the inside verse and sign the card before it was assembled and allowed me to throw away the mess ups without ruining the card!

Here's mine for this year:
My Christmas Card 2007 by terry serman at Splitcoaststampers

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas.

[Deb Za]

Most of mine went out on 12/1; a few last week, and a few more this week, of ones that I had forgotten or that I was including something else in. I do still have cards left over. I did 7 different styles--the least was two of a kind; the most was about 15 (I really liked that one); most were 6-8. I also sent out a few that were left from last year that I really liked and had left over.

This year I started scanning all my cards into the computer instead of trying to save one of each--works much better and less to store! Of course, I now have a pile of cards to scan that I have RECEIVED . . . and want to keep or remember.

[missjackie316]

Most of mine went out on Monday and they were all pretty much the same. I wanted them to be as flat as possible for cheaper postage so there was no layering, ribbons, etc. maybe next year they will be more elaborate.

[jkstampin]

Mine all went out Monday, after a late night Sunday of getting them all ready!

[geekgirl415]

Most of mine went out today and many of them are for my swap group, they needed to be hand cancelled due to thickness... oh well! I am wrapping up the last few tonight....

[cheermom]

I mailed mine out the day after Thanksgiving this year. I figured since i had them done may as well get them in the mail. This is the first time I have mailed them before Dec. 1st.

[Eternity]

I have most of mine mailed, just have the family left (about 15 cards)

[Jayelle821]

I finally got mine in the mail today. I had been carrying them around for about a week and kept forgetting to get them mailed. I made two different designs and kept one of each, writing a list inside each one so I would know who I sent them to. That way I know who I sent cards to and which one they got, plus I can use the leftovers again and not send someone the same card next year.

[twyant]

Sent mine today! Woohoo! They have been done since July, but we didn't have a picture of our kids to put inside until yesterday.

[ahanek]

mine are all mailed!! i made several different ones and made a bunch at a time so it was not at all a stressor!! i think i might do the 10 a month challenge starting in january.

[dvinson]

Mailed 30 out on Monday morning! Merry Christmas everyone!

[Glittergal]

Wow, I can't imagine doing 77 cards - I only needed 40 and I thought that was a lot!

The last of mine went to the Post Office today. What's interesting...this last batch had some plastic glittery snowflakes on them and you could easily feel all the bumps, so I put an extra 17c on each of them after reading all the posts on SCS about cards being returned for insufficient postage when dimensional embellishments are used. Then, at the Post Office, I was talking with one of the workers and mentioned the extra postage. He took one in his hands, felt it, and said it could have gone for 41c. Go figure! (Guess it's different at each Post Office.) Oh well, at least it's all done for this Christmas.

Oh, and I always stamp the inside sentiments LAST. Big mistake - after spending lots of hours watercoloring the cardinal on the cover, lining up and stamping the outside sentiment just right, lightly glittering the outer edge with Stickles (beautiful effect), I then botched up the sentiment inside three of them, totally ruining them. Since they were one-layer cards (on Fabriano Medioevelis cardstock with the deckled edge) there really wasn't any way to repair them, or even reconstruct them. From now on, I will do ALL the stamping first, inside and out, before coloring or embellishing. Oh well...live and learn, right?

Merry Christmas!

[Glitterboo212]

This was the 1st year for making cards! Wow I think I better start June 08! They just went out today, so glad to hear everyone else is still mailing. I'm sure people are thinking that I'm not sending any this year. I cut my list way back, but still made about 95 and mailed about 87. Two designs, but very, very close...small change, but I did them in 4 colors. It was pretty much an assembly line of production. I did stamp the inside and signed before putting them all together.

I too was/am very nervous about the postage, but I have the template and they all slid through with no problems. Couple of layers and brads. And yep didn't forget the stamped by on the back My mom gets a kick out of that, so I think that's the only reason I remember.

Now I need to finish everything else! Good Luck to everyone

[Rainsong]

Ahem. I'm still making mine.

But I do have postage stamps.

Half the battle is won!

Rainsong

[Bluebear]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rainsong

Ahem. I'm still making mine.

But I do have postage stamps.

Half the battle is won!

Rainsong

want my addy lady?

I have mailed 90% of mine...

[ebethneu]

Mine went postal on Monday night! And my mailed packages of gifts went out last night.

Now I only have 3 presents to make for family on Christmas day. I totally am getting it done by Saturday......

[madstamper33]

I only made 20 of them this year and mailed them all on monday. Whoo wee
at least thats one thing off my list that i had to do.

[Bluebear]

I did most of ours...but gave some to DH to do....

I gave him a list, the address book, return addy labels, hand made cards, envelopes AND stamps

He just came to me when he was done and thanked me very sweetly....I said it's all SU! baby! he he... I just want him to see the VALUE in my hobby. LOL

[momis mama]

mine are all mailed... big sigh!

i made well over 100 cards this year.

i made 20 for my mom. and 20 to send to the residents at our county home. about 12 for my husbands co-workers. about 20 for my daughters teachers and friends. and i am sure i sent 50-60 myself. plus i sold some too.

have to make sure i am 'getting my moneys worth' from all the stamps and supplies i buy... he he he!

merry christmas all!

[MichelleSG]

Mine go in the mail tomorrow, I still have 14 to make though. I was in the hospital for 2 weeks though and everyone knew it so I have a great excuse.

[USAMoose]

I will have made and mailed all our cards this week... About 4ish designs... Anyhoo, 40 mailed, 73 just waiting for a ride to the PO deposit box... I sure hope the out of town ones make it as I used "merry christmas" instead of "happy new year" I "cut" about 20 of the more distant relatives this year and trimmed DH's "work" list, too... I think my hand's still going to fall off though...
All I can say is WHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I swear I'll start 08's in March LOL)

(PS: My DH likes to help, too... he's my postage and return address label guy... it's the "little things" ;))

[CherylPenner]

Yep mine went out the first week of december thanks to the year round christmas card challenge

[coribravo]

I actually made cards for everyone who hosted a show for me this year, and all of my club members, along with my family. Anyhow, I'm pretty proud, I mailed all of them off on Sunday.

[stamp1]

I finished 'em on Sunday. Mailed 'em on Monday. Now I'm frantically trying to finish all of the homemade presents!

[The Gardener]

Yes! I mailed out two more today and now I'm baking, making peppermint bark fudge and card sets.

[Jen Guarino]

I am getting all but about 10 in the mail tomorrow. My hand got tired as I wrote a personal message in each one. Good news is that I have left overs, so I have a start for next year already.

[LinzyD]

Umm...I guess I'd better get to the PO soon...otherwise I guess I have an excellant head start for next Christmas! ;)

[missiowa81]

Most of mine have been mailed and have reached or should reach their destinations in the next day or two. I finished 5 more tonight and maybe need about 3 more and then I'm done. HURRAY!

I'm not sure exactly how many I've made. Somewhere between 40-50. About 5-6 different designs.

[debzi333]

I have mailed out 40 as of the 3rd of December.. and tonight (oh it's gotten late ) just have another 5 - 6 to address for people who I didn't have addreses for etc. I had to laugh!! Mine all have several layers and I had to pay extra for all of them. But at one post office - where I took my first batch - the larger ones were $1.10 per card, and the smaller ones 93 cents.

So, then a couple of days later I added in my Christmas letter I ( just one page ) for those whom I send a Christmas letter. Went to a different post office - and paid 93 Cents for the big cards, and 52 cents for the smaller ones ( 52 cents is the normal postage in Canada ). Oh well!!!! As long as they get there!!!

[Joan B]

None mailed. Whatever is going to be made is made. (grammar??). Mailed today or else!

[Wendybell]

I mailed mine Tuesday. I mentioned to my dh yesterday morning that it was weird how FEW cards we had received this year, and then yesterday - BAM!! - I got a BOATLOAD of cards! (So glad I wasn't the only one a little late sending them out!!)

[SophieLaFontaine]

I think I've only sent out 13 cards. I've actually made about 50 Christmas cards throughout all of 2007, but DH wants to keep all but the 13 I've mailed out. The good thing is, no one really expects a card from me.

[markie's mom]

Okay....I made, and am still making, a total of 172 Christmas Cards. The bulk of them-160 I mailed last Tuesday...I was FLOORED that I spent $102.94!!! OMGosh! (That will teach me to make square, multi-layered cards! LOL!)

I RARELY stamp the insides or back when making cards, so I had to stamp the sentiments and sign them while addressing. I need to space out the card making next year, so joined the Christmas Card Challenge here on SCS!

[greetingsbydebra]

I made mine yesterday and they're going in the mail today. Nothing like the last minute!

[Rainsong]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluebear

want my addy lady?

I have mailed 90% of mine...

You gave me your addy several weeks ago. Yes, you are on my list though your "holiday" card may be in time for Groundhog Day...

Rainsong

[Joan B]

Ok, mine just went in the mailbox. I added extra postage to anything that had embellishments. Hope they get there!!

[Colleen Schaan]

Mine finally went out on Monday. I had 65 of them and I really was sweating getting them out at all!

[GreenDragonLady]

Some of mine are out! I need to go through my list and count how many more I need to finish.