Susan R. Opel
Holiday Cards & More: Volume 7 is officially on sale today, so head to your local bookstore or craft store and pick up this homey, crafty, lovely, and inspiring issue.
We sure had a lot of fun letting you peek inside the pages last week. If you missed out on any of the festive goodness, check out these awesome links:
- The making of the magazine from concept to newsstand
- Designs from around the world
- Using photos in holiday crafts
- Greeting Cards
- Merry Little Tags
- Sensational Seasonal Home Décor – here and here
- Tasty Treat Wraps – here and here
- Wonderful Wrapping & Gift Cards – here and here
- The 12 Blogs of Christmas Blog Hop
Are you inspired? I sure am! And I couldn’t resist sharing three of my favorite cards from the issue! Here we go. . . .
Vintage Fern Card by Ashley N. Newell
The glittery fern at a jaunty angle. The perfect font. The hot pink lace. The little cream colored bow. I adore all of the sweet details that Ashley added to this lovely card.
Twinkle Twinkle Card by Jocelyn Olson
First and foremost, the riot of color on this card conveys the energy of Christmas time. I’m reminded of December car rides through the dark of night basking in the festive glow. Jocelyn’s sentiment choice is both spirited and perfect.
The Greatest Gift Card by Cheiron Brandon
This card is simply majestic. The radiant light bursts from the manger hearkening to the very first Christmas. The glorious rays seem to collide with the rough kraft creating a harmony of symbolism. It just makes me want to sing “O Holy Night” at the top of my lungs. Well done, Cheiron!
Of course one of you needs to win the issue, right? Leave me a comment on this post telling me what Christmas song is your favorite to sing and one lucky commenter will win an issue of Holiday Cards & More: Volume 7! All comments must be received by Thursday, September 27th at 5 pm MDT.
The best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear, right?
My favorite Christmas song is.. O Holy Night.
I love singing Hark! The Herald Angels Sing right along with the Peanuts gang!!
well CONGRATS to these featured crafters (espesh my pallie Ashley!), and WOO HOO for a mag that’s chock-filled with holiday gorgeousness! my fave for the season is Angels We Have Heard on High – that refrain is just TOO much fun to belt out, and it’s so happy and bright!
Angels We Have Heard on High is my favorite. That nativity card is absolutely gorgeous!
I love Silent Night. I could listen to this song year round.
My FAVORITE Christmas song is: O Come, All Ye Faithful! I LOVE how it starts out & builds in the chorus! I LOVE how the notes go low & high! It TRUELY is a song FIT for Christmas & a KING! ( I ACTUALLY LOVE them ALLLLL! When I start singing Christmas songs, I DON’T WANT TO STOP!
But, since you made me choose….) 
LOVE all the ideas shown!!!!!!!! Makes me want to do a BELLY LAUGH!!!!!!! LOL & say, “MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!! ”
I love O’ Holy Night. It is so powerful!
My favorite “silly” holiday song is “I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.” It just cracks me up!
Silent Night! Thanks for the chance to win!
My favorite is O’ Holy Night. I even get out my organ around Christmas and practice a few songs.
gorgeous cards! I love “Sleigh bells ring”
I can’t wait to pick up this new Holiday edition! My fav Christmas song is Silent Night.
FAbulous cards–my favorite is the last one. I like to sing Silent Night.
Love these cards today. My favourite carol is Silent Night.
My favourite Christmas song is Winter Wonderland. Once I get it in my head, It stays there for a long time – & it’s there now!!
O Holy Night is a favorite.
I love the songs that are in minor keys such as “What Child Is This.” I also like the song called “Mary Did You Know” sung by Kenny Rogers. I love traditional carols and hymns the best. Thanks for a chance to win a copy of the newest publication. YAY!
Silent Night is my favorite. It makes me cry
My favorite song is Silent Night. It’s so beautiful.
Thanks for the giveaway!
How could I possibly choose ONE Christmas song?? I’m a sucker for The Christmas Song and will sing it year-through!
First let me say that I love Christmas songs and start playing them as soon as I can in November. I try to wait til Thanksgiving, but sometimes I just can’t. That being said, Oh Holy Night is my favorite.
My favourites Christmas song to sing is Mary’s Boy Child.
I have two actually: O Holy Night and I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.
gorgeous cards ladies! Silent Night is one of my favorites.
Depends on the mood… either Silent Night or Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer! LOL
OHHH! I cannot wait to get this issue! My fav Christmas song is: Adore Him by Kari Jobe.
THANKS so much for the chance to win:) sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com
Favorite Carol TO SING? That’s hard. My favorite Christmas Carol is Carol of the Bells but it’s super hard to sing. So, I guess I would have to say Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! is my favorite to sing.
How can I possibly pick just one favorite? Instrumental- Carol of the Bells, hymn- Angels From The Realms of Glory, Popular- Mary Did You Know. That one has the best lyric, it gives me goose bumps every time: “When you kissed your little baby, you kissed the face of God.
Jingle Bells is classic and one of my favorites!
O Holy Night is my favourite Christmas hymn.
My favorite holiday song is “O Holy Night”
I love Cheiron’s nativity card! Angels We Have Heard on High is my favorite Christmas song.
I can’t choose one–I LOVE all Christmas music! Thanks for sharing your personality in each one of your blog posts!
Can’t wait to see the magazine in person! I love all the traditional Christmas music, but I’d have to say my favourite is Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
Yes I would love to win!! There is this one Christmas song that I really like, but I always forget the name. I think it is called “Oh Holy Night”.
There are so many wonderful holiday songs but I believe I would have to say that my favorite is Good King Wenceslas. I remember hearing it for the first time, decades ago, when I attended a Christmas Eve concert at a nearby, historic country church. I’ve loved it ever since.
Stunning cards, can’t figure out how in the world Jocelyn did her card!!! My fave Xmas song to sing is “It’s Beginning to look a Lot LIke Christmas” , think by Bing Crosby
Jingle Bells is my all time fav!
Christmas always brings out the card crafter in me. My favourite song is Silent Night because it reminds us that the real meaning of Christmas is Christ’s birth.
My favorite is “O Come All Ye Faithful”
It is so hard to choose a favorite Christmas song. Some of my favorites are: “Mary Did You Know” sung by Donny Osmond; “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”, and “Away in a Manger”. I love to make Christmas cards, so thank you for this opportunity to win this awesome issue.
Silent Night! Always my fav! Hope I win
Love so many- my fave to sing? Sleigh bells!
I get in the spirit with Santa Claus is coming to town.
There are so many that I love. All time fave would be “Joy to the World”, other faves are “What Child Is This”, “Mary did you Know?” and pretty much all the Christian ones.
I can’t pick just one! It just depends on my mood. Sometimes it could be Silent Night, Jingle Bell Rock, or anything from the Elf soundtrack!
I really love the Christmas Song (“Chestnuts roasting….”)
my son and I love to sing “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas” we will burst out singing this song at the silliest times – doing dishes, walking to school, driving to scouts.
Good King Wencelas and Ol Come All Ye Faithful are probably my two favorites. Really great cards! Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.